Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – As of the beginning of March, emergency SNAP benefits have ended, putting many local food-insecure families at risk.  This has put additional pressure on food assistance programs such as SERVE and ACTS.  But you can help by holding a food drive or donating to their programs! For SERVE in Manassas, please visitwww.nvfs.org/snap-response/ for more information.  For ACTS in Dumfries, please visit www.actspwc.org/services/food-assistance#Donations to learn more.  Both agencies and other food assistance programs in the greater Prince William community will appreciate your support, and you’ll feel great knowing you are doing your part to fight local hunger!

Volunteer Prince William is in urgent need of a Spanish-speaking volunteer who can be on call to translate for Alternative Community Service clients who want to enroll in our program but speak little or no English.  The volunteer will participate in a conference call between staff and the client to translate the questions and responses during the initial intake interview.  Volunteers will be scheduled ahead of time for specific shifts and must be available by phone during these times.  Volunteers must be proficient in English and Spanish and able to speak clearly.  They must also ensure that the information they translate remains accurate and maintains the same style and meaning as originally intended.  The conference call can be done once a week, or you can be on standby.  Email [email protected] for more information.


Features

Fun Land of Fredericksburg opened two new rides, Patriot Plunge and The Flip Side, marking a $1 million investment into the city’s amusement park.

Both standalone “flat” rides seat 12 people, stand 40 feet tall, and serve as a new draw to the outdoor section of the park that has seen recent expansions, including Virginia’s first three-level go-kart track opened in 2019. Patriots Plunge is a drop tower attraction, while The Flip Side is a spinning pendulum.


Politics

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors dean announced her run to become its chair.

Jeanine Lawson, who served on the board the longest of all its eight members since 2014, seeks to unseat Ann Wheeler, who has served as board chair since 2020. Lawson has been an outspoken opponent of Wheeler and the majority of Democrats who have pushed to put more data centers and other industrial businesses in the western portion of the county.


Prince William

A fire broke out at a home in the 14000 block of Danville Road, off Darbydale Avenue in Dale City, at 12:25 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023.

Earlier this month, the county fire marshal reported a smoker failed to put out a cigarette and caused a mulch fire at an office near Manassas.


Fairfax

Virginia State Police said someone opened fire on the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

No one was injured. Police closed several lanes for a short time to collect bullet casings.


News

The new tolled lanes, dubbed “FredEx,” will open to drivers later this year. Large dump trucks can enter and exit work zones during construction, traveling slower.

The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the advisory as the spring and summer travel seasons heat up. Over the winter, VDOT opened a new bridge that carries northbound I-95 drivers over the Rappahannock River


News

Updated Tuesday, March 21 — Shoulder widening scheduled to begin this week in Stafford County has been postponed and will now begin on Monday, March 27. The work will still occur between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

Original Post — A combined safety and resurfacing project on Kellogg Mill Road in Stafford County will begin this week to widen shoulders and deliver a smoother travel surface slightly.


Business

Laurel E. Howard is the new director of Historic Manassas, Inc., the non-profit responsible for organizing many of the city’s events, like First Friday and Celebrate America Fireworks.

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