Author: Lynn Forkell Greene

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Manassas celebrates new GOP chairman

By Lynn Forkell Greene
George Ellis (center) is the new Manassas GOP Chairman.

Attendees included Heather Rice from the Virginia Republican Party; Chris Harnisch, 10th Congressional District Chair; Ben Hazekamp, 7th Congressional District Chair; Jacob Alderman, Prince William County Republican Committee Chair; and Former Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish.

Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Richard Anderson, an esteemed guest speaker, delivered a message of congratulations to George and thanked Sharon for her service. Anderson also emphasized the importance of the upcoming elections.

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Schools

School, fields, and electricity topics at a year-end Manassas meeting

By Lynn Forkell Greene

Manassas City Councilwoman Theresa Coates Ellis held an end-of-year wrap-up discussion focused on rebuilding Jennie Dean Elementary School and the potential loss of open park fields.

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Schools

City Council blindsided over potential loss of park fields to new elementary school

By Lynn Forkell Greene
Manassas City Councilman Mark Wolfe reviews a plan to replace fields at Jennie Dean Park with a new elementary school.

Manassas City leaders are at odds over where a new Dean Elementary School will be built.

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Governor, city leaders honor Tuskegee Airmen, women Air Force pilots at exhibit opening

By Lynn Forkell Greene
Virignia Gov. Glenn Youngkin touches a P-51C Mustang – one of the Redtail airplanes made famous by the Tuskegee Airmen. [Photo: Lynn Forkell Greene]

About 100 people, including Virignia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and community leaders attended the opening ceremony welcoming the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Air Force Service Pilots Exhibit to Manassas Regional Airport on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

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Politics

Governor returns to Manassas diner, says ‘we can give more funding for cops, teachers, mental health’

By Lynn Forkell Greene
Glenn Youngkin and Bill Woolf talk to Prince William County School Board member Jennifer Wall.

Republicans surrounded Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin during a visit to Juke Box Diner in Manassas on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

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Originals

Manassas to bring transformer from Penn. to shore up electrical grid

By Lynn Forkell Greene
[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

The Manassas City Council received an update on its ongoing power woes on Monday, July 17, 2023.

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Manassas works to stop ‘unprecedented’ power outages 

By Lynn Forkell Greene
[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

The Manassas City Council pressed for answers about a series of electrical outages in the city.

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