It’s been 20 years in the making, but Catharpin Regional Park in Gainesville is being made into a community destination.
Recently, the county cut the ribbon on a new playground at the park, which includes playground equipment for those ages 2 to 12, four shaded searing areas, and a new picnic table. Some of the highlights of the new playset include built-in musical instruments and a spinning wave seat.
After the Emancipation Act and the end of the Civil War, many freed slaves built communities across Prince William County.
One of those communities, known as “The Settlement,” within the triangle of Old Carolina, Carver Road and Lee Highway in Gainesville, remains, to this day, home to many descendants of those early County residents.
Flu season is fast approaching. Sentara hospitals usually see an increase in flu cases around mid-September and early October.
This year, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors say it’s critical to get your flu shot.
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince William County that took the life of a 73-year-old man.
Police tell us:
A historic African-American church still hopes to rebuild after an arson in 2012.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, located at 15008 Lee Highway in Gainesville was the scene of arson in 2012. Parishioners watched helplessly as the church was nearly reduced to ashes.
The sunflowers are in bloom and ready for picking at Burnside Farms in Nokesville.
Every summer in the middle of July, when the sunflowers bloom, Burnside Farms holds the Summer of Sunflowers: a sunflower festival that allows guests to pick sunflowers and participate in various fun activities. While certain portions of the event will be different this year due to the new coronavirus, namely their famous ‘sunflower maze,’ an abundance of sunflowers will still be available for guests to pick and take home.
Many have been struggling to make ends meet on their bills since the coronavirus outbreak, and now Columbia Gas of Virginia is giving its customers a break when it comes to paying their bills.
From a press release:
