The 24th Annual Eagle Festival at Mason Neck State Park in Lorton returns on May 7.
This family-friendly event runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. It includes live animal shows, hands-on educational opportunities, and outdoor recreation clinics that all aim to highlight the natural history of Northern Virginia and foster stewardship of the environment.
Animal lovers! Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets has several volunteer openings, to include Volunteer Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Grant Coordinator and Events Coordinator. Pet care is always needed, and the furbabies will appreciate all you do to improve their quality of life! Please visithttps://www.humanesocietynv.org/volunteer for more information on how you can get involved.
The wonderful staff at Catholic Charities has a number of volunteer opportunities open for those interested in helping newcomers to our country. Openings include ESOL Teachers in a variety of topics, Administrative Support in their Manassas, Fredericksburg and Arlington offices (bilingual skills in Spanish required) and On-Call Interpreters fluent in Dari, Pashto, and Farsi. There’s also a new mentoring program in need of volunteers to help exceptional refugee students between the ages of 15 and 24. You’ll feel great helping those new to our country navigate the various aspects of getting settled, and bridge language barriers! Please email Lea Ann at [email protected] to learn more.
Recently, Virginia’s General Assembly passed a law that allows local governments to set a meals tax of up to 6% without asking voters for permission through a referendum.
Prince William County residents will face higher property taxes over the next 12 months, with the average homeowner paying $172 more in Real Estate taxes.
A man was stabbed Saturday night in Downtown Manassas.
Police were called on April 23, 2022, at 11:45 p.m., to the 9400 block of West Street, near a BB&T bank. According to police, one man was stabbed during the incident. Police could only describe the four men as black or Hispanic, wearing headscarves over their faces or ski masks.
A man who stole a woman’s purse pulled a knife on the victim when she tried to chase him down.
At 9:58 p.m. Saturday, April 23, officers went to the Bahama Breeze, at 2714 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery. Police said a teenager entered the restaurant and grabbed a purse that was hanging on the wall near the hostess stand and fled.
The Stafford Soap Box Derby will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, for the first time in Stafford County, Virginia.
Hosted by the Regional Soap Box Derby Organization, racers will be challenged as they race on Reservoir Road in front of the Rocky Run Elementary School, located at 95 Reservoir Road, Fredericksburg, Va., 22406. All information and registration for the Stafford Soap Box Derby can be found at TourStaffordVA.com/event/SoapBoxDerby.
Carlos Vaughn Balvin, 16, of Manassas, is an Eagle Scout.
To earn the honor, Balvin’s required Eagle Scout project was planning, coordinating, and executing a 400-foot path through a wooded area at Liberia House, a 19th Century plantation at 8601 Portner Avenue in Manassas now owned by the city and used as an events center.
