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Manassas

Manassas Regional Airport Conducts First Full-Scale Emergency Exercise

By Mike Salmon
One of the high school students gets a shot at acting hurt. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

Manassas Regional Airport successfully completed its first Full-Scale Exercise on March 11 to test the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP), a key step in maintaining readiness and supporting its path toward commercial passenger service.

The drill, required under 14 CFR § 139.325 by the Federal Aviation Administration for Class I airports, must occur at least once every 36 consecutive calendar months. It simulated a realistic scenario involving coordination among multiple agencies to ensure effective response capabilities.

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Features

Marine Football History Honored at Quantico

By Mike Salmon
Ron Eckert explains the team painting “Semper Fi on the Field” by Jason Breidenbach. [Photo: by Mike Salmon]

A former U.S. Marine Corps football team is getting new recognition with a permanent display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico.

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Fredericksburg

Renovations Signal Change on William Street

By Mike Salmon
The Liberty Street side is where most of the work is being done. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

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Fredericksburg

Legacy of Horace Hill Packs Fredericksburg Visitor Center

By Mike Salmon
National Park Service rangers’ Ashley Ranalli and Supervisor Lewis Rogers shared information about the investigative steps it took.

On May 5, 1864, Horace Hill was killed near Chancellorsville while fighting Confederate forces with the 111th New York Volunteers, commanded by Lt. Reuben J. Myers.

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Fredericksburg

Silver and Engagement Rings Shine in Fredericksburg as Holiday Spending Rolls On

By Mike Salmon
Pizza is always a big seller on Caroline Street so the crowd at Benny Vitali's on Caroline Street was not a surprise.

For small businesses, the Christmas holidays are critical to the bottom line, and many rely on strong sales to meet yearly goals.

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Fredericksburg

Help! Help! Help! — Neighbors Stunned as Bullets Fly in Fredericksburg

By Mike Salmon
Looking into town on the 800 block of William Street where the first shooting occurred.

Two shootings in Fredericksburg over the past week left multiple people wounded and rattled residents in a city where such incidents are rare.

At the Express Food Mart on William Street—across from the apartments where the first shooting occurred—the store manager said her cashier heard someone yelling for help.

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Fredericksburg

Street Fight: Fredericksburg split over traffic revamp

By Mike Salmon

Converting one-way streets in downtown Fredericksburg remains on the city’s to-do list, but officials are holding another round of public meetings before making any decisions. Among those weighing in is Joan McGlaughlin, who lives on the southern end of Princess Anne Street and frequently sees drivers struggling to access the train station parking lot.

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