MANASSAS — When our student reporter, Malachi, interviewed Manassas Fire Chief Rob Clemons, he learned Clemons watched the TV show “Emergency” every week, “religiously.”
The 1970’s drama chronicled the lives of paramedics and firefighters in the Los Angeles area.
DALE CITY — On April 9, detectives from the Prince William County Police Department Special Victims Unit concluded an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a residence in Dale City on March 31.
An investigation revealed the victim, a 28-year-old woman, was sexually assaulted by the accused, a family member, on that date.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A fire broke out in the 8,000 block of Browns Lane at 1:05 a.m.
The Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department provided us with this information:
LAKE RIDGE — Residents are going to get a look more than 30 years into the past with the opening of a buried time capsule.
The plaque noting the capsule buried at Tackett’s Mill Center, on May 29, 1969, states that day was the day Lake Ridge was established. Today, the neighborhood of homes and shops spans the five-mile distance of Old Bridge Road between Interstate 95 and Prince William Parkway
Victor Angry appears to have made history tonight by becoming the first African American elected to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors in the board’s 150-year history.
WOODBRIDGE — A band of volunteers will soon head out on Route 1 to clean it up.
From Keep Prince William Beautiful:
LAKE RIDGE — The Chinn Park Regional Library on Saturday played host to Astronaut, NFL player, and author Leeland Melvin.
Meeting Leland Melvin @PrinceWmLibrary was inspiring! Fantastic speaker – in person and in the series @onestrangerock on Netflix. @Astro_Flow pic.twitter.com/CHLR8Zfnud
WOODBRIDGE — On April 6 at 2:25 p.m., officers responded to the 13400 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge to investigate an abduction.
The police were contacted and responded to the scene. Patrol officers circulating the area recovered the vehicle and the child within a short time. The child was not injured during the encounter.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) The Prince William County Solid Waste Division will host its annual Compost Awareness Day Event on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza, located at 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.
The event supports International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), the largest most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. ICAW promotes composting efforts in the back yard and at large scale commercial composting facilities, like the county’s Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, which is undergoing construction.
The Prince William Committee of 100 is taking another look at the Rural Crescent, a swath of land from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas Battlefield National Park eyed for rural preservation.
The meeting will be held Friday, April 19. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 o’clock.
