The Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI) Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. The institute established the grants to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to receive financial assistance to pursue an education in law enforcement or criminal justice.
This program is limited to students attending Virginia colleges and universities, majoring in only criminal justice. Students majoring in law or pursuing a career as a lawyer are not eligible.
A family member pimped out a teenage girl for cash, police said.
On March 10, Prince William County concluded an investigation into sexual assaults reported near Manassas between December 2019 and October 2021.
The Red House Tavern will help make a new Hilton Garden Inn in Haymarket more than a welcome place to stay.
Executive Chef Joel Valente hopes to make the tavern a culinary destination. The 120-seat restaurant inside the hotel has a menu featuring country ham croquettes, local Oysters, burgers, mussels, arctic sea bass, and roast beef.
A Woodbridge man was held with bond on charges he sexually assaulted two children who lived in his home.
On March 9, detectives with the Special Victims Bureau, in coordination with Child Protective Services (CPS), began an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a home in Woodbridge on March 8.
Mary Jo Detweiler, former Prince William County Public Library Director, passed away on February 25 at age 80.
According to her obituary, Detweiler was the first woman to hold the position. She managed the library system from 1975 to 1985, when the county had only two libraries — Central Library, at 8601 Mathis Avenue, and the Potomac Branch Library, 2201 Opitz Boulevard.
A new Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa franchise will open in Lake Ridge on Monday, March 14.
The spa offers deluxe experiences for both the spa beginner and seasoned veteran. Facial spas feature several treatment rooms, including private areas reserved for couples with services the Hot Stone and Himalayan Salt Stone Massage and a variety of facial and waxing services.
Police report today officers found weapons at two Prince William County Public Schools.
On Friday, March 4 at 11:26 a.m., a School Resource Officer at Ronald Reagan Middle School, at 15801 Tanning House Place in Haymarket, was notified by school personnel that two students were each in possession of a knife.
The theme of the meeting is Partners in Equity and Inclusion. The goal is to extend an invitation to community leaders who work with underrepresented communities to learn the needs of the community, distribute information on government services and events, and expand opportunities to collaborate in partnership with community events, according to a county press release.
Participants are asked to register to attend before 6:30 p.m. The virtual meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Several fine and performing arts organizations are about to get some needed cash infusions in the form of general operating grants.
In July, the Prince William County Government awarded $193,000 of county taxpayer funds as grants to the Prince William Arts Council. In turn, the non-profit organization will dole out funds to organizations that applied for the funding.
