Submitted News
MANASSAS, Va. — Syed M. Sarwar of Manassas recently won a competition sponsored by the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies. Sarwar was recognized during an awards banquet Feb. 23 in Silver Spring, Md., where he also received the $500 first-place prize.
News from Content Partner Boys and Girls Clubs
DALE CITY, Va. — Two of the area’s most respected youth football organizations are teaming up with the Prince William County/Manassas Boys & Girls Clubs to raise $50,000 in partnership with Steve’s Auto Repair in Woodbridge.
Submitted News
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It’s tornado season, and Gov. Bob McDonnell has proclaimed March 12 as Tornado Preparedness Day. Join Prince William County government in participating in the annual Tornado Preparedness Day Drill on March 12 at 9:45 a.m. to practice taking cover from tornadoes.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A motorcyclist traveling on Purcell Road crashed this afternoon and had to be flown to an area hospital with injuries.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the scene about 4:25 p.m. on two-lane Purcell Road, a rural area of Prince William County between Dale City and Independent Hill. Initial reports indicate the rider was found lying on his back.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A fast-food chain more than 10-years-old will soon open in Woodbridge.
Great Wraps, a quick serve restaurant specializing in wrapped sandwiches, salads, and curly fries, will soon open in Potomac Mills mall’s food court. It’ll join several other decidedly more upscale restaurants like Cheesecake Factory and Bahama Breeze that have opened their doors in outparcel locations in the mall’s front parking area.
>>Aden Road Truss Bridge
By URIAH KISER
By MARK DUDENHEFER
Delegate, 2nd District
On Tuesday, March 5, Congressman Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran introduced legislation to study the extension of Metrorail from Franconia-Springfield to eastern Prince William County. The extension would include an addition to the Blue Line along Interstate 95 through Woodbridge to Potomac Mills, and the Yellow Line down the U.s. 1 corridor in Prince William County.
Update 11:30 p.m.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The report of a man missing inside a house during a two-alarm blaze sent fire crews racing into the house in a frantic search to find him.
Update
A 20-year-old faces charges in a robbery at a Bank of America in Bristow on Thursday.
DALE CITY, Va. — An employee at a pawn shop in Dale City was stabbed this afternoon during at attempted robbery.
Police reported the stabbing about 2 p.m. Thursday, and said it happened at Pawn City at 4124 Dale Boulevard.
