It took only three months to plan and execute, and by all accounts, the first Manassas Bee Festival was a resounding success.
About 2,500 attended the day-long event held this past Saturday at Liberia House Planation.
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Thelma R. Barr, 97 of Woodbridge, VA passed away peacefully in her home on June 26, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward P. Barr, she is survived by her daughter, Gail L. Barr, her son, E. Walter (Tina), and daughter, Jeannie DeRosa (Matthew). Also survived by 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Thelma was a life-long needle worker, but her greatest love was for quilting. She had belonged to several local and national quilting groups including the Cabin Brand Quilters. Thelma also was an ardent supporter of Woodlawn Plantation and Nelly’s Needlers.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly today says he wants to shine a light on the proceedings of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Democrat, who represents portions of Prince William and Fairfax counties in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, will reintroduce his Cameras in the Courtroom Act.
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A Manassas man was killed on Tuesday in a motorcycle crash in Warrenton.
The victim, 22-year-old Jose Manuel A. Delgado Alva, was killed while riding his motorcycle on Route 29, near an Outback Steakhouse.
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The Independence Day holiday will be observed this year on Monday, July 5. That means some closures for local government offices in our region.
In Prince William County, local government offices will be closed there.
It’s going to be hot enough outside on Wednesday for the Prince William County government to open cooling centers.
Prince William County offers resources to assist members of the public in staying cool when temperatures reach 95 degrees or higher. Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 30, due to the forecasted high temperature of 97 degrees, with heat index values anticipated to be as high as 102 degrees, any member of the public who needs to seek shelter from the heat can visit a Prince William County library from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Gov. Ralph Northam today marked the 50th anniversary of the state’s most current constitution, a document that outlines how liberty and justice for all Virignins should be delivered.
The state’s constitution was rewritten in 1971—the old document, which dated back to the early 1900s, disenfranchised blacks and prevented school integration.
Go to Northam gives the nod to Godwin, for whom Prince William used to have a school named
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Supervisor Margaret Franklin will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday.
Franklin, who represents the Woodbridge Magisterial District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, will discuss multiple transportation projects, including a briefing on the North Woodbridge Small Area Plan.
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A smoker is to blame for a house fire that damaged three townhomes Monday afternoon.
We were the first to tell you yesterday the blaze broke out at 12:45 p.m. at a home in the 400 block of Potomac Hills Drive. No one was injured, but 10 people were displaced.