News

Matt Kelly is running for re-election to represent Ward 3 in Fredericksburg, a city he’s known and served for a long time.

A graduate of Mary Washington College, Kelly has served on several boards and commissions such as the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Historic Preservation Working Group, and the Local Emergency Planning Committee, just to name a few.


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Stafford County is ready to get back to work.

The county’s government today is telling residents and business owners it will follow Gov. Ralph Northam’s guidance when it comes to reopening the county’s economy, sending back-to-work the owners and employees of places like restaurants, barbershops, spas, bowling alleys, and other amusement businesses. Churches will also be allowed to reopen under the phase of the governor’s plan.


Prince William

Students may be out of school for the rest of the academic year, but their GPAs are still going up.

The Prince William County School Board unanimously approved a motion during their May 6 meeting to direct Superintendent Dr. Steven L. Walts to make adjustments to student transcripts to reflect the new course weighting procedures for fall 2020.


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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


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Manassas residents will see higher tax bills in the coming year.

The Manassas City Council on Monday approved its annual $253 million budget that will be funded by a $1.46 per $100 of the assessed property value Real Estate tax.


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Ruth Throckmorton Armstrong was born in Oxford, NC on December 4, 1929 to the late George Throckmorton and Cora Amis Throckmorton. She transitioned from labor to reward on May 12, 2020 in the care of her family in Lorton, VA.

Ruth was a lifelong Baptist and member of Little Union Primitive Baptist Church in Elm City, NC. In addition to being the backbone of the family, and family farm, for many years, she worked at Reuben H. Donnelly in Elm…


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The coronavirus outbreak could be the reason why so many in our region will no longer be able to get transportation to and from medical care.

The Wheels to Wellness program at OmniRide provides medical transportation services to hospitals and medical centers in Prince William County, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park for people aged 80 and older, for disabled residents, and for those who are not eligible for Medicaid transportation services.