Obituaries

Kevin Lee Mitchem, 48 of Stafford, Virginia died at Mary Washington Hospital on October 8, 2021. He was born in 1973 to Donald and Terry Mitchem. Kevin was a heavy equipment operator by trade. In his spare time he enjoyed cutting grass and fishing with his father, hiking and bowling with his kids. He was a member of the Woodbridge Youth bowling league, but most of all for Kevin, he treasured his 5 children and the time that he spent with them. 

Kevin is preceded in death by his loving wife, Misty Mitchem.


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Volunteers age 16+ are needed to help cheer walkers across the finish line and help clean up.

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Join us for an awesome Trunk or Treat at the most popular self-defense school in Manassas, at American Drengr Krav Maga, on October 24, 2025 from 6-8 PM. We are located at 10079 Market Circle, Hastings Marketplace in Manassas

Indoor games, creative trunks, great costumes, contests, raffles, and candy!


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The Fredericksburg region celebrated the reopening of the Chatham Bridge. Work to rehabilitate the bridge began 16 months ago.

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Prince William County has a new chief at its office of elections.

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Crews working to build a new public safety center in in Manassas fell 30 feet to the ground.

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Dumfries now has a place for caregivers to change adult diapers at its town hall.

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FRED Regional Transit — the local bus service for Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg — has a new name.

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