Lena Margaret Lawson, 80, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on August 24, 2019 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She was born on October 3, 1938 in Loudon County, Virginia. She lived in Manassas Park, Virginia for over 50 years. Lena not only loved her family, friends and four-legged furry friends she also loved gardening, feeding the birds, cooking and baking. Lena was an amazing mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Survivors include her three sons: Walter Lawson Jr., Eddie Lawson and his wife Cari and Gary Lawson and his wife Melissa; four grandchildren: Heather Lawson and her fiancé Terry Breslin, Andrew Lawson and his wife Stephanie, Jason Lawson and Haley Lawson; six great grandchildren: Christopher Lawson, Vanessa Breslin, Logan Turley, Patrick Lawson, Natalie Breslin and Aimee Lawson; numerous other family, friends and friends whom she called family and her three fur grandbabies, Belle, Tiger and Toby. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Walter Lawson Sr.; her parents, Hunton and Madie Leonard; her three brothers, Ernest Leonard, Howard Leonard, and Robert Leonard and her sister Nancy Lawson.


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A Manassas man was killed in a crash on Interstate 64 in Henrico County. 

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Marco A. Rosa November 21, 1967 – August 09,2019 Former Veteran/Us Navy/Chief Petty Officer Son of Nicolas and Olinda Rosa Husband of Yngler Rosa Father of Nicholas, Alexander, Marco, Sebastian & Santiago.


Event

You’re Invited! Show opening on Sept.5. Show runs from September 4-28, 2025

The natural beauty of rural Virginia and coastal North Carolina come to life in this much-anticipated exhibit by Lois Baird. Highlighting the quiet majesty of farmlands, shorelines, marshes and skies, her oil paintings bring forth vibrant color palettes and expressive brushwork.


Merion Kenneth Hall, 74, of Winston-Salem NC, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 24th, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

Merion was born April 2, 1945 in Buncombe County, NC to the late Vance and Ollie Hall. He is survived by his wife and love of his life Mary Hall who have been married for 50 wonderful years. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the US Air Force and then worked for Verizon Telecommunications as a Senior Sales Engineer where he retired after 34 years.


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A man is missing after the skiff he was aboard capsized Sunday in the Rappahannock River. 

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Prince William

A campaign volunteer for Neabsco District School Board member Diane Raulston collected signatures to get the candidate on the November ballot before having her voting rights restored.

Prior to the restoration of her voting rights on April 10, 2019, the campaign volunteer was barred from participating in the electoral process. Of the 144 validated signatures she submitted, only 87 of them were collected after her rights were restored.


Ellen "Ellie" Adams, 69, of Lake Ridge, Virginia died August 19, 2019 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

She was a secretary/bookkeeper for two government agencies and a car dealership. She was also a "Jill" of all trades to her husband and parents. She was also a proud member of: Junior Army/Navy Girls Organization "JANGO" in High School. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Fairfax County, VA and attended the Medical College of Virginia.


Features

MANASSAS – (Press Release) The Creative and Performing Arts Center, Inc. (CAPAC) will bring an evening of musical delight to the Prince William County community and surrounding areas this summer.

Celebrating the smooth, rhythmic sounds of jazz, four acts will perform on Saturday, September 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the beautiful Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater on the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College.