Some Va. vehicles to get boot if taxes go unpaid

By Kathy Stewart
June 22, 2013 | 4:39 AM

WASHINGTON – If you owe taxes and own a car or a truck in Manassas Park, look out.

Because of tough economic times, regions in the greater Washington area are using different methods to try to collect back taxes from residents.

Winnie O’Neal, treasurer for the City of Manassas Park, says the city is using a Smart Boot license plate recognition system to get residents to pay up. She says the program was supposed to start on June 12, but was delayed by a week to June 19.

Manassas Park has turned over its collection of back taxes, totaling more than $850,000, to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, a law firm.

“They’ve sent out delinquency notices to people who are

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2026 | 8:08 PM

The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against this month's unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college. The SEC's rule differs from the one adopted by the Big Ten, which only included football in its decision released earlier in the day and is expected address other sports later. The news was the latest in a head-spinning week of court rulings, emergency rulemaking sessions and player signings, all of which point to a college sports landscape in disarray. The moves by the nation's two biggest conferences, four days before the start of football season, are intended to tamp down on the latest crisis 鈥� one involving players who came back to college after being released from pro rosters. 鈥淚 feel like I took a freaking gummy,鈥� said Sean McVay, the coach of the Los Angeles Rams, when asked about the prospect of a player he released returning to college. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 even understand it.鈥�

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