There are many women and children in Africa that have to walk more than 3 miles for water.
This fact is what spurred World Vision, a humanitarian organization, to organize their annual 6K for Water walk/run, which will be held in Manassas on September 12.
â[The] program works to address the 768 million people in the world who lack access to clean water. It started last year. Last year we just did it in Chicago, and this year we separated it out to four different cities â Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and [the Washington] D.C. [area],â said Ashley Colquitt, the marketing director for the race.
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The City of Manassas has a new deputy manager.
According to a city release, City Manager Patrick Pate has selected Bryan Foster for the position.
Foster will oversee Public Works and utilities for the city, starting September 14.
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Get ready for some lane closu
res on Interstate 95 next week.
Overnight on August 3 and August 4, there will be multiple lane closures on I-95 North near Exit 158 (Prince William Parkway).
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) stated that the lanes will be closed at 9 a.m. each night, and then there will be more closures overnight that will last for around 30 minutes.
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In the mood for some European-inspired deserts?
Bellash Bakeryâs owner Mario Rubio, opened the New York and European style bakery a few months ago in Woodbridge.
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Guadalupe Castro has been baking and cooking up classic El Salvadorian food for a long time.
Castro, who is the owner of Castroâs Bakery in Falls Church, recently opened the doors at her new location in Woodbridge, near Potomac Mills Mall.
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Stafford is selling some items from the old Stafford Senior High School online.
The high school, which was built in 1972, was demolished to make way for a new high school, which will be completed in the 2015 â 2016 school year.
According to a Stafford schools release, furniture and other items that were used in the old high school that cannot be repurposed on the new site, are up for sale.
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Pfitzner Stadium â the home of the Potomac Nationals baseball team â is getting a facelift.
The stadium, which opened in 1984, is owned by Prince William County. According to Potomac Nationals General Manager Josh Olerud, the county has leased the stadium to the team for more than 20 years.
The county board of supervisors has agreed to pay $230,000 for the stadiumâs improvements, stated Olerud.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) plans to make changes to I-95 exits in Stafford and Fredericksburg.
Using $18 million from VDOTâs Highway Safety Improvement Program, improvements will be made to Exit 130 (Route 3/Fredericksburg) and Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth).
âLast fall, VDOT reviewed crash data on Interstates 64, 81 and 95 to find spot locations with elevated crash rates where these federal funds could be applied,â said Stafford spokeswoman Shannon Howell.
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Dumfries police want to educate kids and keep them safe.
The Town of Dumfries Police Department just wrapped up their fifth Kids Academy â a program started by Chief Dan Taber.
The goal of the program is to let children connect with police officers in a safe environment, and give them information on alcohol, drugs, cyberbullying and social media safety, according to a Dumfries police release.
