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First Tee benefit golf tournament returns Oct. 23 at Forest Greens

By PLN News
Prince William County Parks & Recreation.

Prince William County Parks and Recreation is taking registration for the 2026 First Tee benefit tournament on Friday, Oct. 23, at Forest Greens Golf Club in Triangle. The department said in an Oct. 1 advisory that a $115 ticket covers 18 holes, a cart, range balls, a post-round lunch and prizes, and that last year’s tournament raised more than $3,000 for First Tee of Prince William County.

Check-in is at 8 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 9 a.m. at 4500 Poa Annua Lane. The advisory does not give a registration deadline, and it does not list sponsorship prices. The county’s 2025 advisory for the same tournament said the prior year raised over $9,000. This year’s note says more than $3,000. The release does not explain the gap.

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Supervisors award $200,000 for foundation and soil repairs at seven properties

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Prince William County is getting into the home repair business. Supervisors on Tuesday awarded $200,000 under the county’s new Foundation and Soil Management Program to seven eligible projects.

The Board of County Supervisors approved a prorated distribution of the $200,000 pot. Staff had received applications from May 1 to June 15. Of those, seven met the rules. The full cost of the eligible work was $356,831; the board had only $200,000 available, so each award was reduced based on ranking and requested amount.

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House of Mercy lost 75 pallet spaces of storage. It has raised about $100,000 of the $350,000 it says it needs to fix it.

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Four people stand at the House of Mercy food pantry doors under the 8154 address, holding school-supply donations next to a labeled FOOD PANTRY sign.

House of Mercy has about $75,000 in cash and another $25,000 in pledges toward the $350,000 it says it needs to lease two adjacent bays and reopen thrift-store floor space near Gainesville, Executive Director Jessica Root said Monday.

The nonprofit closed roughly one-third of its thrift-store sales floor to customers after losing about 75 pallet spaces of storage. That section remains closed and is likely to stay closed through the end of the year, Root said. In the first month after the closure, furniture revenue fell about 44 percent, and household-goods revenue fell about 18 percent.

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Prince William parks lists a Halloween lineup through Oct. 31

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Prince William County Parks & Recreation is taking registration for a Halloween lineup that runs through Oct. 31. The Great Pumpkin Party is almost full.

Take a Sip of History is Thursday, Oct. 15, free, no registration, at Water’s End Brewery with Prince William Historic Preservation. Adapted Recreation Spooky Snacks is Wednesday, Oct. 21, for people with disabilities. The Great Pumpkin Party is Friday, Oct. 23, for ages 2 to 8 with a parent. The same night, Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre has a free outdoor showing of its 2009 Ghost Hunters episode. The ghost tour is ticketed.

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Prince William libraries to close Monday for staff training

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All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for staff training and development. The digital library stays open.

The county hours page lists the Monday closure with the rest of the 2026 holiday schedule. Veterans Day is the next systemwide closure, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Branches close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, and stay closed through Sunday, Nov. 29.

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Dumfries puts the grocery permits back on the table Tuesday

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Dumfries Town Council will take up conditional use permits Tuesday for a 50,325-square-foot grocery, a drive-thru pharmacy, and 6,700 square feet of other retail at 17439 and 17471 Old Stage Coach Road, InsideNoVa reports.

The rezoning already passed 7-0 on Sept. 15. Potomac Local reported that vote. The permits were not voted that night. Chair Pro Tem Selonia Miles moved to adjourn after the rezoning, and only Mayor Derrick Wood dissented.

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Dale City Farmers Market wants winter vendors by Oct. 31

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Applications for the Dale City Farmers Market winter and holiday markets are due Oct. 31, Prince William County Parks and Recreation said.

The winter market runs Sundays from December 2026 through March 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The holiday market is Saturday, Dec. 5, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market is at 14050 Gemini Way in Dale City. Applications are at pwcparks.info/farmersmarket.

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Justin Wolfe walked out after 25 years in the Bristow killing

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Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Amy Ashworth (Photo: Mike Beaty)

Justin Wolfe pleaded guilty to marijuana distribution and no contest to criminal solicitation, and a judge sentenced him to 28 years with three suspended, The Center Square reported.

Time served covered the sentence. He left after about 25 years, including time on death row, in the 2001 killing of 21-year-old Daniel Petrole of Bristow. Prosecutors said Owen Barber shot Petrole and that Wolfe hired him. A federal court later vacated the original conviction after finding prosecutors withheld evidence.

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