As the Prince William County 2020-2021 school year enters Quarter 2, the plan is for the county to pursue a robust in-person establishment for all grade levels. Over the weekend, the Prince William Education Association released a statement in support of maintaining the current model, which is virtual for students K-12, save for Special Education […]
As the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year winds down, the plan remains per the Prince William County School Board to return to in-person learning for the second quarter. While there has been support for the move, with some parents hosting demonstrations tomorrow at local schools starting at 9:30 am. According to the Facebook […]
The year 2020 is one that will be remembered for being one of the most chaotic years in human history, and at 12:54 am this morning the following message was sent on Twitter by President Donald Trump. This announcement comes on the heels of what can best be described as a tumultuous first Presidential debate […]
Today, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) launched a new Pandemic Metrics Dashboard, which shows a visualization of COVID-19 community transmission by region. Updated weekly, this dashboard will show: data trends for COVID-19 in specific communities; where the COVID-19 virus is spreading; and assist local and state governments in determining additional mitigation measures. “Communities across the […]
As the COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Prince William County, the City of Manassas and Manassas Park, more testing sites have become available. Below is a list of the upcoming testing sites and locations. Participants must provide their full name, telephone number, and a home or work address in Prince William County, the City […]
Written by Benjamin M. Litchfield Our nation is on the cusp of an unprecedented eviction crisis. As many as 28 million Americans may face eviction between now and the end of September. To put that into perspective, 10 million Americans lost their homes during the Great Recession. Those tragedies were spread over the course of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives due to the seriousness of the virus. Recently, there has been another result of the virus, one that can have a significant effect in the lives of those once thought to be impervious: children. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is described by the Center for Disease […]
Helen Zurita, a Manassas City resident and advocate against homelessness, is most well known for her fight to save East End Mobile Home Park when the community was at risk a few years ago. Now, she’s facing new challenges as a candidate for Manassas City Council. “I’m not a politician; I’m a community builder,” Zurita […]
The Prince William County Government announced in a press release on Wednesday that they will begin offering in person and online library services beginning on Monday, June 15, 2020. According to their statement, officials have put measures in place to protect employees and the public when conducting business, and they are taking public health and […]
Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 62 on Tuesday, allowing specific localities in Northern Virginia to delay entering Phase One of the “Forward Virginia” plan to ease restrictions on certain business operations that were put in place in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Northam stated that Virginia as a whole may enter Phase […]
