The principal at Bull Run Middle School near Gainesville, the site of an open house for a proposed data center next to Manassas National Park tomorrow, April 18, 2023, canceled the event. We first reported the event on Saturday, April 15, 2023.
Instead, the school will host an open house for parents of rising sixth-grade students. “I am not sure of the mix-up, but it is corrected,” states school principal Matthew Phythian in an email.
At some polls, elections chiefs were instructed to fold ballots and place them into an envelope because they were too wide to be inserted into a scanner. Those ballots amounted to only a handful” and will be counted when polls close at 7 p.m., said General Registrar Eric Olsen.
Olsen said voter turnout is higher than normal for this election, with three percent of the electorate turning out to vote during the early voting period that ended Saturday, February 18, 2023.
A Special Election will decide who will serve the remainder of Peter Candland’s term on the Board of County Supervisors ending on December 31, 2023. Democrat Kerensa Sumers and Republican Bob Weir are vying to replace Candland, who resigned in December 2022 after ten years serving on the board.
You can find out where to vote here. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Keep Prince William Beautiful, and House of Mercy are having a Fix-It-Fair event on April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8150 Flannery Court near Gainesville.
Acceptable items for repairs are small/large appliances, jewelry, clothing, bicycles, and small furniture.
Manhattan Pizza’s location in Gainesville applied for a Virginia ABC permit alcohol. The state agency must approve the license.
The restaurant sits at 13841 Heathcote Boulevard, and is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday through Sunday.
Data from the Virginia Public Access Project (Elections: Prince William County Prince William County Supervisor – Gainesville (vpap.org) shows Democrat Kerensa Sumers raised $46,583, while Republican Bob Weir raised $20,005.
Sumers largest donors ($1,000 or more) included:
A Prince William County man is dead, and another faces charges after a crash this morning.
At 6:13 a.m., investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to Sudley Road and Stepney Drive near Gainesville to investigate a crash.
