Middle-of-night house fire displaces family of six in Triangle
FROM Prince William County Dept. of Fire and Rescue 05/19/24 / Breaking News / Local Government / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County fire and rescue units were dispatched to a house fire in the 19100 block of Rosings Way (Triangle) at 3:58 a.m., according to Matt Smolsky, Deputy Fire Chief. The Fire Marshal’s Office was still on the scene at 8:40 a.m. determining the cause of the fire.
PWC to link its agencies with vendors at first Procurement Expo on Thursday, June 13
FROM Prince William County Government 05/16/24 / Breaking News / Business / Local Government / Money & Taxes / Woodbridge /
The expo aims to link the vendor community with county agencies, helping the county fulfill its business needs while providing vendors the opportunity to market their services and gain insights into doing business with the county. Meet with county agencies, that will share information on the goods and services they plan to procure in Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1.
Juvenile, 17, charged on ten counts involving a gun
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports 05/15/24 /
Charged with 2 counts of attempted malicious wounding, 2 counts of shooting into a residential dwelling, 2 counts of brandishing, 1 count of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, 1 count of possession of a handgun by a minor, 1 count of obstruction of justice, and 1 count of petit larceny
Bristow’s Piper Lane off Rt. 28 closing for culvert pipe repairs this weekend May 17-20
05/15/24 / Breaking News / Bristow / Health & Safety / People & Places / Transportation /
VDOT says Piper Lane (Route 660) from Route 28 (Nokesville Road) to Observation Road will be closed to through traffic, weather permitting, from 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17 until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 20
Gov. Youngkin opens nomination period for Volunteerism & Community Service Awards
FROM the Virginia Governor's Office 05/15/24 / People & Places / State Government / Volunteering /
Nominations will be accepted through Tuesday, June 25, at 5 p.m. for the 2024 Virginia Governor’s Volunteerism & Community Service Awards.
PWC senior citizens celebrate Older Americans Month at Camp Snyder in Haymarket
FROM Prince William County Government 05/15/24 / Good Eating / Haymarket / Health & Safety / Local Government / Money & Taxes / People & Places /
The Area Agency on Aging sponsors the annual event to honor residents who are 55 and older in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. County Executive Chris Shorter, accompanied by other members of county leadership, helped serve boxed lunches to those in attendance.
Memorial Day services May 27 at Va. War Memorial and three Va. veterans cemeteries
FROM Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) 05/15/24 / Breaking News / History / Military / People & Places / State Government /
Memorial Day will again be commemorated at four special ceremonies hosted by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) on Monday, May 27, 2024. All the events listed are free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Keep Pr. Wm. Beautiful (KPWB) cancels May 18 fundraiser
05/15/24 / Breaking News / Environment / Nokesville / People & Places /
Keep Prince William Beautiful 's (KPWB) Spring Fling Fundraiser planned for Saturday,May 18, 2024 at Cedar Run Brewery in Nokesville has been canceled due to a stormy forecast.
Landowners can get a free, flexible riparian forest buffer from new Va. program
FROM Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) 05/15/24 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / Real Estate / State Government /
Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) has a new program that provides landowners free, flexible riparian forest buffer installation plus one year of maintenance. The Riparian Forests for Landowners (RFFL) program is a unique watershed-based partnership.
Today's Obituaries
Marian A. Snyder, 99, of Gainesville, mother of two, hospital gift shop volunteer
A Mass of Christian Burial for Marian A. Snyder of Gainesville, VA and formerly of Greenwich, CT. will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Church, North Street, Greenwich, CT on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 11 a.m., Mrs. Snyder, 99, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, with her family by her side.
Wayne W. Grindle, SR., “Skip,” of Haymarket
Wayne W. Grindle, SR., "Skip", 84, of Haymarket, Va. passed away peacefully on February 14, 2024. Funeral service will be Feb. 23. Please see full obituary on Pierce Funeral Home Manassas, VA website, http://www.piercefh.com
Margaret Mitchell McLeod Price, Stonewall Middle teacher for 26 years, and loved to travel
Margaret Mitchell McLeod Price, a teacher at Stonewall Middle School (now Unity Braxton) in Manassas for 26 years until her retirement in 1999, died Jan. 26, 2024. She was an avid traveler and had visited 49 states and numerous foreign countries.
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News
Children 17 & younger can get a free ride on OmniRide next Thursday, April 25
In support of national Take Your Child to Work Day, children ages 17 and younger can ride any OmniRide bus for free on Thursday, April 25. Great news! OmniRide Local and Metro Express are already currently free and will be until at least June. Children can ride any OmniRide Express commuter bus for free on this day, which currently costs $9 one way, when accompanied by a paying adult!
