News

Manassas leaders are asking themselves if they can do more when it comes to bailing out business owners affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

At a city council meeting Tuesday night, leaders suggested taping the city’s $18 million rainy day fund in order to provide relief to businesses. The reserve represents 15% of the city’s general revenue budget and is to be used for emergencies.


Obituaries

Brian Edward Watkins, 35, passed away on May 3, 2020. Brian leaves behind to cherish his memory his parents, Glenn and Holly Watkins; his sister Alison Marie Salevan; his nephew Orson Salevan; his niece Maeve Salevan; and a host of family and friends.

Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding Covid-19 all services for Brian will be private.


News

Four Stafford County high school students are now the recipients of $8,000 of scholarship money.

The Stafford Education Foundation (SEF) recently awarded $2,000 scholarships to Aaryn Boatwright, of Colonial Forge High School, Karoline Colucci, of Mountain View High School, Crystan Rice, of North Stafford High School, and Jonathan Margrave, of Stafford High School. Students were notified they received a scholarship through videoconference technology.


Event

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.


Schools

It’s race week in Manassas Park, and even during the pandemic, runners from all 50 states have pledged to participate.

This week, one of Manassas Park City Schools’ most successful events — its annual Cougar Literacy Run — is being held remotely in this age of social distancing due to the coronavirus.


Traffic

A pedestrian is dead and a driver was treated and released from a local hospital following a crash in Woodbridge.

On Friday, May 1, at 2:24 p.m., Prince William police were called to the area of Cardinal Drive and Swan Way in Woodbridge to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian accordingly.