News
FROM Prince William County Government
02/01/23 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government /
Micron Corporation, PWC Public Works and PWC Parks are sharing the American Public Works Association spotlight for a watershed restoration project along Neabsco Creek. Micron put up the funds to purchase and install an in-creek trash collection system known as a Bandalong. “Marine debris and trash in our waterways have been a growing environmental issue. People are looking for solutions other than volunteer cleanups,” PWC Environmental Specialist Tim Hughes said. “It’s much safer and easier. All the trash gets collected in the Bandalong.”
Congressional representatives deliver &10 million in federal funds for six projects in Prince William County.
Prince William Board of County Supervisors has approved a contract to acquire Elite Shooting Sports, at 7751 Doane Drive in Manassas to expand training for the PWC Police Department. The owner of the current facility is seeking to retire and signed the contract with the County for purchase, estimated at $22 million, about $6 million less than the estimated cost of a new facility.
Prince William County Police report recent incidents and arrests.
Prince William County government will partner with the Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William to allocate $2.7 million of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for area housing rental assistance.
FROM Fauquier Health
01/17/23 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Warrenton /
One virtual and two in-person job fairs will be held during January at the Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton.
FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin
01/17/23 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Business / Good Eating / State Government /
Armored Fresh, the U.S. subsidiary of Armored Fresh Inc., a South Korean leading food tech company, will invest $125,000 to expand its headquarters and add 25 new jobs in Fairfax County.
FROM Blue Ridge Poison Center
01/17/23 / Health & Safety / Kids Konnection /
The overall number of calls to the poison center for accidental consumption of marijuana edibles among children has increased sharply in recent years, and likely represent only a fraction of the cases occurring, say UVa Health officials. Children who accidentally consume marijuana edibles can experience markedly rapid heart rates, low blood pressure, vomiting, confusion, hallucinations, profound sedation and seizures.
FROM Prince William County Police Reports
01/17/23 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
On January 16, 2023 at 8:50PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to the 13900 block of Richmond Hwy. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a shooting.