Young Man Hits Old Woman, Manassas Cleanest Restaurants and the Number of the Day

It’s Wednesday, Aug. 14. Here are five things you need to know. Now, return the favor: tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Today: The Prince William County Fair continues today with a series of fun shows, like the Marvelous Mutts event at the Kids Fun Zone at the fairgrounds. 

2. You Said It: “What kind of young man would hit a 71-year-old woman in the face?” — A reader responding to news that a teen had been charged with robbery after striking a woman and stealing her purse in a Food Lion parking lot.

3. ICYMI: A list of Manassas' cleanest restaurants. Did your favorite eatery make the cut? Find out here.  

4. Number of the Day: 0.3 miles. That’s a rough estimate of the distance between the runway at Shannon Airport and a Fredericksburg Wawa gas station. A pilot made an emergency landing at the gas station when he realized he was desperately low on gas and feared he couldn’t make it to the runway without crashing.