Features

We have the first entrant to the Baby Contest for the 2021 Prince William County Fair.

Oliver Keith Dobie, who is 12 months old, will be one of the many babies in this year’s competition. Oliver’s family signed him up to be a contestant on using the form on the Prince William County Fair website.


Features

The week of June 17 is National Waste and Recycling Workers Week, formerly known as Garbage Man Day.

Annually, communities across the nation are encouraged to take a moment during this special week and show appreciation for the men and women in the solid waste management industry.


Opinion

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Prince William County(PWC) just completed the widening of Route 1, between Mount Pleasant Drive and Annapolis Way just south of the Occoquan River in late 2020.

A massively over-designed interchange at Routes 1 and 123 was also included as part of the project to provide better network connectivity between the Belmont Bay community and Interstate 95. But, due to the high cost of the interchange, only the Right of Way (ROW) was obtained and the construction was shifted to a future Phase 2.


News

The Rappahannock River is now open to recreational users near the Interstate 95 bridges in Fredericksburg.

Paddlers will no longer portage to safely navigate through the work zone as bridge construction continues as part of the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing projects.


Originals

Prince William County professional firefighters push for collective bargaining

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Obituaries

Gerald Collins, 83, passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 26, 2021. Gerald is predeceased by his beloved wife, Sadie Lee Payne Collins, his parents Jacob and Elizabeth Collins, and 13 brothers and sisters including his twin sister Geraldine Balling. Gerald is survived by his James “Jim” Collins (Lori), and John Anthony “Tony” Collins; cherished […]


Obituaries

On Friday, May 21, 2021, Michael Francis Kirk Hammaker, beloved son, friend, brother, and nephew, passed away. He was 22 years old.

Michael was born on December 2, 1998 in Washington, DC to Catherine Jackman Hammaker and Michael Kirk Hammaker. As a proud student of the University of Virginia, he majored in History and Computer Science, but his hunger for learning, ever insatiable, led him to studies in philosophy, political science, Spanish, South Asian studies, business, economics and beyond.


Obituaries

Andy John Gaspard, 50, passed away on May 22, 2021 in Fairfax, Virginia, following a life defined by love, loyalty and devotion to his family, friends, and fraternity brothers. The youngest of the seven children of Andre and Marie-Antoinette Gaspard (of Petit-Goave, Haiti), Andy epitomizes the American dream.

Andy was born on February 5, 1971, in Nyack, New York, where he graduated from Nyack High School. There, he formed lifelong friendships, including those with members of his rap “crew,” the infamous (so he would say) BNC Posse.