PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Through the month of August, participating Chick-fil-A restaurants in Prince William County will give a free chicken sandwich to each guest who donates $5 or more of school supplies for students-in-need.
No receipt is necessary. Simply bring $5 worth of supplies to the restaurant and receive your sandwich.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — On August 16 at Forest Park High School, the Office of Student Services will host its annual Back to School Symposium, “Strengthening Connections: Illuminating the Journey to Student Success.”
The program is designed for school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, school psychologists, attendance officers, and teachers from the educational component of SACC.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Parents of Prince William County Public School students wishing to apply for free and reduced-price meals can complete and submit their application online. The process can help families avoid delays they may encounter by mailing in an application, and will ensure that applications are complete because applicants will be prompted to submit all of the necessary information required.
To apply online, go to pwcs.menus.schoolfusion.us, click on the “Meal Applications” button on the left side of the page and select the English or Spanish version. All information transmitted will be kept confidential and made available only to the Office of School Food and Nutrition Services.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Many public schools in Prince William County have announced when they will hold an orientation session.
Prince William County Public Schools website has more information on when the sessions will be held at each school.
STAFFORD, Va. — It’s back to the drawing board for a plan to lease land for a waste-to-energy plant at a regional landfill in Stafford County.
Stafford officials Tuesday chose to rescind a June approval that would’ve moved forward a plan for a $100,000 per year lease, and a $1 million advance payment by Energy Extraction Partners, LLC for land to build a facility that would convert landfill waste, including tires, to produce up to 15 megawatts of energy that would power up to 1,300 homes.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Construction ongoing at a new neighborhood next to Colonial Forge High School will cause delays for drivers this week.
A section of 2-lane Courthouse Road in the area of the high school will be reduced to one lane on Thursday and Friday. Emergency officials in Stafford County told drivers Tuesday to pack their patience or find another way.
MANASSAS, Va. — Police said a Manassas man repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl between June and August.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A robbery at a Sunoco station in Woodbridge has become a Crime Solvers case, and now authorities are asking for your help in finding who used a gun to rob the gas station of cash.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. – The Virginia Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) has announced that Virginia Delegate Rich Anderson (R-51st) has been named as the organization’s “2013 Virginia Legislator of the Year.” The award recognizes Anderson’s steadfast support of Virginia’s 830,000 veterans over the past year.
For the last two years, Anderson has chaired the General Assembly Military and Veteran Caucus, which is the legislative clearing house for bills that are introduced on behalf of veterans and military missions based in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Because Virginia is home to 830,000 veterans, the Caucus plays a central role in maintaining Virginia’s national reputation as one of the most veteran-friendly states in the country.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — One man was taken away in an ambulance after a crash involving a Loomis armored car and a pickup on Va. 28 at Aden Road in Nokesville.
The victim was driving a Ford F-150 when the Loomis car slammed into the back of the pickup. The collision sent the truck moving forward into a ditch, and left the Loomis truck’s engine steaming. Police on the scene charges for the Loomis driver were pending, but added an investigation was ongoing.
