News

The coronavirus outbreak has Manassas leaders predicting some changes to the city’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021.

Manassas City Manager Patrick Pate said that a decline in tax revenues, particularly the meals tax, will leave less for the city to spend in the coming fiscal year which begins July 1. Many restaurants have either had to close or pivot their business models, like offering curbside or delivery service only.


News

Police say they’ve identified two of three people who walked into at a Home Depot store and made off with items without paying for them.

Police first told us off about the case on Friday, April 3, 2020, by posting a “can you identify?” bulletin for thefts of tools that occurred at the store, located at 8805 Liberia Avenue in Manassas. The men in the photos labeled “Suspect 1” and “Suspect 2” have been identified.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Prince William

Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler did an about-face on Monday.

She said she would advocate for keeping the county’s $1.125 per $100 of assessed Real Estate tax rate right where it is for the Fiscal Year 2021. That’s the rate approved by the Board of County Supervisors in 2019  when it was under Republican control.


Schools

Manassas City Public Schools is the first school district in our region to announce a rescheduled, in-person graduation date since the coronavirus outbreak abruptly ended the academic school year last month. 

Osbourn High School’s graduation ceremony will take place on July 18 in the school stadium at 9 a.m. Originally, it was scheduled for May 27 at the Eagle Bank Arena on George Mason University Campus in Fairfax. 


Obituaries

Carl Melvin Barg (Skip), born June 5, 1939, 80 years old, of Cherry Hill Road, of Dumfries, VA passed away peacefully on April 12, 2020.  He owned and operated “Skips General Contracting” and served his country in the Army.

He is survived by his wife Hilda Barg; 3 children Linda Bruno, Donald Waite, and Larry Waite; 7 Grandchildren, 13 Great grandchildren, and two Great-Great grandchildren.  5 sisters, 3 brothers, and a host of nieces and nephews whom he cherished.  All who knew “Skip” knew that he loved gardening, bowling, and being a Master Bee Keeper.