WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In the military now, or have honorably served your country in the past? Like Chick-fil-A? Then you’re going to like Wednesday evening.
Chick-fil-A in Woodbridge, and locations throughout the region, will giveaway a free dinner to active-duty, reserve, and retired military personnel, and their immediate family members. It’s a way for the restaurant that specializes in chicken sandwiches to kick off Memorial Day early, and to give back to those who serve.
MANASSAS, Va. — A newly expanded parking lot is now open at Novant Prince William Hospital.
A total of 392 spaces have been added to the parking lot which will primarily be used by hospital employees. It’s part of a larger overall plan to upgrade the medical center in Manassas.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A fire inside a wall in a home on Arkansas Avenue in Woodbridge displaced one child and two adults.
Here’s the latest in an unedited press release from Prince William fire and rescue:
The following information comes from an unedited police press release:
Assault & Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer [LEO] – On May 18th at 1:31AM, officers stopped a vehicle in the area of the Prince William Pkwy and Hoadly Rd in Woodbridge (22192) for a traffic related offense. Officers determined that the driver, identified as the accused, was under the influence of alcohol. The accused initially resisted arrest but was subsequently detained. While officers were placing the accused in the backseat of a cruiser, she bit one of them in the arm causing a minor injury. Following the incident, the accused was arrested.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A driver of a tractor trailer was possibly electrocuted this afternoon.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the area of River Heritage and Potomac Shores boulevards, outside Potomac Shores near Dumfries, after a truck ran into a low hanging power line just before 4 p.m., according to initial reports.
Update 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014
This just in from officials at Fort Belvoir:
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Sunday was a beautiful day to honor so many people who have spent their time helping others.
Under the bright sunshine, 350 people came to Rippon Lodge in Woodbridge to be recognized for their volunteer efforts in throughout Prince William County. All of them had their names entered into the Congressional Record.
MANASSAS, Va. — When Zaki Scott’s parents were fighting, he didn’t care much about school.
Things were good when he was living in Dumfries, going to Graham Park Middle School, and was active at the Heiser Boys and Girls Club, a place where he was active after school.
Promenade Hotel at Virginia Gateway Should Drive Tourism — The Prince William County Supervisors expect that a new hotel scheduled to be built at the Promenade at Virginia Gateway Center in Gainesville will help drive tourism to the western end of the county. [Bristow Beat]
GMU graduation speaker: Emulate George Mason’s courage, erudition — GMU graduation speaker: Emulate George Mason’s courage, erudition [Insidenova.com]
Chris Connell, of Locust Grove, Va., saw the bird while with her husband and daughter when they were leaving the Nokesville Day festival. They came to see her 12-year-old son drive a tractor in the annual parade.
Afterward while on the way back to their parked car outside the new K-8 school on Aden Road, they saw the large bird.
