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Barney Ray Rish, 89, lost his battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia on June 11, 2021, at Brookdale Senior Living. Born April 18, 1932, to the late Olivia Folie and Walter D. Rish, in Wagener (Aiken County), SC.
Barney married Joann F. Curtin in August 1954. They were married for 59 years until her death in February 2013 of pancreatic cancer. Barney retired from the United States Air Force in 1973 after 22 years of service.
The Manassas Jazz Festival features live jazz music, as well as wine, beer, and spirits from around the area – something for everyone to enjoy.
I’m excited to announce that, in the coming days you’re going to see even more local news in our regular news email.
The addition of more local news into our local news email comes after we introduced a new adopt pets feature and more local ads into our news email.
A Woodbridge man is $115,000 richer today after he struck it big in the Virginia Lottery.
And for the first time since the start of the pandemic, we’re seeing a photo of a lottery winner without their face covered by a mask.
Drivers who travel on Route 3 near Fredericksburg will have to contend with a long-term lane closure.
The right lane of the highway, on the westbound side of the road, on the bridge over the CSX Railroad will close for the next five months. The affected portion of highway lies between Cool Spring and Chatham Heights roads in Stafford County.
We’re on the road to the November 2 General Election here in Virginia – one of the few elections in the U.S. this year.
While the eyes of the nation are on Virginia, our eyes are on the candidates vying to fill the seats that are up for grabs this year.
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