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.
“Hylton in the Highlands” Scottish festival at Hylton Center for second time Jan. 24
By Jill Graziano Laiacona, George Mason University 12/10/14 / People & Places / Creative Arts /
From fiddles to Scottish country dancing to bagpipes, tea and Scotch whisky tastings, there’s something Scottish for everyone at the Hylton Performing Arts Center’s “Hylton in the Highlands: A Festival of Scotland” on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Express lanes on Interstate 95 to open Sunday, Dec. 14
12/10/14 / Breaking News / State Government / Transportation /
Beginning this Sunday, Dec. 14, motorists can try out the new Interstate 95 Express Lanes for free until tolling begins Dec. 29.
Prince William expected to get expansion funds for Virginia Preschool Initiative
12/10/14 / Education / Federal Government / State Government /
Prince William County is expected to benefit from a $17.5 million federal Preschool Expansion Grant that will allow Virginia to serve as many as 1,600 additional at-risk four-year-olds in new, high-quality preschool classes.
Virginians urged to be alert, smart consumers to avoid holiday shopping pitfalls
12/09/14 / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes /
Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring hopes to give everyone the information they need to have a safe and happy holiday by avoiding common pitfalls and scams that inevitably surface this time of year.
Manassas Battlefield fire management plan available for public review
12/09/14 / Environment / Federal Government /
Manassas National Battlefield Park Fire Management Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA) is now available for public review. The EA evaluates management options for the update of the Fire Management Plan.
Registration begins Jan. 7 for Prince William’s Virtual High School
12/09/14 / Education /
The Spring 2015 session schedule for the Virtual High School @ PWCS, Prince William County’s online high school program is now at http://virtualhigh.schools.pwcs.edu
VDOT will close westbound I-66 for roadwork late Thursday night (Dec. 11)
12/09/14 / State Government / Transportation /
All westbound lanes of Interstate 66 will close intermittently between midnight Thursday, Dec. 11 and 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, for the installation of two gantries between the Fairfax County Parkway and Route 28. Each closure will last up to 30 minutes.
Gainesville Library due to reopen Dec. 22
by RANDI REID, Observer staff 12/08/14 / Breaking News / Gainesville / Books & Libraries /
Gainesville Neighborhood Library, 4603 James Madison Highway, Haymarket, VA 20169 is now scheduled to reopen on Monday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m., according to a news release.
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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