Coles Supervisor Yesli Vega issued this statement: "Today (April 25, 2024) I was notified that graffiti including antisemitic symbols were found at Coles Elementary and Benton Middle School. I want to express my unwavering support for our Jewish community. In Prince William County, we firmly reject any form of hatred."

"We need resources to help in planning for living out our best life in our senior years, and the Summit is going to provide us with 60 vendors, professionals, counselors and more to give us the information we need to do exactly that," explained Dave Redabaugh, one of the event's coordinators.

The investigation revealed that Fairfax County police contacted Prince William County police after their agency received information from police in Anne Arundel County, MD regarding a citizen residing in Laurel who reported recent suspicious and concerning online postings on Instagram from an individual later identified as the accused. In the postings, vague threats of violence were made, some of which included images of a location later determined to be Park Valley Church in Haymarket.

Mastr Police Officer Renee Carr, public information officer, reports on updates to recent cases, incidents and arrests by Prince William County Police.

Rabbi Shmuel “Shmuly” Perlstein, director of Chabad of Greater Gainesville and Manassas, accepted a certificate from Prince William County Chair at-Large Ann Wheeler proclaiming April 12 as Education Sharing Day in Prince William County.

On Friday, January 21, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Catholic Diocese of Arlington, will join Christendom College in leading the annual March for Life down Constitution Avenue towards the U.S. Supreme Court. As in past years, parishioners from most of the Diocese’s 70 parishes will also take to the streets in Washington on behalf of the right to life.

The annual Mass honors the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader who was slain almost 54 years ago. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Catholic Diocese of Arlington, will celebrate at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane Arlington, VA 22203.

In the United States, there are an estimated 19 million men and women who once wore the flag of freedom as members of the military. That is 1 in 10 adults! On Veterans Day each year, we honor their courage and service to protect and defend our rights and freedoms. Yet we should not limit such gratitude to that day alone.