FROM Prince William County Police Department
11/26/24 / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
The Prince William County Police reminds motorists to ear your seatbelt every time because seatbelts save lives! That is the underlying message of this year’s “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign, which runs through Dec. 1, 2024.
FROM Haymarket Regional Food Pantry
10/04/23 / Good Eating / Health & Safety / Manassas / Nonprofits /
Arts of Life Charities (AOLC) are hosting an Oct. 28 "Lifting Others Up" gala at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas to benefit the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry. Tickets are on sale through Oct.19.
FROM Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR)
10/04/23 / History / People & Places / State Government / Transportation /
The Virginia Board of Historic Resources approved six new highway historical markers on Sept. 21, 2023. The markers range from one acknowledging an enslaved man who created a cure for a widespread disease to a popular racehorse named Boston, who is said to have won 40 of 45 races. It takes about six months from approval to erection of the markers. None are in Prince William County.
The United States Postal Service Oct. 2 released a new Forever stamp honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an icon of American culture. The stamp’ was unveiled atat the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery during a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony that was open to the public.
FROM Virginia Department of Transportation
09/29/23 / Business / Education / Environment / People & Places /
About 80 engineering firms, organizations, agencies and contractors from all over the Commonwealth will give high school students the chance to network and learn about careers in civil engineering, architecture, technology, construction, environmental, administration and other transportation-related fields.
FROM the Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth
09/29/23 / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
A Prince William County jury found Devlon Crew-Hamilton guilty of one count of second-degree murder and one count of use of a firearm in commission of a felony nn September 27, 2023.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
09/28/23 / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
On September 27, the suspect, identified as Jeffrey Donelle HAMPTON, 34,of Woodbridge turned himself in to police without incident.
FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin
09/27/23 / Breaking News / Business / Lake Ridge / State Government / Woodbridge /
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Sept. 26 that Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) will invest $87 million to modernize, and expand its customer support center in Roanoke County. The investment will create about 1,100 new jobs and enhance the working experience for 1,650+ current employees, becoming Roanoke County's largest employer, the news release said.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
09/25/23 / Breaking News / Haymarket / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Religion /
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.