Prince William County
Coverage of Prince William County in the Nexus archive.
- There are over 50,000 feral cats in Prince William County as officials just bolstered their spay-neuter program
Prince William County supervisors approved a 'Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release' program to address its feral cat population exceeding 50,000. The directive allows third-party organizations to assist the Animal Services Center with spay-neuter efforts, allocating up to $48,000 in fiscal 2027. The vote passed 7-1, with dissent from Yesli Vega due to budget concerns.
- SCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines
The State Corporation Commission (SCC) is considering requiring data centers to cover costs of transmission lines they exclusively use, as part of Dominion Energy's case to recover $1.5 billion in grid expansion costs. Governor Abigail Spanberger’s administration and consumer advocates argue high-load customers should pay for infrastructure they trigger, while data centers and Microsoft contend they already pay allocated costs legally. Dominion revised projected rate impacts for households multiple times.
- With a budget compromise on data centers, it’s all over but the teeth-gnashing
Virginia's Democratic governor and General Assembly leaders reached a budget compromise on data centers, retaining sales tax exemptions but adding an energy tax and modest environmental provisions. The deal satisfied Virginia leaders but antagonized industry opponents and the Data Center Coalition, which criticized the regulations as harmful to economic development.
- Prince William supervisors reject Dulles Cloud South data center proposal
Prince William County supervisors rejected the Dulles Cloud South data center proposal, citing concerns over infrastructure, environmental impact, and rural character. The project, which would have been the largest in county history, faced opposition from the Coalition to Protect Prince William County and similar concerns as a previous data center project.
- Affordability, jobs, election integrity take center stage in Va.’s 7th Congressional District race
In Virginia’s 7th Congressional District race, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman faces three Republican challengers, with affordability, jobs, and election integrity as key issues. The August 4 primary will determine the Republican candidate for the fall election.
- Paul Ebert prosecuted thousands of cases. He was best known for two.
Paul Ebert, a longtime elected commonwealth’s attorney from Prince William County, Virginia, prosecuted thousands of cases and was best known for two. He has died at the age of 88.
- Former Manassas City Manager Larry Hughes, ‘pillar of local government,’ dies at 85
Lawrence 'Larry' Hughes, former Manassas city manager and Prince William County deputy executive, died at 85. He led Manassas for over 12 years and Prince William for 14, contributing to developments like Harris Pavilion, ARTfactory, and Main Street improvements. His work was pivotal in Manassas' renaissance.
- Defense seeks pretrial release for Virginia husband charged with killing, defiling, hiding missing wife
Naresh Bhatt, charged with first-degree murder and defiling a dead body in connection with his wife Mamta Kafle Bhatt's disappearance, will seek pretrial release in a bond hearing. Evidence including human hairs and blood on a power saw from their home has been presented, but Mamta's body remains unfound. Bhatt has been denied bond twice, with prosecutors citing flight risk and community danger.