HAYMARKET — The Tough Mudder Classic will be held this year in Haymarket.
This new race is an extension of multiple strength and endurance events held each year by the Tough Mudder organization.
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OCCOQUAN — The town of Occoquan will hold its annual open house for the 43rd time.
The event draws hundreds to the tiny town and culminates with the lighting of the town Christmas Tree outside the town hall.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) On Sunday, October 8th, in the Black Box Theatre at the Woodbridge NVCC Campus, Natalie Potell, a Manassas resident, and Fairfax County Firefighter, was crowned the Prince William County Poet Laureate 2018-2020. The two year term was previously filled by Kathy Smaltz of Nokesville. Candidates included Bennie Herron, Chalet […]
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Despite growing demands for transportation improvements and shrinking revenue streams, Monica Backmon aims to improve transportation for residents of Northern Virginia.
A juggling act — managing a regional board and dealing with revenue losses
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MANASSAS — Four 1,200-horsepower radial engines slowly revved up, spewing clouds of gray smoke when the propellers began to rotate, as the massive B-17 bomber prepared for takeoff Thursday at the Manassas Regional Airport.
The whooshing of those nearly 12-foot propellers grew into the unmistakable roar of a World War II airplane. That sound meant the Aluminum Overcast was ready to soar.
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MANASSAS — The chance to be in Pied Piper Theater’s production of Disney’s musical “Newsies” was enough to draw 115 children between the ages 8 and 18 to the Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory.
The building in Downtown Manassas was buzzing with both energy as the show’s creative team heard auditionees sing, act, and dance.
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Editor’s note: We’re featuring the stories of some spooky hunts in our region during October.
FREDERICKSBURG — Folklore tells of a spectral being that returns to Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg once every seven years to search for her lost love.
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STAFFORD — Stafford County Tourism is sponsoring a three-race series between September and December.
Runners wanting to participate can still sign up for the Halloween 5K and Monster Mile on October 27 and the Frosty 5K and Reindeer Run on December 15.
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Editor’s note: We’re featuring the stories of some spooky hunts in our region during October.
Perhaps one may have heard there was a duel and a death tied to Rippon Lodge Historic Site. But the story behind the legend is one of legal injustice and divides a family.