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Rasley Gibbs, Jr. 84, of Falls Church, Virginia passed away on May 2, 2018 at Iliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dunn Loring, Virginia. He was born on December 11, 1933 in Banco, Virginia. Rasley is survived by his wife, Mary Gibbs, of Falls Church, Virginia, and his children: Constance Gibbs, Woodbridge, Virginia; Allen Gibbs (Victoria), Chesterfield, Virginia; Pamela Gibbs, Washington, DC; Allison Primm (Ronald), Fairfax, Virginia;
From Prince William police:
Fatal Crash Investigation – On May 1 at 7:55AM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the 9700 block of Brentsville Rd near Sinclair Ln in Manassas (20112) to investigate a single vehicle crash.
From a press release:
May 18 – 20 the City of Manassas and Historic Manassas, Inc. will be hosting an array of talented artists, performers and speakers in the Historic Downtown. This three-day multi-media experience features a juried art competition, more than 50 performers, a film and photography portion, and a speaker series.
Officials with the White House Historical Association toured Stafford County’s Government Island on Monday, along with Scottish Stonemason Charles Jones who is visiting the U.S. for a symposium, “The United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives.” The tour provided Jones a historical reference to Government Island’s quarry history in supplying stone for the White House.
From a press release:
STAFFORD — Stafford County officials are closely watching a land auction at Quantico Corporate Center.
Four commercial properties zoned for office space were supposed to have been auctioned to the highest bidder on April 20, but a title issue with one the properties forced the auction’s postponement.
WOODBRIDGE — The effort to spend nearly $1 million to dredge a recreational waterway in Woodbridge will move forward.
Prince William County leaders approved $750,000 in contingency funds to dredge the entrance to Neabsco Creek after the U.S. Coast Guard removed the navigational channel markers boaters used to enter the creek. The funds were approved as part of the fiscal year 2019 budget but will be pulled from a pot of money set aside a year ago.
From a press release:
Suspicious Incident – On April 28 at 7:42PM, officers responded to the 4500 block of Forestburg Ln in Triangle (22172) to investigate suspicious pamphlets depicting hate propaganda found on multiple residential lawns in the area.
From a press release:
There will be a full-scale exercise on May 7, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the planned incident site of Embrey Mill Community and Embrey Mill Park. Stafford County along with other localities, nongovernmental organizations, state, and federal departments and agencies will participate in the 2018 Virginia Emergency Support Team Exercise (VESTEX) as part of Atlantic Fury, a National Level Exercise (NLE), to test and evaluate response and recovery capabilities immediately following a catastrophic hurricane.