By Ben Purves, pastor, Occoquan Bible Church, Woodbridge
Ben Purves, pastor of Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, submitted this open letter from Virginia pastors urging voters to reject proposed amendments 1 and 2 to the Virginia Constitution. He wrote Wednesday that the letter, posted at virginiapastors.org, had reached 250 signatures, including pastors at churches in Woodbridge, Manassas, Dumfries, and Gainesville.
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Fort Hunt Park
8999 Fort Hunt Rd
Alexandria, Virginia 22308
Join Breast Cancer Collective for the 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer on Sunday, October 18, at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria.
Walk alongside survivors, caregivers, friends, families, and neighbors for an uplifting community event supporting access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV.
Walk to Bust Cancer brings our community together to turn hope into action and help expand access to timely breast health care. Register to walk, gather your team, and join us at Fort Hunt Park.
Good Shepherd Housing Foundation’s third annual Make Home Possible golf tournament is Friday at Old Hickory in Woodbridge, and a Caroline County native who became Virginia’s first Black female judge was the keynote at a Local Heroes banquet in Bowling Green.
Make Home Possible golf tournament — Friday, Oct. 2, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old Hickory Golf Course, 11921 Chanceford Drive, Woodbridge. According to the Potomac Local events calendar, Good Shepherd Housing Foundation’s third annual tournament is a day of golf, contests, and raffles, with proceeds meant to help the foundation keep affordable homes in Prince William County.
Manassas City Police said two men died and a third was in stable condition after a shooting Wednesday morning at United Rentals, 9415 Wellington Road. The joint release with Virginia State Police named the dead as Ricky Lamot, 48, and Christopher Serrano, 33. Police said Marvin Grant, 37, of Charlotte, N.C., an employee, fled in a silver Toyota Camry before officers arrived at 7:14 a.m. Virginia State Police said Grant died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a stop on Interstate 81 in Augusta County.
The afternoon release contradicts Chief Douglas W. Keen’s morning briefing, which said all three workers were in critical condition and that Grant was still being sought after leaving Northern Virginia. The release does not name the hospitals Keen gave. The morning alert described a gray Camry or Corolla. The release says the car was silver. Motive was not given. Tips go to Detective Speights at 703-257-8041, Detective Dranko at 703-257-8046, or Crime Solvers at 703-330-0330.
Prince William County Fire & Rescue will host its 3rd Annual Expo and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge.
The free event marks Fire Prevention Week and includes apparatus displays, food trucks, live music, and family activities.
