Obituaries

The book of life was gently closed for Jovida Leslie Lawson-Pope, who departed her life on Sunday, November 1, 2020 Prince William Hospital, Manassas, Virginia.

Jovida, was born October 22, 1956 to the late John Lawson and Evelyn Lawson-Hyman.  She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lived most of her young life in Washington, D.C., and Colonial Beach, Va.  She accepted Christ at an early age and loved the Lord. 


Obituaries

Rachel Marion (Gibbs) Sims was born May 30, 1923 to William Gibbs and Julia (Boykin) Gibbs in Oriental, North Carolina as the sixth of eight children. She passed away September 21, 2020 at the age of 97, at her daughter’s home, with family at her side. Rachel was a devoted servant of Jehovah, a loving […]


Features

Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Porter Branch has been selected by a local Giant Food store for November’s Community Bag Program.

Giant Food’s Community Bag Program is designed to make it easy for shoppers to give back to their local communities while supporting the environment.


Prince William

Police say they have a suspect in custody following the shooting death of two people at a Halloween party on Bristol Court in Dale City in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 1.

A total of four people were shot in the incident, which was followed by another shooting seriously injured another man later that same day, at a home on Hackwood Street in Dale City.


News

Stafford Voter Registrar Anna Hash is asking for the public’s patience as elections officials complete their jobs. When a person votes, two things happen: the vote is counted and the individual is given credit on the state election website. The vote is counted right away but the state website can take a couple of days to give voters credit. Understandably, tallying the votes is the first and most important job.

If you voted in person on election day, your vote was counted immediately. Ballots are counted when they go into the scanner. To check that you received credit for voting, visit the state elections website at www.vote.elections.virginia.gov. Click on “Check Registration Status” and login with your identifying information. Check your “Voter History” to see if you have credit for voting in the 2020 Election. Voter credit means you simply appeared to vote. It is a separate process from whether your vote counted or not.