Sometimes it pays to speak up. A Verizon switching station in Dale City will be getting a complete makeover, thanks to three residents who decried the buildings shoddy appearance at a recent public hearing. Joe Johnston and Bill Sabbagh angrily addressed the Prince William Planning Commission at the hearing in November, when Verizon presented plans…
When the recent slaying of a Loudoun County scientist was rumored to have “occult overtones,” citing that the alleged killers may have had beliefs rooted in Wicca and Paganism, those in the area who practice the religions said the news is sending the wrong impression. Tony Gatlin, a Woodbridge resident and 20-year practicing Wiccan and…
RICHMOND — The House Education Committee struck down a bill Wednesday that would have prohibited public schools from suspending students who act in self-defense or eat with plastic knives. The bill failed on a 13-8 vote, which means public schools will continue to use their own discretion. “You cannot allow students to strike back. If…
HAYMARKET — By trade, Greg Breeden is a senior officer for Haymarket’s tiny police department. Wednesday afternoon, however, Breeden, a 19-year law enforcement veteran, was part of a unique search-and-rescue team. Breeden was among town employees digging through the ashes of the gutted Town Hall, destroyed by fire just after midnight Tuesday. “We’re just trying…
To offset an approximate $60,000 deficit in the fiscal 2003 budget, the Manassas Regional Airport Commission seeks to implement a user fee that would affect the owners of the approximate 400 aircraft stored at the airport. However, many pilots who keep their aircraft at Virginia’s largest general aviation airport want to let the commission know…