Eileen Thawley, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, got a new roof today.
Through a partnership with Purple Heart Homes, Thawley was selected and approved as the recipient for the roof replacement. Omega Contracting performed the work as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.
Joel Shapiro, Woodbridge Senior High School Choir Director says:
My HS choir students from Woodbridge [Senior High School] recorded “You Will Be Found” while we’ve been out due to COVID. We would be honored if you wanted to share it! Thanks for listening!
Fire ripped through a home in the 13900 block of Shadwell Court, near Smoketown Road in Woodbridge.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 12:38 p.m. and found smoke showing from the rear of the house when they arrived.
Joshua Himan’s new restaurant near Potomac Mills mall promises to be a mix of sizzling, savory goodness with a touch of U.S. history.
The retired Marine and wounded warrior, who turned finance analyst, teamed with his business partner Ed Keels to a new restaurant for his family and friends to dine.
This past Friday saw the Prince William Chamber of Commerce (PWCC) partner with the Prince William County Economic Development (EDO) and Emergency Management Departments (EMD) to provide area businesses with masks and hand sanitizer in celebration of the kickoff of the Phase 1 reopening in the region.
Staff and volunteers from all three organizations as well as two members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors manned three locations throughout the region, providing over 4,000 masks and close to 500 gallons of sanitizer to around 200 area businesses. The locations were at the PWCC’s office in Manassas, the EDO’s office in Gainesville, and the EMD held their end at the Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge.
As Chair of the Board of PRTC, I understand the importance of providing reliable, safe, and efficient transportation for residents around Prince William County and the D.C. area. The goal of our transit services – The OmniRide and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) – has always been to get residents where they need to go while reducing congestion. OmniRide and the VRE rely heavily on our transit employees to help carry out these goals. Now with COVID-19 critically impacting our economy, our transit workers are even more vital in providing critical transportation services.
A peaceful protest escalated into civil unrest Saturday evening, ending in multiple arrests and a Virginia State Delegate in a standoff with police.
Virginia Delegate Lee Carter (D-Manassas, Bristow) announced on Twitter tonight that he was sprayed with CS gas (tear gas) by a Virginia State Police officer at a protest on Sudley Road. Carter also alleged that police tried to hit him with a flashbang as he walked away from them.
Police now have a composite sketch of the man suspected of entering a homeless woman’s tent and raping her.
The sexual assault occurred at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the 3200 block of Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge, according to police. to investigate a sexual assault incident. The 55-year-old victim told police that she was lying in her tent in a wooded area near the above location when a man forced his way inside. He then grabbed the woman’s cell phone and threw it away before she could call for help, according to police.
Hundreds lined up to be tested for the coronavirus.
Residents on Tuesday flooded a testing site located on the grounds of Stonewall Jackson High School outside Manassas. It reached capacity at 11 a.m., just an hour after the site opened.
Residents rallied outside the Prince William County Government Center at 1 o’clock in the afternoon Tuesday in support of longstanding policy used to combat illegal immigration.
The protestors’ signs stated “Save 287(g),” which is a program that checks the legal status of those who have been arrested and charged with a crime. In Prince Wiliam County — one of only two jurisdictions that utilize the program, those checks are done as the suspect is processed into the county jail. If the inmate is found to be in the country illegally, they’re turned over to federal customs and immigration officials.
