Quantico Marine Corps Base honored the fallen on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022.
Base Commander Col. Michael L. Brooks attended a ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery. Later in the afternoon, the Quantico Marine Corps Band played a concert at the entrance to the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The City’s Fire Marshals and Building Inspectors have been assisting the Madonna House Property Management with plans for a phased reopening of the 46 other less damaged apartments to expedite plans and return residents to these 46 apartments as soon as possible.
According to city spokeswoman Sonja Cantu, the property management firm at Madonna House has committed to returning 100% of the displaced residents to their apartments if they so desire.
A graduation ceremony was held Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m., at Eagle Bank Arena on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax.
Osbourn is the city’s only high school.
by Volunteer Prince William
Greetings, Prince William – “You ought to be in pictures…” The fun folks at Prince William County Solid Waste Division are looking for volunteer county residents of all ages (and pets, too!) to participate in filming a video on landfill safety. The filming date is Wednesday, June 8, 9:30 am-12 pm at the Prince William County Landfill, 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas 20112. You’ll have a fun time filming your “close-up” while promoting landfill safety to the public! Please send an email with your name, phone and a photo of yourself, your vehicle, child, and pet (if applicable) to [email protected] by June 6. Please email [email protected] for more information.
[Updated Tuesday, May 31, 2022] On Sunday, May 29t at 7:39 p.m. rescue crews were called to Austin Ridge Drive near Shields Road for a crash involving two vehicles. Drivers of both vehicles, and a passenger died at the scene.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit is continuing to investigate the crash.
Leamon died in a helicopter crash on Oct 26, 2009, during his third deployment to Afghanistan. He and two other DEA special agents, along with seven U.S. soldiers, were on a joint, covert mission to combat drug trafficking as part of the Forward Deployed Advisory Support Team, or FAST, program. All 10 died on the mission and are buried together at Arlington National Cemetery.
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair at-Large Ann Wheeler, Vice-Chair Margaret Angela Franklin, Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega, and Neabsco District Supervisor Victor S. Angry gave remarks during a Memorial Day ceremony at the McCoart Government Center on Friday, May 27, 2022.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently commended a pair of churches and an outreach ministry for their work in helping the homeless in Prince William County.
The Manassas Baptist Church and Streetlight Community Outreach Ministries served the county’s unhoused in partnership with the Prince William County Department of Social Services through the local hypothermia program operated on the western and eastern ends of the county.
Lane closures are lifted on most interstates and major routes through noon Tuesday, May 31, for the Memorial Day holiday travel period.
I-95 Northbound
