26th Eagle Festival May 11 at Mason Neck State Park in Fairfax
FROM Virginia State Parks 04/29/24 / Environment / State Government / Kids Konnection / Nature and the Outdoors /
Mason Neck State Park will host the 26th Annual Eagle Festival on May 11 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Two more cab drivers robbed in Manassas; police believe incidents related
12/16/14 / Manassas / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William Vounty VA Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, Dac. 16, 2014
Prince William School Board to consider starting schools before Labor Day
12/16/14 / Education / People & Places /
Prince William County School Board will consider two school calendar options at the December 17 meeting. Staff presented a standard calendar option at the Board’s December 3 meeting, similar to past calendars. Now, the School Board has a choice—to open before or after Labor Day in 2015.
Manassas City Police seek suspects in McDonald’s parking lot assault
12/16/14 / Manassas / Police & Fire Beat /
At approximately 2:10AM on December 13, 2014 Manassas City Police responded to McDonald’s, located at 9001 Centreville Rd, for an assault that had just occurred.
Legislation to prevent gun violence proposed by Gov. McAuliffe
From the Governor's Office 12/15/14 / Health & Safety / State Government /
The proposals include prohibiting possession of firearms for persons subject to protective orders and those who have committed such misdemeanors as stalking, sexual battery, and domestic violence; revoking concealed handgun permits for parents delinquent on child support payments.
McAuiliffe puts $28 mililon in budget for all-new voting machines across Virginia
12/15/14 / State Government /
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he is including $28 million in his budget to provide new voting machines to precincts across Virginia so all polling places will have uniform, state-of-the-art equipment for the 2015 November elections.
Congress member-elect Barbara Comstock appointed to third key committee
12/15/14 / Federal Government /
Congress member-Elect Barbara Comstock has been named to the U.S. House Committee on House Administration. This is in addition to her appointments to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee that were announced last week.
PWC School Board chairman to step down when term ends Dec. 31, 2015
By RANDI REID, Observer staff 12/15/14 / Breaking News / Education /
Milton Johns, chairman of the Prince William County School Board, announced this morning that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2015. His term ends Dec. 31, 2015, concluding 12 years service on the school board.
Manassas city workers try “to make Christmas happen” for family of nine
12/12/14 / People & Places / Charity & Fundraising / Kids Konnection /
An eight-man crew of City of Manassas VA Electric Department workers is asking for the community’s help in providing Christmas for a family of nine – a single mother and her eight children, ranging in age from 5 to 17.
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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