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.


Business

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MTCI, a government contracting firm, has been recertified as a business owned, controlled, and operated by a woman by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC), the first national certifier of Women Business Enterprises. Certification of woman-owned business is the result of over 700 public and private sector individuals participating in the establishment of standards and procedures for this rigid certification review. The goal of the certification program (and recertification) is to streamline the process and increase the ability of women business owners to compete for contracts at a national level.


 Good morning Prince William – mark your calendars for the 71st Annual Greater Manassas Christmas Parade at 10am. The Un Trim A Tree Holiday Gift Program is collecting new toys right before the start of the parade. Please come enjoy this wonderful community event and share the joy of the season with donating a toy for either a boy or girl age 0 to 12yrs. old. The toy float will come down the entire parade route and volunteers will collect your donations right on the spot.

· Cheers to F.H. Furr and their Keep’emWarm Coat Drive for kids across the community. We are collecting new kids coats age 0 to 12yrs old. There are hundreds of kids that will show up at school with only a sweatshirt on when they should have a warm coat on. You can drop off your donation at any of the 4 United Bank branches in Prince William- Liberia Road, Balls Ford Road, Lake Ridge and Route 1 Dumfries. And the PW Libraries are also collecting coats at the following full service locations: Chinn Park, Potomac, Montclair, Central, Bull Run and Haymarket/Gainesville branches. Huge Cheers to F.H. Furr, PW Libraries and United Bank for this partnership!


News

From the Greater Manassas Christmas Parade Committee: 

The 71st Annual Greater Manassas Christmas Parade Committee is greatly pleased to announce John O. Gregory as the Grand Marshal for this year’s parade! A lifelong resident of Manassas, Mr. Gregory is a veteran of WWII, serving in both the Navy and the Coast Guard, and has been active in the VFW. This founder of Gregory Construction Company has been very involved in his community throughout his life as a founder of Prince William Hospital, a co-founder of Security Bank (now part of BB&T), and as a leader in Lions Club International, as well as, local and state level Republican Committees. He even visited President George H.W. Bush in the Oval Office! John enjoys attending his lifelong church, Bethel Lutheran, with his grandchildren – Taylor, Jessica, and John.