RICHMOND – Virginia State Police honored fallen troopers, including the late Johnny Rush Bowman, from Manassas. He died in 1984 after he was stabbed 45 times while off-duty at his home.

The case is still unsolved, and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the case.


STAFFORD — Senator Tim Kaine (D) on Friday participated in a roundtable discussion with educators in Stafford County.

Chief among the concerns of educators who gathered Friday at Stafford Middle School on Spartan Drive was how to attract and retain teachers in rural areas. Kaine listened to teachers and administrators in the hopes of finding ideas of how to solve the county’s woes.


MANASSAS — The 50th-anniversary celebration in remembrance of IBM’s Manassas facility was held on May 2.

IBM announced in October 1968 that it was building a 250,000 sq ft manufacturing and laboratory facility. Construction began shortly after the first such IBM facility in Virginia. The decision by IBM to build a facility in Manassas was significant for this predominantly rural and agricultural community.


STAFFORD COUNTY — Students at Brooke Point High School are great at getting people to sign-up to vote.

Brooke Point High School’s Inspire Virginia club earned the 2019 Governor’s Award for meeting the criteria of the Governor’s Voter Registration Challenge. This is the third consecutive year the club has earned the award and is the only high school in Virginia to accomplish this challenge.


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