It was during her annual “back-to-school” tour she visited Cougar Elementary School in Manassas Park on Wednesday, September 4.
She also stopped at Triangle Elementary School and Washington-Reid Preschool Center in Prince William County prior to stopping at Manassas Park.
Manassas firefighters won’t have to share breathing units when battling smoke and fire inside city homes and buildings.
A new $332,500 federal grant announced by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine will go to fund the purchase of new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for the city’s entire fire and rescue system.
Joe Buchanan was hired to oversee about 30 employees that work at the landfill, which takes trash and recycling from Stafford County and Fredericksburg City.
He’s got 20 years of experience of working in the solid waste industry, most recently working as President of Freedom Waste Service in Kentucky, a residential and commercial trash hauler.
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BRISTOW – (Press Release) Bristow award-winning author Katherine Gotthardt, M.Ed. has announced a new project about an unusual local celebrity; a crane named “Steve.”
The crane, owned by Maryland-based Digging & Rigging, Inc. made a hit because of it shape that resembled a robot. Members of the Facebook group Western Prince William Chatter took photos, created memes and dubbed the crane “Steve.” Digging & Rigging, Inc. subsequently put a nametag on the crane, much to the amusement of not just the community, but the local and national news.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) National Preparedness Month is a yearly campaign during the month of September intended to raise awareness of the need for individuals, families, neighborhoods, communities, businesses, and the nation to be prepared for natural, human-caused, and technological disasters.
This year’s theme is Prepared, Not Scared with a special emphasis on empowering children to make decisions in an emergency when parents are not around.
WOODBRIDGE – (Press Release) OmniRide will test a new style of commuter bus for several weeks in September, continuing to research what vehicles should be included in its fleet of the future.
The new bus that’s being tested features two exits – one at the front and one in the middle – so passengers can disembark quickly. Passengers will continue to enter at the front door where the fare box is located.
Police in recent days have been called to a series of fatal vehicle crashes on area roads.
Last night, a motorcyclist was killed at milepost 160 on Interstate 95. He was traveling southbound on the highway near Occoquan at 7:34 p.m. The victim’s name, nor the details of the crash have been released.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) Michael Coney wasn’t sure if the ticket in his hand was a winner or not. He was new to the Virginia Lottery’s Print ‘n Play Rolling Jackpot game and hadn’t yet got the hang of it. Turns out, the Stafford County man had just won a jackpot worth $81,924.
He bought his winning ticket at I-95 Citgo, located at 5416 Jefferson Davis Highway in Spotsylvania.
