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The long wait
Hard times call for innovative ideas. That’s the course being taken by a pair of unemployed, former DMV workers down in Hampton Roads. When their DMV office in Virginia Beach was closed due to Gov. Mark Warner’s recent budget cuts, Christie Black and Pat Hannas used the situation to their advantage. State budget cuts resulted…
Manassas Journal Messenger | ARTS: Artist’s works reflect travels and experiences
Patricia Smith’s eyes, like her art, spill with emotions so real, so consuming, and yet so gentle. In an instant, her melodic voice glides over the multiple shades of the palette that is her life. With each burst of color, another country she worked in passes by, another historical character influences her and another medium…
Police briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 29
County police charge Woodbridge man with burglary of Batteries Plus WOODBRIDGE — Police arrested a 31-year-old man who they say is responsible for breaking into Batteries Plus on the 14200 block of Jefferson Davis Highway on Sunday night, Prince William police said Monday. Jerry Tyrone Smith, 31, of 2812 Powell Drive in Woodbridge, was charged…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Police to hit the streets, help rally community
Though the official 20th National Night Out is Tuesday, Prince William law enforcement agencies will celebrate early with weekend events throughout the county. To commemorate the event, which is designed to send a message to criminals that citizens are watching, the police department will run a motorcade through area neighborhoods, go on foot patrols with…
Perfect ending for Mt. Union’s Moore
SALEM — While Bridgewater came up three points short of a dream season, Chuck Moore’s Mount Union career couldn’t have ended in a more perfect manner. The senior tailback, who earlier in the week accepted the Gagliardi Trophy as the top player in Division III football, led the Purple Raiders to their sixth Amos Alonzo…
Floyd Bagley, area politician, dead at 80
Floyd Bagley, 80, a political icon in Prince William County, died Thursday morning in a local nursing home after years of health problems that began in 1992. Bagley, a Democrat, ran for office dozens of times and served in the House of Delegates from 1975 to 1986. He considered running for positions ranging from county…