Schools

It’s race week in Manassas Park, and even during the pandemic, runners from all 50 states have pledged to participate.

This week, one of Manassas Park City Schools’ most successful events — its annual Cougar Literacy Run — is being held remotely in this age of social distancing due to the coronavirus.


Traffic

A pedestrian is dead and a driver was treated and released from a local hospital following a crash in Woodbridge.

On Friday, May 1, at 2:24 p.m., Prince William police were called to the area of Cardinal Drive and Swan Way in Woodbridge to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian accordingly.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Prince William

Every day, thousands of cars travel along Route 234 to get from one end of Prince William County to the other. Crossing the Occoquan River near Manassas, one can see the Lake Jackson Dam standing steady as it has for over 90 years.

Residents who live in the single-family homes that make up the Lake Jackson community get to enjoy the lake the dam created for both recreation and aesthetic value. While many people in the area appreciate waterfront living, the rising costs to maintain the dam, the safety risk it poses have county officials concerned.


News

Have you changed the way you get around town?

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) wants to find out how residents, those who travel through, and those who work in the Fredericksburg area have had to change their transportation habits. To that end, FAMPO is encouraging these groups of people to let them know about those changes through their new “COVID-19 Fredericksburg Regional Transportation Survey.”


Prince William

These Prince William County students took home honors in a regional science fair.

The Prince William County Service Authority (SA) recently honored 10 area students for their water-related entries in the 2020 Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair held last month at the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center in Manassas.