Good Morning Prince William. The Lake Ridge Chorale needs volunteers On Friday December 7that 5:30pm to help set up their Christmas Concert event at the Old Bridge United Methodist Church. Come lend a hand and then enjoy the music and activities of the evening. Please call Lynn at (703) 314-8957 for more info. The Un […]
WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County Parks and Recreation Commissioners will now have their compensation tied to attendance.
The county Board of Supervisors voted to withhold commissioners’ $400 monthly compensation if they don’t attend the regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The move comes after some commissioners missed multiple meetings over the past three years and still collected a paycheck.
WOODBRIDGE — A Star Wars event at Freedom High School put on by Boy Scout Troop 501 has been abruptly canceled, following reports that the high school told the troop they could not have full access to the gymnasium, despite a previous agreement.
The event, Star Wars Days, was scheduled for December 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Freedom High School gymnasium.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
MANASSAS – (Press Release) Strasburg High School sophomore string bass player, Raegan Fisher, is the youngest member of the MSO, and has been performing with the orchestra since last season. She will be the featured soloist at the MSO’s Annual Family Concert, All Creatures Great and Small, on Saturday December 8 at 3:30 pm at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. She will be presenting two movements of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. The Elephant movement of the piece is written for string bass solo, and the plan was for her to play it with the orchestra. But at the suggestion of her father, she offered to play The Swan movement also which was originally written for cello, and is very challenging to play on string bass. Her performance should not be missed.
Raegan began her musical training as a cellist when she was in the sixth grade. Her teacher challenged her to try the string bass. Since Raegan is only 4’10” tall and her bass is 7’6”, this presented some obstacles that needed to be overcome. She sits on a stool when she plays, and that enables her to get a better reach. Her efforts were extremely successful, and she has been recognized by selection to several county and regional ensembles, and was the youngest musician in Shenandoah County to participate in the Virginia All-State Band and Orchestra.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY (Press Release) – On November 28 at 2:08PM, officers responded to the Metro PCS located at 17997 Dumfries Shopping Plaza in the Town of Dumfries (22026) to investigate a robbery. An employee reported to police that two unknown males wearing masks, one armed with a handgun, entered the store and demanded money. The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing the business on foot. No injuries were reported. A police K-9 searched the surrounding area for the suspects who were not located. The investigation continues.
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MANASSAS — Just in time for winter, Manassas added more snow emergency routes to the map.
Residents and business owners along these routes should be aware to move their cars ahead of impending winter weather:
MANASSAS — (Press Release) On November 29, 2018 at approximately 1:51 p.m., officers of the Manassas City Police Department responded to the area of Signal Hill Rd and Fairview Ave for a report of shots fired.
A witness reported to police they observed a subject discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle. There have been no reported injuries or property damage in connection with this incident.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) Two suspects believed to be behind a shooting of a residence in the northern end of the county were arrested on Tuesday evening by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
On November 27, 2018, at approximately 6:11 p.m., a caller reported hearing a shot and believed a bullet entered his apartment located in the 1000 block of Providence Street near the Stafford Marketplace shopping center. Sgt. Zotos arrived on scene and observed two subjects near a vehicle who proceeded to quickly flee on foot. He gave chase and lost sight of the subjects in the woods behind the apartments.
STAFFORD — A new FRED express bus route that will run between Stafford and Quantico.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the service which comes after an agreement between Quantico Marine Corps Base and Fredericksburg Regional Transit. Supervisors agreed to fund the $32,000 service for a six-month trial period.
