The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Prince William County needs volunteers for its upcoming annual event on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Harris Pavilion in Downtown Manassas.
A meeting will be held for interested community members on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023, at 7 pm at Manassas Church of Christ Fellowship Hall at 8110 Signal Hill Road, near Manassas.
On Wednesday, February 22, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the 2022 Governor’s Fire Service Awards recipients as part of the annual Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Expo and Symposium in Virginia Beach.
“I am proud to honor these remarkable fire service professionals,” said Governor Youngkin. “We celebrate and thank these first responders and support staff for their extraordinary contributions to the Commonwealth.” Among those honored were members of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System.
The ramp from Interstate 66 west to Route 28 South will be closed Friday night, Feb. 24, 2023, from midnight to 4 a.m., for overhead bridge work.
Traffic will be detoured farther west to exit Route 29 (Lee Highway) Centreville, stay to the left and turn left at the traffic signal onto Route 29 North, and then follow signs to Route 28 South.
The National Museum of the Marine Corps will commemorate the World War II battle of Iwo Jima with an exhibit of both flags that were raised on Mount Suribachi. Visitors can see both flags in the Museum’s World War II Gallery from now until March 30, 2023.
The WWII battle of Iwo Jima lasted from February 19 to March 26, 1945, and was a key battle in American and Marine Corps history. On February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines took control of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, and raised a small flag on the peak. Later that day, different troops raised a larger flag while others respectfully lowered the original.
A fire displaced one person from a home in Prince William County.
At 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, fire and rescue crews units responded to the 9000 block of Keyser Road near Independent Hill for a report of a house fire.
Mary Washington Healthcare’s 15th Annual Virginia Heart & Vascular Institute Symposium occurred on Saturday, February 3, 2023, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.
Over 200 primary care and internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other medical professionals from the greater Fredericksburg region gathered for an educational symposium learning about the latest research and treatments for cardiovascular disease.
Prince William police are searching for a man suspected of violating a protective order in Woodbridge.
The man is suspected of being involved in a fight with a woman at home in Woodbridge on Saturday, February 18, where several guns, including a firearm that had been reported stolen, were found.
Fredericksburg firefighters are mourning the loss of a brother in service.
Master Technician Donald Wedding was found dead at his home King George County on Saturday, February 18, 2023, the city’s fire department reported. He’d been a firefighter in Fredericksburg for 16 years.
