STAFFORD, Va. — Stafford’s Civil War Park will hold its grand opening this Saturday at 10 a.m.
The park is located at 400 Mount Hope Church Road, near the Brooke Virginia Railway Express station. Free parking will be available at the VRE station for those who attend, and a free shuttle will be available to take visitors to the park between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., on Saturday. Those with physical impairments will be allowed to park at the park, while all others are asked to park at the VRE station.
The following graduation dates, times, and locations have been announced for Prince William County Public Schools high school, summer school, practical nursing program, and adult education students. Events scheduled at Jiffy Lube Live Pavilion and the Patriot Center are subject to change. Members of the Prince William County School Board are expected to attend many of these events.
Adult Ed & Summer School
Updated
1:15 p.m.
By MIKE SALMON
Virginia Megaprojects
At 11 p.m. Friday, April 26, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Interstate 395/95 from the Washington D.C. line to the end in Dumfries (Route 234) until 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27 when the HOV lanes will re-open from the Springfield interchange to Dumfries.
MANASSAS, Va. – Police were called to the Olde Town Sports Pub in Manassas on Sunday night after a guest became violent, according to police.
The man left the bar and had driven away in a car before police arrived, so officers fanned out to locate the man and were able to stop him in the area of Va. 28 and Maple Street, stated Manassas police Sgt. Lowell Nevill.
MANASSAS, Va. — Fire crews were called to a recycling facility on Notes Drive near Manassas early this morning.
They found a blaze in one of the processing units off of Balls Ford Road about 3:45 a.m. It took about an hour for crews do douse the fire because crews had limited access to interior portions of the processing facility, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.
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Update: Police report Imunique Harris was found safe.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Mayor Earnie Porta of the tiny town of Occoquan is said to be the town’s biggest cheerleader when it comes to letting residents in the region know about special events during holidays, town gatherings, and sales at many of the town’s independently owned small businesses.
Now, instead of just telling people about what’s happening in the town, he’s actually going to bring people there.
Submitted News
By CINDY BROOKSHIRE
By KEITH WALKER
For Potomac Local News
STAFFORD, Va. — Elizabeth Chase, a senior at Stafford Senior High School, took one last opportunity to ask the Stafford Board of County Supervisors to give teachers a pay raise and to build a new school, rather than renovate, Stafford Senior High School.
