Prince William

It is the time of year time to start thinking of plans for the holidays, scheduling family trips, booking airline tickets, and creating delicious menus for hungry guests. During the last few months of 2016, consider bringing family and friends to one or more of our historic sites to participate in our special and unique holiday programs.

After the Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, come by and enjoy Lunch with Santa Claus at the Old Manassas Courthouse! On Saturday, December 3, families may partake in a delicious lunch, have a chance to meet Santa Claus, and directly deliver your “wish list” to him.


Prince William

The rules are simple.

Handel’s inimitable Messiah Oratorio is just a few months short of its 275th birthday, and it continues to delight audiences around the world. Countless orchestras and vocalists have gathered to celebrate the season with this perennial favorite, often with a significant audience participation component. Will you be ready when sing along time comes? Just in case, we are pleased to provide you with this summation of centuries’ worth of rules for “Handeling” the time-honored tradition of the “Messiah” Sing-Along.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William police continue to search for a man who went missing from his home on Featherstone Road in Woodbridge.

“*MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT — UPDATE: The Prince William County Police Department continues to ask for the public’s assistance in locating Alan Cohee, who was reported as missing and endangered by a family member on November 11. Since Mr. Cohee’s disappearance, the Prince William County Police Department, with assistance from other local and state agencies, have conducted multiple searches of the immediate area surrounding his home. On November 11, Prince William County officers, with helicopter and Bloodhound assistance from the Fairfax County Police Department, conducted a search around Mr. Cohee’s residence on Featherstone Rd in Woodbridge and the immediate area after learning he was believed to have left his home on foot. The following day, on November 12, Prince William County Search & Rescue Teams conducted an extensive ground search of the same area. On November 14, Search & Rescue Teams, with K-9 assistance from the Virginia State Police, expanded their search further down Featherstone Rd to include areas in and around Veterans Park. In addition to this ground search, the Prince William County Underwater Search & Rescue Team conducted a search of two nearby shallow ponds. After all searches, nothing of note was located. There has been no known contact with Mr. Cohee since he was last seen on November 10. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Cohee is asked to call the non-emergency line at 703-792-6500.”


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From police: 

Armed Robbery – On November 14 at 9:43AM, officers responded to investigate a robbery which was reported to have occurred at the Exxon service station located at 13505 Minnieville Rd in Woodbridge (22192) the night prior, November 13, at approximately 9:40PM. A store employee reported to police that three masked men entered the business armed with handguns. The men approached the counter and took an undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and other property before fleeing the business on foot. No injuries were reported. The men were only described as black males, one heavyset, wearing hooded shirts and masks.


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