Lucille Catherine Raiford, 99, of Manassas, passed away on March 31, 2019, at her home with family.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She enjoyed painting, gardening and bird watching. She had retired as a secretary for the government.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press release) The Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism has designated the cultural and recreational assets of Rippon Lodge Historic Site, Rippon Landing Park and the new Neabsco Creek Boardwalk that will open June 1 as a new regional parkland complex.
The various sites comprising this new park are near the Neabsco Creek tidal wetlands which feed like bays into the Potomac River. This opportunity allows us to leverage the full tourism potential of current historic property holdings, accelerate natural resource management, accelerate cultural land acquisition and preservation, and expand educational programming.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) Stafford Hospital physicians, leaders and clinicians are celebrating the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award, given to the Stafford Hospital Wound Healing Center of Woodbridge.
The Center has achieved patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent and a healing rate of at least 91 percent in less than 30 median days to heal, for a minimum of two consecutive years. The Center was awarded this prestigious honor by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press release) VDOT will repave 214 streets in the 36th District portions of eastern Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford Counties.
Senator Scott Surovell announced the re-paving.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) Brooke Point High School Inspire Virginia student officers will host a Virginia Senior Rally on Tuesday, April 9, at 8 a.m. The group has organized a voter registration rally at BPHS to address the importance of registering to vote and participating in elections.
The goal of the group is to promote citizenship and engagement among the graduating class of 2019. Student leaders trained by Inspire Virginia representatives to register new voters will lead the effort.
WARRENTON – (Press Release) As of Friday, March 29, at 7 a.m., all Novant Health UVA Health System facilities will lift visitor restrictions that were put in place February 8.
During the height of this flu season, Novant Health UVA Health System asked the community to keep visitors age 12 and under out of all its hospital facilities. As a result of the declining number of flu cases seen over the past few weeks, these restrictions will be lifted.
WASHINGTON — The Wow Air counter at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, usually buzzing with travelers and employees, sat barren without a soul on Thursday, a stark symbol of the airline’s sudden closure.
The low-cost carrier, based in Iceland, confirmed Thursday in a statement and on its website that it had ended operations and cancelled all previously scheduled flights, leaving travelers stranded in Maryland, three other U.S. airports it serves, and abroad.
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