On April 25 at 6:03PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to investigate a threat made on social media towards Osbourn Park High School located at 8909 Euclid Ave. in Manassas (20111) and received through a tip.

Potomac Mills closed at 2 p.m., today, Thursday, March 5, 2015, due to current winter conditions.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted March 3 to advertise the real estate tax rate for Fiscal 2016 at $1.122 per $100 of assessed value, a 3.88 percent increase over last year’s average residential tax bill.

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada has awarded its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Prince William County Public Schools for its fiscal year 2015 budget document for the 15th year.

Interim report cards are now scheduled to be sent home on Tuesday, March 10 instead of Friday, March 6, barring any further school closings, a Prince William County Schools news release said.

March 6 is the deadline to register for the annual STEM career conference scheduled for Saturday, March 21 from 8 a.m.–noon at Marsteller Middle School.

United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) awarded grants totaling $100,000 to 10 nonprofit member organizations in Prince William County in a ceremony on February 23 with Superintendent of Schools Steven L. Walts.

Students seeking to take on in-depth research, collaboration, and communication challenges to build college and career skills will get new opportunities this fall as Patriot and Woodbridge High Schools offer The College Board’s AP Capstone program.

PRTC will hold public hearings in Woodbridge and Manassas next week to present its proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget and accept public comments about the plan that calls for curtailing some services, raising fares and applying for federal grants. The $68 million budget is austere because of financial limitations, according to Christine Rodreigo, PRTC spokesman.