Obituaries

John Mitchell Kirsch (“Jack”) passed away on April 22, 2021 in the Manassas, Virginia residence that he called home for the past 53 years.

Mr. Kirsch was born September 17, 1926 in Erie, PA, the eldest son of the late Joseph Edward and Emma Romaine Kirsch. Following his tour of duty in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, Mr. Kirsch married Charlotte Louise Kunz (“Liz”) on August 9, 1948. On September 25, 1950, Mr. Kirsch began what would become an illustrious 27 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As a Special Agent in the field, Mr. Kirsch handled and/or supervised numerous major incidents, including bank robberies, extortions, kidnappings, and fugitive investigations. During his tenure with the FBI, Mr. Kirsch was stationed in Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; and Quantico, VA.


Obituaries

Maria Esther Hernandez Soriano Tuaño Cordova was born in the town of Lumban, Laguna in the Philippines on April 9, 1926. She and Angelo Cordova met as children, and it would be after WW2 when the two would meet again when Esther was a lab technician and Angelo was an ex-soldier. They married December 14, […]


Prince William

The Prince William County Government has launched a new website.

The county chose a new address for the site, now pwcva.gov, shedding the old pwcgov.org which dates back to the 1990s. When pwcgov.org is entered, users are automatically redirected to the new site. It’s a massive website containing information for the operation of the county government, the second-largest in Virginia.


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Meet representatives from AmaWaterways, Collette, Oceania Cruises and Premier World Discovery. Hear informative presentations, ask questions, explore exciting vacation possibilities and discover which travel experience may be the perfect fit for you.


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The Manassas City Council moved to increase the pay of two of the city’s constitutional officers — the City Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Revenue.

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Hit and Run 

On April 23, 2021, at 1:05 p.m., officers responded to the area of Liberia Avenue and Centreville Road for the report of a hit and run, involving an older model dark green Ford Explorer, occupied by two men that had struck several vehicles and then fled the scene.


Obituaries

Janice Elaine Miller Byrum, 83, went peacefully to be with the Lord on April 29, 2021. She was born on June 11, 1937, to the late Ira and Mary Miller. Janice married “the love of her life” the late Henry “Red” Byrum on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

In her early years, Janice enjoyed music, dancing, gardening, and spending time with her family. She shared her love of music with others through teaching piano lessons, directing the choir, and as an organist for the church. After many years of working, Janice spent her later years sitting in her favorite chair watching her ball games on TV, looking out the window, interacting with her great and great-great grandchildren, and sharing her favorite potato chips with them.