The Greater Manassas Christmas Parade committee is urging more civic groups, businesses, and other local organizations to sign up to participate in the 71st annual event.
Of the average 100 groups that march in the parade each year, the committee has about 40 signed up. While the number is on par with previous years, Parade organizer Mark Olsen said it’s best to secure your spot in line now.
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated $79,895 in equipment grants to area fire and rescue associations, including fire departments in Manassas and Manassas Park.
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Crews from the Prince William Service Authority were called to investigate steam coming from a manhole cover near an Olive Garden restaurant.
Someone at Wendy’s fast food restaurant poured extremely hot water into their drains, said Service Authority spokesman Kipp Hanley.
From Prince William police:
Strong Armed Robbery *ARREST – On October 12, members of the U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force and detectives from the Prince William County Police Street Crimes Unit located and arrested the three suspects wanted in connection to the October 9 robbery which occurred at the Super 8 Hotel located at 17416 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Dumfries. Suspects FLORES and BARBOSA-PALACIOS were arrested in the area of Hoadly Rd and Dumfries Rd while the BLANCO suspect was located in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. Detectives from the Robbery Unit were also able to identify the fourth suspect involved in this incident as Clifford Rafael MONTIEL. Detectives obtained warrants for the arrest of this suspect who turned himself into police on October 13 without incident.
A plan to build a mosque just inside Prince William County’s Rural Crescent near Bristow will be heard by the county’s Planning Commission.
From Prince William County Brenstville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson:
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The victim was not taken to a hospital.
Rescue crews were dispatched to a county government office on Courthouse Road at 11:30 a.m. The dispatcher on the call noted the incident as “electrocution.”
Election hopefuls in Manassas Park say more economic development is what is needed to escape the city’s crushing $120 million debt.
City Councilman Preston Banks held an open voter forum Wednesday night where 10 candidates seeking seats on the Governing Body shared their vision of a bright future for the two-square-mile city. New government facilities to include a community center — where residents gathered for the forum Wednesday- with indoor swimming pool, new fire and police stations, and new school buildings all built over the past 20 years have left the city with a pile of debt.
Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer tells us the bus was a “Potomac View [Elementary School] bus transporting Head Start students. No injuries were reported and parents are being contacted. Another bus was sent to transport the students.”
A Prince William County School bus collided with a parked police car in Woodbridge.
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The Flory Small Business Development Center, Inc. will receive software specifically designed for small businesses and worth nearly $20,000 as a result of an offer made by Rhonda Abrams at the national America’s ASBDC Conference held in Orlando, Fla. At this event, Ms. Abrams, author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist, generously offered 100 BizGear licenses for one year.
