DUMFRIES — Derrick Wood will be the next Dumfries mayor.

He beat his opponent Cliff Brewer by more than 46 points in Tuesday’s town election. Wood will replace Mayor Gerald Foreman who did not seek re-election after serving two terms as mayor, as well as a term on the town council before he was elected Mayor in 2012.


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 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 The tour provided Jones a historical reference to Government Island’s quarry history in supplying stone for the White House.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.


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