Jade Noelle Brooks was born on April 10, 1993 and passed away on May 29, 2020. Jade was a resident of Bristow, Virginia. She attended Brentsville High School Class of 2011 and attended Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Marian Lois Krauss, was born April 19,1928 in Grygla, a small farming community in northern Minnesota. Her parents Winnie Holbrook and Harold Bush were from two of five original settler families in the area in the early 1900’s. After High School, Marian married her to be husband of many years, Wade H. Krauss. After living with Wade’s parents in Louisville Kentucky a short time the family moved to San Diego, California where she spent the rest of her life.
Marian was a lifelong voracious reader. Her interests were eclectic and she loved to talk about her reading with friends and family. The library was visited often. She was a wonderful quilter and seamstress. Her sewing group brought her great joy for many years. She loved to garden and to be outdoors, often with her “walking group”. She practiced Tai Chi and yoga regularly until the years caught up to her. She was a lover of theatre and the arts.
Safety in the built environment is an essential component of maintaining public health, making Building Safety Month in May more relevant now than ever before.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Building Safety Month. The campaign, “Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World,” highlights the importance of building codes for providing a strong and resilient built environment. Regularly updated codes ensure that our residential and business communities are protected in the face of natural disasters.
Prince William County Sheriff Glendell Hill awarded three $1,000 scholarships to three students pursuing education in the criminal justice field.
The presentation was held in the Prince William County Sheriff’s Office Conference Room with Hill awarding the prizes to the students on Thursday, May 21, 2020. James Bocopani, Abigail Houchin, and Chloe Martin were awarded the beneficial prize.
Carol Bevins 77 of Dumfries passed away peacefully on May 22 at home. Born to the late Peter and Helena (nee Corley) Corradi on November 26th 1942 in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Carol was a nurse for 50 years specializing in dialysis for 30 years. Carol was an avid solitaire player and reader. She loved making jellies candies and pickles. She was a devote catholic and a parishioner of St Francis of Assisi in Dumfries for 15 years. She doted on her grandchildren and loved being with family. Carol was predeceased in death by her parents as well as her sister Patricia and brother Peter. Carol is survived by her loving children Kelly wife of William Jakubowicz of Fort Belvior, Son Keith Bevins husband to Gary Berkhimer of Manasses. Grandchildren Natalie, Daniel and Morgan. A celebration of Carols life will be held at a later date at St Francis of Assisi in Dumfries with burial of cremains at st Mary Cemetery.
The Stafford County School Board has unanimously approved a plan to provide compensation to secondary, or middle school teachers who teach over 150 students or 25 class periods a week.
This compensation was amended into the Virginia Administrative Code last fiscal year, stating that if a secondary and/or middle school ‘classroom teacher teaches more than 150 students or 25 class periods per week, an appropriate contractual arrangement and compensation shall be provided.’
The City of Manassas will need to vote on the tax rate – again.
Mayor Hal Parrish II on May 18 was asked to reconsider the tax vote after Councilwoman Theresa Coates Ellis voted yes on the second reading of the tax rate, despite the fact she voted no on May 11.
Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy will lead a crowd barhopping through Downtown Manassas at midnight.
He’s hosting the event in honor of the first phase of reopenings of Northern Virginia beginning at midnight tonight, as restaurants in the city will be allowed to reopen with outdoor seating, at 50% capacity for the first time since being largely shuttered at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March.
