Good morning – Happy National Volunteer Week! And here’s a huge cheers to lots of fun activities in April- and yes Virginia, I think spring has finally arrived-
· Come support the Bill Mehr Drop-in Shelter on Thursday April 10th at the Silver Diner at Potomac Mills. Treat yourself and mom by dining at the diner and the shelter will receive a donation from all the meals purchased between 5-9pm.
MANASSAS, Va. – Someone lit toilet paper on fire inside a bathroom at Metz Middle School in Manassas.
The cost to repair the bathroom: $20,000.
A man died Thursday after he was hit by a car Saturday night.
The victim was a pedestrian and the driver of the striking car stayed on the scene.
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.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Novant Health Mobile Mammagraphy unit made its debut Thursday at the George Mason University Health Expo. The expo was held on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus outside Manassas.
The mammography staff offered tours of the until, a 42-foot Winnebago filled with the latest technology and set up to operate as an onsite testing suite.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Jean Westcott said a Burger King is a place to eat, not a place for high school teens to hang out after class.
The Montclair resident had two children recently graduate from Forest Park High School, next to the Lake Montclair Shopping Center.
DALE CITY, Va. — A man from Dale City is charged in the rape of a 15-year-old girl.
Here’s the latest in an unedited police report:
The flag on the Iwo Jima statute at the main entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base is flying again.
The banner was removed March 31 after a crack in the statue was found, on the hand of one of the men in the sculpture.
Stafford’s new school chief is getting up to speed — As an avid runner, Bruce Benson takes timing seriously. [Fredericksburg.com]
Rabid Raccoon Found in Nokesville — The Prince William Health District is warning Nokesville residents that a rabid raccoon tested positive for the rabies virus after attacking a dog. [Bristow Beat]