Ruth Throckmorton Armstrong was born in Oxford, NC on December 4, 1929 to the late George Throckmorton and Cora Amis Throckmorton. She transitioned from labor to reward on May 12, 2020 in the care of her family in Lorton, VA.
Ruth was a lifelong Baptist and member of Little Union Primitive Baptist Church in Elm City, NC. In addition to being the backbone of the family, and family farm, for many years, she worked at Reuben H. Donnelly in Elm…
The Fredericksburg Transit Authority will receive federal funding to support its operations during the Coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $7.5 million in federal funding for the city of Fredericksburg. The funding was authorized by the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) under the CARES Act.
Charlotte E. Hicks was born on January 13, 1932 and passed away on May 11, 2020. Charlotte was a resident of Manassas, Virginia.
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Latson Tyler, Jr. departed this life peacefully on Sunday evening, May 10, 2020 after an extended series of illnesses and complications at Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, MD. Prior to this he met rehabilitation challenges at the Collingswood Health & Rehabilitation Dialysis Center in Rockville, MD and the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
He was born and raised in Washington, DC April 13, 1938 in a family of five…
Andrea Monique Beale was born on February 15, 1979 and passed away on May 9, 2020. Andrea was a resident of Herndon, Virginia.
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The unemployment rate in Manassas has skyrocketed to 13% in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and long-awaited stimulus money from the Federal Government has yet to arrive.
In January and February, the city’s unemployment rates were 2.8% and 2.5%, respectively, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. The city had just come off a “banner year,” with new businesses opening and existing businesses expanding or relocating to the city.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on May 2 that Virginia was approved by FEMA to receive three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems which can collectively sanitize 240,000 PPE each day.
The systems are at no cost to Virginia for the first six months of use, and their decontamination services are free to hospitals and healthcare workers.
Manassas Park City residents are the proud owner of a new traffic radar trailer.
The city’s police department purchased $24,000 the trailer and sign combination as a replacement after police had to decommission three trailers due to them becoming obsolete.
Construction of a new sidewalk and the expansion of a commuter parking lot at Interstate 95 in Stafford County was completed ahead of schedule.
The three-year, $195 million set of projects at milepost 140 aimed to expand capacity and improve travel in the county’s Courthouse Road area reached a milestone this week as work was completed on the final project elements, including the expansion of commuter parking and sidewalks, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
It’s looking like Manassas City will have a female mayor for the first time in its 147-year history.
Mayor Hal Parrish II announced his retirement at a small gathering at Okras restaurant in Downtown Manassas in February. It came as a surprise to many, as he’s served as mayor since 2008, and has been on the city council since 1993.
