Richard Lee Henry, 75, of Louisa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 16, 2019.

Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Susan Ann Frink Henry; children Scott and Brock Henry, Chip Pratt, Spencer Pratt (Rose) and Ken Pratt (Marcy); several grandchildren; sisters Sue Boblitt and Mary Jane Andrews; brothers Mark and Jim Henry. He was preceded in death by his brother, Roger Henry.


Prince William

Prince William County Voting Registrar Michele White said she can’t afford to pay poll workers across five Saturdays leading up to Election Day, November 5, to allow people to cast an absentee ballot (AB).

But, the county’s Democrat-controlled Electoral Board says they’ll keep them as planned [Prince William Times].


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.


Traffic

The Washington D.C. to Richmond Southeast Higher Speed Rail Project (DC2RVA) has just been made eligible for additional federal funding to advance the project’s planning.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) announced the signing of the Record of Decision and the completion of the Environmental Impact Statement study.


Business

Merritt Properties, a commercial real estate company in Virginia and Maryland, has broken ground on two industrial buildings in the I-66 Business Park in Manassas.

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Originals

They don’t often vote together on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, but the issue of preserving the Rural Crescent brought them together Monday at Stonewall Jackson Senior High School.

Supervisors Jeanine Lawson (R-Brentsville), Frank Principi (D-Woodbridge), and Peter Candland (R-Gainesville) denounced a plan by county staff to create a transition ribbon, where about 10,000 new homes could be built along the boundary of the Rural Crescent.


News

Officials are working to purchase land for the future right-of-way for an expansion of Route 1 at Courthouse Road. But the cost is on the rise due to inflation, county officials said.

Last year, the budgeted cost was about $14 million. Now it’s increased to they’ve doubled, at $18.7 million.