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/**/ Schools struggle with gas prices By Diane Freda Staff Writer Area school systems are scrambling to find ways to pay for a sharp spike in heating bills caused by an unusually cold winter and increases in gas prices. While cold weather appears to have temporarily gone, the effects of one of the coldest winters…
/**/ Obituaries February 7, 2001 Wilburn E. Brown Wilburn E. Brown, Sr., 75, of Manassas died Feb. 4, 2001 at INOVA Fair Oaks (Hospice) He is survived by his wife: Martha J. Brown of Manassas. Three children: Wilburn E. Brown, Jr. of Fremont, Ca., Mark E. Brown of Moraga, Ca., Celestine Brown Quinn of Manassas,…
People and Places Metro Business is Richmond’s most widely read local business journal and is the number one source for business in the metro area. It appears each Monday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which has a readership of 450,000* adults in Central Virginia. Tell us your news! We accept releases in all…
They’ve cracked down on noise and saved the trees. Now, the Manassas Park City Council might be getting ready to dim the lights. The city’s code committee is preparing to craft an ordinance that would limit the amount of light shining from local homes and businesses at night. It’s part of an ongoing effort to…
/**/ Big top times — Tigers, trapeze artists and tiny horses come to town By Lucy Chumbley Staff Writer Tonight, while Prince William sleeps, 36 tractor-trailers will pull into the Woodbridge Senior High School parking lot under cover of darkness. At twilight’s first gleaming, a crew of 100 – plus three elephants – will raise…
RichmondTimes-Dispatch Spelling Bee The winner of the 2006 Richmond Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee is Lizzie Barnett, a 12-year-old student at Richmond Montessori School. We wish Lizzie the best of luck as she prepares to represent The Times-Dispatch at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. 2006 Richmond Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee Virtual spelling bee…