HAYMARKET, Va. — Despite the rainy weather as of late, organizers of this weekends Stars and Stripes Festival in Haymarket said the show will go on.
The festival is billed as one of the smaller events held in the town each year, attracting 6,000 people.
HAYMARKET, Va. — Coach Kurt Pauly of Battlefield High School in Haymarket slam dunked the competition to be named this year’s Boys’ High School Basketball Coach of the Year. The competition is hosted by WUSA-TV in Washington.
Pauly, along with nine other coaches, competed for votes from fans in order to win the contest, which was presented by Central Michigan University- Global Campus.
Both the “market master” (our on-site coordinator) and I are new this year to the City of Manassas Farmer’s Market. While it’s certainly been a learning curve for us both, we are excited to bring a new perspective to the market. I practically have the “What’s In Season?”
Virginia Calendar memorized now, whereas before I signed on as the market coordinator, I could give you a rough timeline of when things came into season. It’s both fun and overwhelming to learn so much about farming and produce.
BRISTOW, Va. — New information is out about last night’s tanker truck that overturned in Bristow. It comes as a portion of Sudley Manor Drive, where the crash happened in front of Braemar Village Plaza, has reopened.
Details from this after-action report from a Prince William fire and rescue detail a harrowing event where two emergency workers were decontaminated after being exposed to fuel, and the need for state officials to be called into investigate any long-term impacts the spill might have on the environment:
Prince William police just released a list of roads closed due to high water, as well as an overturned tanker truck from last night.
Pageland Ln / Groveton Rd
DALE CITY, Va. — It’s now midway through summer and high school football camps will soon be underway, and collegiate players are working out now in preparation for the upcoming season.
Before the season begins, a group of athletes native to Prince William County saw the need for sports camps that engage youth, and for camps that are led by talent that once played in the area. For Rickey Lewis, Chad Dunlap and Rasheed McClaude all, the product of their creativity and collaboration was “Rising Starz,” a speed and agility football camp set to take place Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21 at the Hylton Boys & Girls Club in Dale City.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — The water is too high for construction crews to complete scheduled work on a bridge over the Cedar Run in this weekend in Prince William County.
A portion of Aden Road was to be closed this weekend, from Parkgate Drive to Orlando Road in Nokesville, so crews could continue to process of replacing the bridge But heavy rains overnight have swollen the Cedar Run and put water levels higher than normal, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Joan Morris.
Update 7 a.m.
Police lifted the ban on staring vehicles in the area where a tanker truck overturned in Bristow last night.
9:30 a.m. Friday
The work to replace railroad ties in Manassas Park, and a plan to close a portion of Manassas Drive where it crosses railroad tracks near a Virginia Railway Express station, has been canceled today, city officials report.
DUMFRIES INTERSECTION
DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries officials want to ensure proposed changes to the intersection of Va. 234 and U.S. 1 won’t negatively impact the town.
