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The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office was called to the lake in the northwestern portion of the county at 6:29 a.m. to investigate the body.
Maj. Robert J. Dembowski told Potomac Local News foul play does not appear to be involved. He did not provide information on the circumstances of the man’s death, citing an ongoing investigation.
An initiative between Manassas Councilwoman Theresa Coates Ellis and Old Town Strong, a charitable group formed to aid city businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, has a mission to renovate a foster care visitation room children by collecting donations when customers purchase a pint of cold brew.
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Manassas is beginning to spend the CARES Act money received from the Federal Government in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The funding is broad, Hawkins said, but it would cover expenditures like cleaning the schools and facilities, although he said it would primarily be to help families and students to access the internet and have high-quality functioning service to their home so they can participate in virtual instruction.
As many confederate statues are being taken down in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, a statue of the former slave Jennie Dean will be built to honor her efforts that helped African Americans in the late 1800s.
The effort to erect the statue has been a 20-year undertaking. According to the Jeannie Dean Masterplan Update on the Manassas City website, the original plan for completion was supposed by the fall of 2019 if fundraising hit its goal before that date. But as donations are still needed, the completion of the project is further delayed until the donation goal is met. If interested in donating, please visit this link to contribute today to the project.
Stafford Fire Chief Joseph Cardello slid down the fire pole at the county’s newest fire station.
“The things we do for our kids,” said Cardello before sliding down into the apparatus bay.
River lovers could soon be forced to pay to park their vehicles at two popular Stafford County parks.
Parking fees at Falmouth Beach on the Rappahannock River, and Aquia Landing on the Potomac River, was discussed at Stafford County’s Infrastructure Committee meeting on July 7.