Valor Awards honor local heroes By Bennie Scarton Jr. Staff Writer For placing his own life in jeopardy to save the life of a pilot who was trapped in the wreckage of his airplane, Manassas Police Officer 1st Class James J. Morris was one of 33 public safety heroes honored on Thursday. Morris, along with…
We believe Sharon Pandak is the best person to help the Prince William Board of County Supervisors face the future and we endorse her to replace former Chairman Sean Connaughton. The election of either Republican Corey Stewart or Democrat Pandak will determine, in large part, how the county deals with the big changes headed its…
This endorsement decision for the special election for state delegate from the 50th District perhaps has been the most difficult for the newspaper’s editorial board. We agree with many of the thoughts expressed by Democrat Jeanette Rishell and we disagree with Jackson Miller’s opinions on several issues. However, from our perspective the deciding difference must…
Do-it-yourselfers, developers or anyone else seeking building permits will soon be able to get them without all the confusion,said Thomas Bruun, director of the Prince William County Public Works Department. The county’s new Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, behind the McCoart Administration Center, will be fully operational by Tuesday. People wanting to…
Officials at Transurban say they will use multi-band infrared technology to help police enforce high occupancy toll lanes in Northern Virginia. The company is poised to introduce the region to automated express lanes where high occupancy vehicles ride free. Infrared sensors would be installed near toll gantries to count passengers, said Ken Daley, Transurban’s vice…