Press Release

Road work at the Pentagon Transit Center is expected to cause delays for all OmniRide services starting the week of June 15. OmniRide buses will serve the same Pentagon bus bays that are served today; however detours when traveling to and from the bays are expected to cause delays.

Because many OmniRide buses make double trips – serving a trip early during the rush hour and a second trip later during that same rush hour – all OmniRide passengers, even those who are not on buses that serve the Pentagon, may be impacted by the road work.

The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will be held on Thursday June 11.  Part of the routing calls for runners to carry the torch down Route 1 in Prince William County, which will cause rolling road closures.  Runners are expected to start in Arlington in the morning and to reach the Prince William County line at about 2:30 p.m. and to reach Quantico at about 4 p.m.

Passengers on early afternoon Prince William Metro Direct buses and OmniLink routes serving Woodbridge/Lake Ridge, Dumfries and Route 1 should expect delays.

While there were distinguished honorees and guests at the event, the focus was on families in Saturday’s Family Value Award Ceremony in Centreville.

More than 400 attendees paid tribute to several local leaders. The Centreville Virginia Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regularly honors citizens and leaders in the community and government who work to protect and preserve the high place of the family in society.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2015 to honor law enforcement personnel who have provided exemplary service to the community.

“Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens of Stafford,” said Sheriff Charles Jett. “The awards ceremony is an opportunity to formally acknowledge their extraordinary efforts and show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.”

Manassas City Public Schools is participating in the USDA Summer Food Service program, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Health. Meals will be provided to all children under the age of 18 without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be provided as follows:

A ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Stafford County’s first dog park will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Duff McDuff Green Memorial Park in Falmouth, VA.

Visitors are invited to bring their four-legged friends to enjoy the new facility after the ceremony. There are three separate parks available: one for small dogs less than 30 pounds, another for large dogs more than 31 pounds, and an open area for long distance ball throwing and retrieval.

The Virginial Railway Express (VRE) has added a stop to their lineup for this year’s Fourth of July Firecracker Special.

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