The Stafford County Fire & Rescue Department is selling surplus vehicles and equipment used by the department online to people across the country.
According to Mark Doyle, the Assistant Chief of the department, there’s a mixture of items in various conditions.
The Prince William Parks and Recreation Department will be offering two pet first-aid classes to residents this spring.
“You have to prepare,” said Melissa Korzuch, president of the Prince William County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), in a release, continuing, “There’s no ambulance that will come by and pick up your pet. So, you are the first responder.”
On March 5, 2015, Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, US Marine Corps (USMC) (Ret.) will speak at the Freedom Museum about Operation Al Tajr, The Battle of Fallujah, Iraq based on his first-hand knowledge.
General Natonski’s was commissioned in the USMC upon graduation from the University of Louisville in May 1973. His career spanned 37 years which included the Vietnam War, actions in Somalia, and as a U.N. Observer in the Middle East and the Iraq War. After his USMC retirement, he has become a Marine Corps Senior Mentor, Center for Naval Analyses Senior Fellow, JWF Industries Board Member, Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Professor, and instructor for the U.S. Strategic Leadership Center in Gettysburg, PA. He is also a member of the Conservation Leadership Council and the National Museum of the Marine Corps Advisory Board.
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In Downtown Manassas, a building on Battle Street that partially collapsed on Feb .14, was demolished.
Chris Sellers and John Kibben opened their first restaurant, C.J. Finz Raw Bar & Grille in Downtown Manassas at 9413 West Street, on February 11, offering residents a taste of Southern-style seafood.
According to Sellers, their inspiration for the restaurant came from their love of seafood they ate on trips to the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved the final design for the $20 million dollar Minnieville Road improvement project between Spriggs Road and Route 234 in Woodbridge.
The project will expand the section of road from two lanes to four lanes.
Have you tried to log on to Facebook this morning?
The service is down or is experiencing problems across the U.S. east coast and mid west.
Sunday brought high temperatures in the low 50s. That meant some of the snow that had fallen the yesterday when temperatures were well below freezing had a chance to melt.
Cold temperatures are back in the forecast on Monday. The National Weather Service issued a warning noting what melted today is likely to freeze overnight.
Schools will open 2 hours late tomorrow, Feb. 23, 2015. School offices & central offices will open on time. More at https://t.co/zNBBMjWGwr.
— Fairfax Schools (@fcpsnews) February 23, 2015
Snow began falling about 8 a.m. Saturday across the region and kept falling until about 5 p.m.
Afterward, we saw the precipitation changeover from snow to sleet, then to rain.
