Submitted News
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It’s tornado season, and Gov. Bob McDonnell has proclaimed March 12 as Tornado Preparedness Day. Join Prince William County government in participating in the annual Tornado Preparedness Day Drill on March 12 at 9:45 a.m. to practice taking cover from tornadoes.
Health News
Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) will host a free seminar and cooking demo, Brain Food: Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle, Tuesday, March 26 to share the latest about insomnia, headaches, and dementia—and how good food choices and a doctor’s care can ease common neurological ailments.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A motorcyclist traveling on Purcell Road crashed this afternoon and had to be flown to an area hospital with injuries.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the scene about 4:25 p.m. on two-lane Purcell Road, a rural area of Prince William County between Dale City and Independent Hill. Initial reports indicate the rider was found lying on his back.
Update 5 p.m. Monday
The driver who died in a tractor trailer crash at Quantico is from Stafford.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — At a bar in Stafford, Corey Stewart talked about his successes in Prince William and about why he thinks he should be Virginia’s next Lt. Governor.
In a standing-room only crowd, Stewart addressed members of Stafford’s Republican base, elected officials, and patrons who all gathered at Micks Restaurant and Lounge. The once Prince William Occoquan District Supervisor and currently the county’s top elected leader, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, he talked about being fiscally responsible in running local government.
Submitted News
MANASSAS , Va. — Usually when Easter rolls around, the kids are the ones who get to have all the fun. But from Tuesday, March 26 through Saturday, March 30, with each purchase made at a participating Old Town Manassas shop or gallery, you’ll get to select an egg from the Easter basket.
>>Aden Road Truss Bridge
By URIAH KISER
By MARK DUDENHEFER
Delegate, 2nd District
On Tuesday, March 5, Congressman Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran introduced legislation to study the extension of Metrorail from Franconia-Springfield to eastern Prince William County. The extension would include an addition to the Blue Line along Interstate 95 through Woodbridge to Potomac Mills, and the Yellow Line down the U.s. 1 corridor in Prince William County.
Update 11:30 p.m.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The report of a man missing inside a house during a two-alarm blaze sent fire crews racing into the house in a frantic search to find him.
