Updated Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 | Manassas police now tell us they’ve verified the legitimacy of the Virginia Youth Club of America.
Manassas police press release | On February 1, 2020, The Manassas Police Department was notified that individuals are going door to door asking for donations on behalf of the “Virginia Youth Club of America.”
Prince William County press release |The Strategic Plan is the guiding document that outlines what the community would like the county to look like in four years. The plan, drawn up by citizen volunteers, aided by county staff, outlines a vision of how the county would support the identified strategic plan goals around human services, public safety, transportation, and other county services.
The Prince William County 2021-2024 Strategic Plan will guide budget decisions over the four years it will be in place, said the county’s Strategic Plan Coordinator, Kaye Wallace. “Every year, when we create our annual budget, we use the Strategic Plan to help determine where funding should be allocated.”
An earthquake was felt this morning southwest of Fredericksburg.
The 2.7 magnitude quake was centered about three miles south of Louisa, about the same area where the 2011 east coast earthquake was centered.
We’re set to find out who won the “Small Shop Showdown” on Monday.
The contests sought entries from entrepreneurs who had big ideas for businesses but needed a little help, and some retail space inside Spoyslvania Towne Center, to get them going.
Police in Prince William County say they’ve arrested a 15-year-old and charged him in a commercial burglary.
On Wednesday, January 29, officers were tipped off to a burglary at IDEAL Towing, located at 10619 Dumfries Road. They said the burglary occurred sometime between 5 p.m. January 27 and 6 p.m. January 28.
The Rappahannock River near Interstate 95 is open to boaters once again — at least for now.
The river channel that passes underneath the Rappahannock Falls Bridge that carries I-95 traffic over the waterway has is now open for recreational traffic. Prior today, boaters had to use a portage that was put into place in December 2019 to get to the water.
A Woodbridge Senior High School graduate from 1982 will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Fitz Johnson, who now lives in Smyrna, Ga., is the Southern Conference champion as an undergraduate at the Citadel, according to a press release.
Couples will once again be married this year at the old Prince William County Courthouse as part of an annual Valentine’s Day marriage ceremony.
Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk press release | Love is in the air as the Prince William County Clerk’s Office plans for it’s annual Valentine’s Day Wedding and Vow renewal event.
A popular shopping center in Gainesville has a new owner.
The Shops at Stonewall, a 322,000 square foot Wegman’s anchored shopping center in Gainesville, was purchased by the Fairfax County-based Petersen Companies for $82.6 million.
Fire crews in Woodbridge were called to fire at a garage on Tuesday.
At 7:34 pm firefighters were dispatched to 15957 Canada Goose Loop near the Rippon Virginia Railway Express station in a report of a townhouse fire. When they arrived, they saw smoke from the coming form a garage inside the townhouse. Crews were able to contain the blaze to the garage and then extinguished it.
