By VERN McHARGUE
WOODBRIGDE, Va. – It’s true that the good Dr. Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey over the Bald Eagle as the national bird for the United States. But the residents of Dawson Landing, where the American Bald Eagle soars, are glad he didn’t get his choice of national bird.
The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Prince William and Fauquier cpunties, better known as CASA, decked out the Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas on Sept. 8 for their “Evening Under the Stars” fundraising gala. The black-tie event is their largest fundraiser normally nets the organization at least $120,000, and is attended by 1,000 people.
The first guest to this year’s event was Mother Nature, who brought unwanted wind and rain which destroyed tents, tables, and prompted the overall cancelation of the event.
By KJ MUSHUNG
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — President Barack Obama will come to Woodbridge this Friday to speak at a grassroots rally at the G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium.
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has partnered with the Prince William Courage Soccer Club and the Prince William County public school to launch a new afterschool program that will focus on fitness, understanding health, and nutrition. The program has been dubbed the Prince William Courage “F.U.N.” Project, and it marks it’s debut on Tuesday.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Neighbors gathered to remember a woman who was tragically shot and killed by her husband two years ago. Afterward, her husband took his own life.
Area residents filled the track at Prince William County’s Freedom High School in Woodbridge on Saturday to remember the life of Jenny Vaughn Bates at the “No Woman, No Cry 5K Walk.”
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In September 1938, the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department was officially incorporated.
It marked two years of hard work for a group of concerned citizens who recognized the need for a fire department in the area. Many of them put up personal property and their own money to secure loans to build a building to house the apparatus and start the department.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in Prince William County are taking on new gear that will help them respond to acts of terrorism and major disasters.
Through a grant from The Department of Homeland Security, the police department will accept $212,600 in new tactical equipment. Police officials said they will not disclose what items they will get citing security concerns.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College is closed after a sprinkler system malfunctioned.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Family, friends, co-workers and members of area fire and police departments gathered this Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Woodbridge on Minnieville Road to pay their respects to former OWL Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard “Ricky” Arrington.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Virginia State Parks offer a variety of hunting opportunities, including several lottery and reservation only hunts, as well as open hunting throughout the season. The award-winning Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Hunters can reserve stands or zones on a first come first served basis at the following hunts:
