On Monday, September 16, at 7 p.m., Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega invites Prince William County residents to attend a Multi-District Town Hall at Unity Reed High School with Supervisors Gordy (Brentsville District) and Weir (Gainesville District) to discuss community safety and affordable housing legislation.

Join Virginia Cooperative Extension Environmental Educator Elesha Young on Wednesday, Aug 14 at 6 p.m. for tips on what you might need to do for your turf in the coming months.

The Aug. 7 Open House is about redevelopment of part of the Belmont Bay neighborhood and an opportunity for residents to learn more about the project from developer Miller & Smith and to share feedback about the proposal.

AARP warns about chances of fraud in wiiring funds, foreclosure risk and renting sight unseen.

Spring fires damaged 29 homes and 28 structures, with DOF suppression efforts credited with protecting an additional 750 homes and 400 structures. Wildfire activity peaked on March 20, when especially low relative humidity combined with gusty winds to spark 88 wildfires in less than 24 hours. DOF responded to 411 wildfires that burned nearly 20,000 acres, the most burned during a spring fire season in the last 30 years. For comparison, during the 2023 spring fire season, 330 wildfires burned 2,174 acres.

West Point Veneer LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coldwater Veneer Incorporated that supplies quality veneer products worldwide, plans to invest $2.5 million to reactivate its former manufacturing facility in the Town of West Point to meet growing demand in the global wood veneer market, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) has a new program that provides landowners free, flexible riparian forest buffer installation plus one year of maintenance. The Riparian Forests for Landowners (RFFL) program is a unique watershed-based partnership.

Prince William County has announced it will have New Inspection Guidelines for Commercial Projects that will go into effect April 29, 2024