News
FROM Virginia Department of Transportation
04/25/24 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / State Government / Transportation /
Beginning Sunday night, April 28, weather permitting, a portion of the northbound and southbound I-95 general purpose lanes in Prince William County will have nighttime single- and double-lane closures until late fall.
The Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom has announced Jay Yankey of Mokesville will join its board of directors. Yankey was appointed to the board July 1 and will serve a three-year term.
By BENNIE SCARTON JR., Observer staff
08/06/13 / People & Places /
Oscar Mayer's popular vehicle shaped like a hot dog and staffed by personable "hotdoggers" will be on location for the first two days of the Prince William County Fair. "Driftdog" is one of six Wiernermobiles that are touring the United States this summer.
Students from Metz Middle School and Manassas Park Middle School will host a robotics exhibition/competition as a finale to their week-long robotics summer camp on Friday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Manassas Museum. Admission will be free during this time.
On Wednesday, August 7, members of Battlefield High School’s Marching Bobcats will greet and thank about 100 Honor Flight veterans around noon at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
By BENNIE SCARTON JR., Observer staff
08/05/13 / General News / People & Places /
A retired Manassas teacher and coach who is also a retired United States Marine Corps officer honored for his heroism in Vietnam will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Armed Forces Appreciation Day at the Prince William County Fair.
By BONNY R. FAHY Observer staff
08/05/13 / Education / People & Places /
Few, if any, would question the need for more swim lanes in Prince William County. The Prince William County School Board is looking at an aquatics facility to be located at the school division's 12th high school, set to open in the fall of 2016. The board is split as to the advisability of the proposed facility.
By HEIDI BAUMSTARK Observer staff
08/05/13 / Good Eating / People & Places /
The old green barn that once held winning horses now holds local homegrown or homemade treasures. On Sunday afternoons, visitors can roam those stalls in search for the perfect find at this producer-only market which has been serving the area for 15 years.
By ROSE MURPHY Observer staff
08/05/13 / Environment / Lake Ridge /
The McDonald's Restaurant at Tackett's Mill is being demolished and replaced with a new one, and LOCCA/PELT civic association is concerned with signage and that the replacement may not match the Williamsburg theme of the shopping center in he Lake Ridge area of Woodbridge in Prince William County, VA.