Prince William County Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park for the third year. The FREE lights display begins Friday, Dec. 6. New this year: Visitors can experience the magic of the holiday season with visits from holiday characters, joyful holiday music sung by carolers and an unforgettable holiday shopping experience on select nights.
FROM an email report from the Office of Congreswoman Jennifer Weston
07/08/23 / Federal Government / Money & Taxes / People & Places /
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton reports she had a jam-packed June marking up Congress' annual budget bills as a member of the Appropriations Committee and getting out around the 10th district to highlight how federal infrastructure funding is expanding broadband to every corner of our community.
Former Congressman Frank Wolf, who represented western Prince William and successfully protected the Manassas Battlefield from over-development in the late 1980s, will be joining Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson, Va. Senate candidate Bill Woolf and VA House of Delegates candidate John Stirrup, for a press conference Monday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at Manassas Battlefield to support Lawson's Resolution 23. The location is Stuart's Hill Parking Lot, Manassas National Battlefield, 12521 Lee Hwy, Manassas, VA 20109
FROM Volunteer Prince William
07/07/23 / Health & Safety / People & Places / Volunteering /
Habitat for Humanity PWC needs volunteers to help with various build/repair projects they have going on around greater Prince William. No experience is necessary, training is provided on the spot and volunteers are supervised.
FROM the Prince William Commonwealth Attorney’s Office
07/07/23 / Breaking News / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth has announced the sentencing of Robert Coltrain, 27, related to the murder of Brian Trotter which occurred in Prince William County, VA on or about Oct. 17, 2020.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
07/07/23 / Education / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
Police spend two weeks rounding up six suspects in June 14, 2023 strong-arm robbery that occurred in a student bathroom at Freedom High School school in Woodbridge.
VDOT will be assessing existing traffic, safety and multimodal conditions in the corridor, including driver weaving issues at the Dale Boulevard/I-95 interchange and accommodations for people walking and biking. This is known as a STARS study. Within the study limits, Dale Boulevard averages about 42,000 vehicles a day and Rippon Boulevard averages about 12,000.
No statistics were given for numbers of walkers and bikers.
The deed establishing the Commonwealth of Virginia as the owner of the natural wonder and 1,530 acres surrounding it was recorded June 15, 2023 in the Rockbridge County courthouse in Lexington, VA (home of Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University). The deed’s recordation date coincided with the 87th anniversary of the Virginia State Park System, which opened in 1936 with just six parks — Douthat, First Landing, Fairy Stone, Staunton River, Hungry Mother and Westmoreland.
FROM Prince William County Government
06/30/23 / Business / Local Government / People & Places /
A total of 29 small business owners received a certificate of occupancy/written authorization to ‘Open for Business’ from Prince William County's Department of Development Services Small Business Project Management (SBPM) Program in May 2023, according to a county news release. About 26 new businesses have opened every month in 2023 since January.