WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Need a free flu shot? Just drive through.
The Virginia Department of Health will give 900 free flu shots to those who come to a drive-through clinic at the Prince William County Government Center between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The shots will be administered in the parking lot in front of the McCoart Government Center at 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.
The college’s first 5K Hustle 2 Health is the first time a 5K run will be held at the campus at 15200 Neabsco Mills Road near Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. The run will help promote healthy living to college students as well raise money for scholarships.
“This is truly a community event and we have partnered with the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, and Prince William Parks & Recreation,” said campus spokeswoman Heather Witmer.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Occoquan is one of the prettiest painted places in America.
The Paint Quality Institute for the third time since the 1990s has reviewed historic downtown areas that use and ranked them on what unique paint schemes they use to express the town. The national competition is called the “Prettiest Painted Places in America,” and more than 200 historic districts, main streets, and downtowns are competing in the competition.
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The county’s sheriff’s office today distributed surveillance photos of the two men that investigators said walked into a 7-Eleven at 1 Commerce Parkway in south Stafford at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, produced handguns, and then demanded cash.
The store clerk took out cash drawer from the register, placed it on the counter, and the armed intruders took the money from the drawer and fled, said sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A problem in Norfolk has found a solution in Prince William County.
The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance that will guide leaders on how eminent domain – the taking of private lands for a public purposes — is used.
The meet-up was the first of its kind for the neighborhood and brought together area residents, business owners, and news media together in an effort to build better relationships with the community.
Those who dropped their business card into the raffle were made eligible to win a free lunch from Mainstreet Grill and Bar.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — On Saturday, Sept. 29, Sentara Lake Ridge partnered with the Prince William County Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in their Fifth Annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Sentara Lake Ridge collected 301.1 pounds of prescription and over the counter solid dosage medications, and Prince William County as a whole collected a total of 1,081 pounds.
MANASSAS, Va. – The leaves have started to change and the evening air has a slight chill. It is time to officially say welcome to fall.
The whole family is invited to celebrate the 30th Annual Fall Jubilee in historic Old Town Manassas this weekend, Saturday, October 6 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.. This popular community event has been going strong since 1982.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta in an email to constituents today noted when it rains the pumps at the nearby dam could get loud. The text of his email is below:
In Occoquan we know that heavy rains sometimes mean flooding along the Occoquan River, as well as along Ballywhack, Furnace Branch, and Boundary Branch Creeks.
