The Route 29 Small Area Plan, which was scheduled to be presented to the Planning Commission on Dec. 16, 2020, has been postponed to Feb. 17, 2021, according to a news release from the Planning Office. No reason was stated for the postponement.

Gainesville Middle School is one of seven public schools in Northern Virginia to receive a Healthy Kids grant from The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. Grants up to $2,000 for the 2020-21 school year were awarded to support programs that promote healthy lifestyles through increased exercise and physical activity or healthy nutrition.

One driver died and a second driver sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision in Gainesville shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.

On August 7, detectives with the Special Victims Unit, in conjunction with Child Protective Services, concluded an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a hotel in the Gainesville area (20155) of Prince William County between July 5 and 6, 2020.

Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland will be hosting a tele town hall meeting on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss the county budget and the county response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Prince William County Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

The Heritage Hunt Board of Directors has been made aware that one case of the COVID-19 virus is in the Heritage Hunt community in Gainesville, according to Phil Pool, General Manager of the Heritage Hunt Homeowners’ Association.

The manager reported to police that between 1:30AM and 2:45AM, two unknown men were seen on surveillance cutting an exterior fence and going onto the property.