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McAuliffe makes official rebranding of George Mason University Prince William CampusÂ
Governor Terry McAuliffe was on site at the George Mason University campus in Prince William to launch the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research and to announce the campus’ new name.
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There’s a new car dealership coming to Manassas.
Construction on the site of the new Brown’s Manassas Kia on Liberia Avenue has begun.
The owner of the incoming dealership is Charles Stringfellow.Â
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The Mary G. Porter Traditional School will not be moving to the “Ferlazzo Site”, according to a letter sent out by the Prince William Superintendent of Schools Steven Walts on April 20.
The conversation about building a new school for Porter Traditional School to relocate to– on the corner of Spriggs and Minnieville Roads - began as a means to address overcrowding in the classrooms, a large amount of classroom trailers used at schools, and to expand enrollment, said Walts’ letter.Â
While Walts had originally made his recommendation to move forward with the move of the traditional school, in his letter, he stated that he had reversed his recommendation.Â
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In collaboration with the Prince William County Economic Development Department and George Mason University, the up and coming Virginia Serious Games Institute (VSGI) is now growing to incubate and accelerate several more game design companies in Prince William.
VSGI, located at George Mason University’s campus in Prince William, started with just an idea from the institute’s founding director Dr. Scott Martin.
“It was an idea I came up with, after a visit to the University of Coventry over in the United Kingdom…I loved the [serious game] model [there]…[to act] as an incubator and an accelerator for companies within the simulation games base,” said Martin.
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Stafford will be moving forward with a $1.5 million project to realign a section of Centreport Parkway, near Ramoth Church Road.
As part of the project, the road will be realigned at the intersection of Centreport Parkway and Ramoth Church Road, shifting it 250 feet to the west, according to the county website. Additionally, there will be new asphalt pavement that will connect the roadway.
Funding for the project came from Stafford County’s Secondary Six Year Plan and funding from the state, said Public Information Officer Shannon Howell.
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On May 23, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. there will be the first annual Woodbridge Food Truck Festival at Gar-Field Senior High School on Smoketown Road.
The festival will feature local vendors, and some of the area’s best food trucks, said a release.
The event is free for all residents, and there will be food and drinks available to purchase on site.
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During last night’s Prince William Board of County Supervisor’s meeting, a majority of the supervisors voted to adopt the advertised tax rate – $1.122 per $100 of assessed property value - as well as the fiscal year 2016 budget for the county.
This comes after a decision late last year to reconsider the 4% tax increase stated in the county’s five-year plan, and an initial budget draft presented earlier this year by County Executive Melissa Peacor that used a 1.3% tax increase.
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On Thursday evening, the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Victim/Witness Assistance program will be honoring the first recipient of the “Molly Gill Award” in Stafford.
Molly Gilly was a 15-year old girl that was involved in a horrific drunk driving accident in 1995 in Stafford.
Jeff Jones, a 17-year old man - the driver of the car – was leaving his sister’s wedding, while intoxicated, said Commonwealth Attorney Eric Olsen.
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Tracy Conroy, a registered nurse and small business owner, has announced her candidacy for the Prince William County School Board Chair seat.
The incumbent for the seat is Milt Johns, who has decided not to run for reelection. Conroy will face Ryan Swayers and Tim Singstock in a three-way run for the seat.
Conroy is a graduate with her Bachelor’s from the University of Philadelphia and is currently a nurse for an infusion therapy company based out of North Carolina.
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Starting this month, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin construction on a $5.2 million dollar project that will provide pavement and safety improvements along Route 218.
The construction will take place on a 20-mile stretch of Route 218, and will include King George and Stafford counties.
The route has fairly high traffic volume, with about 5,000 vehicles driving on it every day, said VDOT.
