Prince William County Public Schools issued an apology for not delaying school start times in the county, due to weather and road conditions.
According to Kara Tilgner, Information Specialist for the public schools, the county did not delay because the projection of up to 6 inches of snowfall came too late in the morning.
Over 200 area residents came out to start their new year off right, running in The Resolution Run 5K at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas on New Year’s Day. The race, which kicked off at 11a.m. was hosted by Fun Run Racing and was their third running event thus far.
“It’s the first of the year. Most people’s resolution is ‘In 2015, I’m going to exercise more,’ so it’s a good way to start,” said Ian Connor, a race organizer.
ANNOUNCING “JANE’S FOOD CLOSET” TO SUPPORT LAKE RIDGE COMMUNITY IN TEACHER’S NAME
DECEMBER 30, 2014
Lake Ridge Middle School (LRMS) and Amy Sills Eggers, daughter of former LRMS teacher Jane Sills, collaborate on establishing “Jane’s Closet” to support Lake Ridge community and needy families.
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.
Businesses in Prince William County are reminded to complete and file an annual recycling report with the Department of Public Works by February 16.
Section 22-169 of the Prince William County Code requires all businesses and other non-residential properties that produce trash within the county to report on its activities by February 15 of each year for the previous calendar year. Home-based businesses and businesses located within the incorporated towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, or Quantico are exempt from filing this report.
OmniRide buses not serving stops today on Darbydale Rd. due to snowy conditions.
Police are responding to several crashes on area roads today due to snow. The National Weather Service upgraded the winter weather advisory to a Winter Storm Warning in Prince William County. Public Schools in Prince William County remain open.
Do you love singing? Do you love singing Broadway musical tunes? If both answers were yes, come join the Woodbridge Community Choir for our spring season! Registration starts at 7:00 PM, and rehearsals continue every Monday from 7:30 – 9:45 PM, at the Lutheran Church of the Covenant, 15008 Cloverdale Road, Dale City, VA. No auditions are required! Registration is $35/season. For more information, please see www.woodbridgecommunitychoir.org or call 703-491-1820.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service are keeping a close eye on a storm that could bring snow to our area during the Tuesday morning rush hour. The track of the storm is important and has the potential to shift more snow into the Prince William / Stafford areas than originally thought.
Here’s the latest forecast discussion from the weather service:
