The Manassas City Public Schools teachers will have a new standard on which their performance will be graded: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Equitable Practices.
Educators must complete this training to get their teaching license or renew it.
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In April 2022, the City of Manassas Museum hired the Fredericksburg-based Dovetail Cultural Resource Group to conduct the survey, which contains 1.76 acres of the Annaberg Manor property, specifically the west lawn. Manassas is currently developing the nearly four-acre property into a public park.
The manor house -- a summer home for Alexandria brewer Robert Portner dating back to 1892 -- is listed as a historic resource in the National Register of Historic Places.
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GFL Environmental General Manager Danny Shifflett spoke at a meeting of the Embrey Mill Homeowners Association to update the assembled residents on the situation that has left some Stafford County residents without trash pick-up.
According to Shifflett, who served as a go-between for Stafford County officials and GFL, at least 300 residents in the county have had issues with trash collection. These problems stemmed from the buying out of County Waste by GFL back in December 2021. Shifflett owned and operated County Waste for its five-year lifespan before being selling it to GFL.
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After agreeing to charge new parking fees at Falmouth Beach on the Rappahannock River, leaders are turning their attention to another popular Stafford County park.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors to discuss the lack of parking at Aquia Landing Park, at the confluence of the Potomac River and Aquia Creek. Discussions about how to fix the problem date back to June 2020.
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The Manassas City Public School Division is looking for a permanent home for its central office.
The City School Board will decide whether to purchase its current building at 8700 Centreville Road or lease and move into what will soon become the city's old police station.
During its most recent meeting, Executive Director of Finance and Operations Andy Hawkins briefed the Board on its option to buy the 22-year-old, four-story building for $10.8 million.
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Stafford County will develop a transportation master plan focusing on roadway projects, multimodal and travel demand management, and transportation technology investments.
Members of the county's Infrastructure Committee were given an update regarding the development of the master plan, specifically the cost of the development of the plan, which will be in the hands of Herndon-based engineering consulting firm ATCS.
The county will spend $731,309 from its transportation to pay for the plan, which will outline three phases of importance to the area.
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A biology class at the Governor's School in Innovation Park outside Manassas has been using molecular modeling software to teach its students about the chemical structures of medicines and other pharmaceuticals.
The Governor's School is a collaborative STEM initiative between Manassas, Manassas Park, and Prince William County public school systems. The school is also partnered with George Mason University and offers science, mathematics, engineering, research, and computer science courses for junior or senior high school students.
But even for these highly-intelligent students, some aspects of their studies can be challenging to grasp. One of those aspects, chemical structures, can be complicated even if it's being studied from a textbook.
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FredTransit, a regional bus operator in Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg city, plans to build a new bus shelter as part of its 2026 budget. The new 12-feet wide by 6-feet deep cover would include a bench, trash can, and a roof-mounted solar panel for interior lighting. It would be installed in front of the George L. Gordon Stafford Government Center, next to the county's iconic courthouse.
However, during a discussion on the matter, members of the Stafford County Infrastructure Committee were taken aback at the price tag of the bus shelter: $15,000.
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In an unprecedented move, Stafford County opened its landfill to residents who still have not received regular home trash pickup services.
Many residents in Stafford County who pay GFL Environmental to pick up and haul away trash and recyclables have been left out in the cold for more than a month. Trucks haven't shown up, and garbage is piling up.
