Prince William
Prince William County Parks & Recreation will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Parks and trails are open. Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center, Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center and historical sites are open. Pat White Center at Ben Lomond, Veterans Memorial Park Community Center, Birchdale Community Center and George Hellwig Administration Building are closed.
The Town of Dumfries congratulated Sergeant Torres and Sergeant Visconti on finishing Command Excellence School. The town said the accomplishment reflects their dedication to professional growth, leadership development and excellence in public service.
A Facebook video posted this week shows demolition underway at the metal drydock structure at 411 Mill Street in Occoquan.
Town of Dumfries said its offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day.
Occoquan will kick off the holiday season with its annual tree lighting on Saturday, November 21, at 6 p.m. in front of Town Hall at 314 Mill Street, Sarah Burzio of Visit Occoquan said on the Potomac Local Podcast.
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Prince William County residents and members of the Military Order of the World Wars will take part in national Veterans Day ceremonies on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Arlington National Cemetery and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Ms. Jola R. West will carry the MOWW flag at the National Veterans Day Observance, and others will lay wreaths honoring those who served.
A basement fire in a Catharpin home displaced a family of five and their dog Thursday morning, Prince William County Fire and Rescue said.
Crews were dispatched about 10:40 a.m. Nov. 5 to the 3700 block of Avonlea Way and found smoke showing from the front door of a two-story, single-family home with a walk-out basement. Firefighters knocked the fire down in the basement before it could spread to the floors above. No injuries were reported. The building inspector posted the home as unsafe to occupy. The cause remains undetermined.
Seaman Apprentice Emmanuella Iggy, a 2021 graduate of Woodbridge High School, is serving as an operations specialist aboard the USS Mahan, a Navy destroyer based at Naval Station Norfolk.
Iggy, who joined the Navy two years ago seeking structure and productivity, recently completed a deployment that included Operation Epic Fury and identified more than 200 surface contacts. She credits her mother, Uchenna Grace Sheref, for raising her with strong values.
Dumfries Mayor Derrick R. Wood won re-election Tuesday in unofficial results, defeating Brian K. Fields.
Wood received 911 votes (57.51%) to Fields’ 664 (41.92%). Write-ins totaled 9 (0.57%).