News

The fall festival that has taken place for the past 32 years at Early Years Academy is canceled.

Daycare academy founder Samia Harris told us she moved the outdoor festival inside after a swastika was found painted on the sign outside of her business on Spriggs Road near Dale City.


Obituaries

Roger Himelright, passed away on October 20, 2017 at His home in Manassas, Virginia after a lost battle with cancer.

Roger was born on April 20, 1943 to Courtney S. Himelright and Virginia D. Himelright in Strasberg Virginia. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Himelright.


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.


Obituaries

Maywood Faye Thornton, age 80, of Haymarket, VA passed away peacefully Sunday, October 22, 2017 at her home surrounded by her children.

She was born on December 12, 1936 in Faison, North Carolina the daughter of the late Lloyd L. and Cannibell (Thornton) Brewer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Carl Thornton.


Obituaries

Verni Geis Cullen, age 64 of Manassas, VA died at her residence on Sunday, October 22, 2017.

She is the loving wife of Barry J. Cullen; loving mother of Barry Joseph Cullen, his wife Carolyn and their child Penelope Grace; William Edward Cullen and his wife Elizabeth and their children Greer Catherine, William Mitchel and John Langford; Amanda Caggiano and her husband Peter and their children Alexander Joseph, Harvey Ryan and Mica Marie; daughter of Edward and Ruth Geis; sister of Judith Klinger.


News

From Prince Wiliam police: 

Shooting into a Residential Dwellings – On October 21 at 3:39PM, officers responded to the 2500 block of Sedgewick Pl in the Town of Dumfries (22026) to investigate a shots fired call. The investigation revealed that sometime between 5:00AM and 5:30AM, several shots were fired from behind the residences. Later that afternoon, several bullet holes were discovered on three townhomes. Officers searched the surrounding area and did not locate any shell casings. No injuries or other property damage were reported.


News

GAINESVILLE — Delegate Tim Hugo today joined local leaders to promote new legislation that would require Dominion to bury a new powerline in Haymarket.

Following the election, Hugo said he would work with state lawmakers to draft legislation that would not only force Dominion Energy to bury a 230kv, five-mile-long power line to a new data center in Haymarket, but also bury lines where the prospect of overhead powerlines threatens property values elsewhere in the state.