Obituaries

Madge Holloway Cornwell, age 92 of Manassas, VA died at her residence on July 10, 2019.

She was born on August 19, 1926 in Whitehead, NC to the late Daniel Clive Holloway and Margie A. Brooks Holloway. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Henry Cornwell and her brother Dean Holloway and her sister Arlene McInturff.


Event

StoryWorx: Workhouse's First Ever FREE Book Festival
Sat, Nov 14 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | Lorton, VA

Meet bestselling authors Angie Kim (Happiness Falls), 4× NFL Pro Bowler Ken Harvey (first-ever dramatic reading), and Emmy-winning WUSA9 anchor Wisdom Martin, plus Marcie Atkins, Omar Abed, Ellen R.B. Smith, and more for panels, signings, poetry, and workshops. Kids' Corner features author readings, crafts, and storytime. Browse the artisan market, catch a live Upstart Crow podcast, and explore the Workhouse galleries and artist studios—all part of Second Saturday.


News

Nearly 2,500 work orders have been put into the Virginia Department of Transportation area headquarters in Stafford County since the start of the year. Of those work orders, only about 50% have been addressed and closed. 

Resident complaints have funneled their way to the Board of Supervisors with groups like Changing Stafford Roads, a student-run organization formed after 17-year-old Helen Wang died attempting a blind turn on Kellogg Mill Road at Abel Lake, making noise about poor road conditions in Stafford.