Author: Olivia Aveni Briscoe

The Manassas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to allow remote meetings for the next six months during the coronavirus outbreak, as well as to allow individual council members to remotely participate while sick, disabled, or on vacation.

The Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) announced that they are cancelling their Historic Half Weekend events scheduled for May in Fredericksburg following the statewide Stay at Home order issued by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, but they are providing other ways for runners to participate while socially distancing. 

The Manassas City Council unanimously voted to give local restaurants a break.

In an eerie and nearly empty city council chamber, Manassas leaders moved ahead with the city’s annual budget process in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Manassas Park has declared an an emergency as the City has closed many offices, limiting them to appointment only, and is implementing safety protocols in the light of the coronavirus outbreak, including a food hotline for the senior community.

Mary Washington Healthcare is hoping to ward off the spread of coronavirus by no longer allowing visitors at area facilities.