Dominion donated $30,000 to the Leesylvania State Park Living Shorelines Project to provide shoreline stabilization and protection along roughly 800 linear feet of tidal Potomac River.
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Press Release
Are you interested in starting a not-for-profit or taking an existing one to the next level?
Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Not-For-Profit Council introduces it’s new project- KOI Pond!
It’s like Shark Tank only nicer!
On Sunday Sept. 6, the Potomac Nationals will be teaming up with Operation Paws for Homes for a super fun evening.
Come support a local rescue and your local baseball team!
The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry (www.HaymarketFoodPantry.org) is hosting its first annual “Send Hunger Swinging” Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 12, 2015. This four person scramble will be held at the Prince William Golf Course located at 14631 Vint Hill Road in Nokesville, VA. The cost to golf is $90.00 per golfer $180 per twosome or $325 per foursome. The event will begin with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All proceeds benefit the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.
The tournament includes several contests including: Hole in One, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive (male), Longest Drive (Female), First and Second Place Foursome plus fun prizes and raffles. The day’s events will be followed by a luncheon and awards ceremony.
Ronald Reagan Middle School in Haymarket beat teams from Canada, the United Kingdom, Namibia, South Africa, and the United States to win the 3D Archery Challenge at the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) World Tournament held in Nashville, Tenn. on July 24, 2015
There were 236 schools competing in the NASP archery competition with a total of 2,633 boys and 2,238 girls entered. The tournament consisted of a bullseye target competition at 10 and 15 meters, as well as a NASP-IBO 3D target challenge.
The Gainesville Haymarket Baseball League is proud to announce that the GHBL 14 Year Old All Star team, managed by Jim Whitt and made up of players from Gainesville, Haymarket, Bristow and Fauquier are headed to the Babe Ruth World Series in Pine Bluff, Ark.
They earned the trip by winning the Virginia State Championship for the second consecutive year in early July. They then won the Southeast Regional Title in Jupiter, Fla. over Tennessee by the score of 7-6 on Saturday August 1, 2015.
A teacher from Hylton High School was treated for smoke inhalation on Tuesday after the building’s roof caught fire.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that August 2 – 9 is National Stop on Red Week. The Sheriff’s Office, along with communities and law enforcement agencies across the nation will be raising awareness about the dangers of red-light running.
In 2013, 697 people were killed and an estimated 127,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will have additional deputies on the road helping to enforce red light laws and reminding motorists that running red lights is a potentially fatal driving practice.
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The Southbridge Swim Team defended their 2014 Prince William Swim League Purple Division championship title with a win on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Urbanna Swim Club in Manassas. The Southbridge Seals captured their third divisional title in four years against tough competition from the Lake Manassas Blue Dolphins and the Urbanna Otters. The final score was Southbridge 3691.5, Lake Manassas 3397, and Urbanna 2711.5.
Please Join us on 8/8/2015 for a Free Children’s Day at the Museum from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Meet Heather Butts, author of African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era, a wonderful book that talks about The
service of America’s African Americans in defense of our Union during the Civil War required African American nurses, doctors and surgeons to heal those soldiers.