Police report today officers found weapons at two Prince William County Public Schools.
On Friday, March 4 at 11:26 a.m., a School Resource Officer at Ronald Reagan Middle School, at 15801 Tanning House Place in Haymarket, was notified by school personnel that two students were each in possession of a knife.
The theme of the meeting is Partners in Equity and Inclusion. The goal is to extend an invitation to community leaders who work with underrepresented communities to learn the needs of the community, distribute information on government services and events, and expand opportunities to collaborate in partnership with community events, according to a county press release.
Participants are asked to register to attend before 6:30 p.m. The virtual meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
The work will close a southbound highway portion at milepost 136, Centreport Parkway near the Stafford Regional Airport. Crews will raise new steel beams into place at milepost 133, Route 17 near Falmouth, as part of the effort to extend the E-ZPass Express Lanes south from Route 610 in Garrisonville.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, inclement weather postponed the work to begin Monday, March 7.
Several fine and performing arts organizations are about to get some needed cash infusions in the form of general operating grants.
In July, the Prince William County Government awarded $193,000 of county taxpayer funds as grants to the Prince William Arts Council. In turn, the non-profit organization will dole out funds to organizations that applied for the funding.
Mountain Road (Route 600) between Quaker Road and Ridge Road will be closed to through traffic, weather permitting, from 7 p.m. Friday, March 11 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12 to replace a culvert pipe, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Those needing to reach properties along Mountain Road will have access; however, traffic will not be able to go beyond the point of pipe replacement in either direction.
A projectile shattered a window on a school bus on Monday.
On March 7 at 2:50 p.m., officers went to West Longview Dr. and Franklin Street in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a destruction of property report. Police learned a BB projectile struck a Prince William County Public School bus, police said.
Virginia National Ballet is finishing the its 9th season with the revival of the very popular ballet Snow White, which the ballet performed in 2017 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
Virginia National Ballet was scheduled to present Snow White in early 2020, both at the Historic Palace Theater in Cape Charles, Va. and the Hylton Performing Arts Center near Manassas. both productions had to be canceled due to the pandemic.
A local bus route in Manassas Park may soon be a thing of the past.
We’ve been reporting on this story since last fall.
A brazen robber pulled a knife on a security guard at Manassas Mall and then made off with beauty products.
On March 4 at 8:17 p.m, police went to a Macy’s store inside Manassas Mall, 8270 Sudley Road near Manassas, to investigate a robbery.
It’s big, yellow, and, hopefully, not coming to a street near you.
But if you need it, you’ll be glad it’s nearby.
