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Blacksburg Regional Teacher of Year said to be pioneer for women in career and technical education
FROM Virginia Dept. of Education. 04/18/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Business / Education / Environment / Health & Safety / People & Places / State Government /
“Mrs. Carrier epitomizes the characteristics of the ideal teacher that we all want for our children,” said Bernard Bragen Jr.. Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent “Her passion and enthusiasm for teaching and children is reflective in the performance of her students. We are grateful to have her as a member of our faculty. “
Bank robbed at gunpoint Oct. 8; two charged in pain medication case
10/08/15 / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
Fifth suspect arrested in connection with Jackson murder in Gainesville Sept. 12
10/07/15 / Gainesville / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015.
Hear the beep where you sleep and get special smoke detectors if you have hearing loss
10/06/15 / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places /
It's Fire Prevention Week and reports indicate 25% of home fire deaths were caused by fires that start in the bedroom and half of home fire deaths occur between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are sleeping. Make sure your regular smoke alarm is working. Get vibrating or flashing smoke alarms for people with hearing loss.
Corrected: Aquarium was origin of Oakland Drive fire in Dale City Oct. 2
10/06/15 / Lake Ridge / Police & Fire Beat /
On Friday, Oct. 2, at approximately 10:30 a.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to a structure fire in a single family home located in the 6200 block of Oakland Drive in Dale City.
Boy Scouts install bin at Balls Ford Rd. site for retirement of Old Glory with dignity and respect
By GAIL WILLIAMS Observer staff 10/06/15 / Federal Government / History / People & Places /
People in the western end of Prince William County now have a convenient, respectable and patriotic way to retire their worn American flags. Boy Scout troops in the Bull Run District constructed a special bin for the collection of the flags at the Balls Ford Rd. compost facility.
Volunteers needed to assist with Community Job Fair Oct. 13
Manassas Councilman Ian Lovejoy, organizer/sponsor, asks everyone to spread the word about the free Greater Manassas Community Job Fair, to be held on Tuesday, Oct.13 between 1 and 6 p.m. in the gym at Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Ln, Manassas, VA 20110, just off Sudley Road.
VDOT will be closing parts of I-66 Tuesday and Wednesday nights
10/05/15 / State Government / Transportation /
Intermittent full closures of up to 30 minutes each will occur on eastbound Interstate 66 between Route 123 and Nutley Street and westbound I-66 between I-495 and Nutley Street late Tuesday night, October 6 into Wednesday morning, October 7, and again from late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, October 8, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Manassas city police alerted to two utility scams
10/05/15 / Manassas / Police & Fire Beat /
Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.
Today's Obituaries
Marian A. Snyder, 99, of Gainesville, mother of two, hospital gift shop volunteer
A Mass of Christian Burial for Marian A. Snyder of Gainesville, VA and formerly of Greenwich, CT. will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Church, North Street, Greenwich, CT on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 11 a.m., Mrs. Snyder, 99, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, with her family by her side.
Wayne W. Grindle, SR., “Skip,” of Haymarket
Wayne W. Grindle, SR., "Skip", 84, of Haymarket, Va. passed away peacefully on February 14, 2024. Funeral service will be Feb. 23. Please see full obituary on Pierce Funeral Home Manassas, VA website, http://www.piercefh.com
Margaret Mitchell McLeod Price, Stonewall Middle teacher for 26 years, and loved to travel
Margaret Mitchell McLeod Price, a teacher at Stonewall Middle School (now Unity Braxton) in Manassas for 26 years until her retirement in 1999, died Jan. 26, 2024. She was an avid traveler and had visited 49 states and numerous foreign countries.
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