Manassas Park News Archives

The high winds and heavy rain forecast for the Washington area Friday showed up around 3 p.m. and made for a miserable rush hour.

A Great American Bake Sale is today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. there at the Boys and Girls Club, 9501 Dean Park Lane, Manassas.

Manassas Park council members took the advice of city staff and decided to add a "free flowing" right turn lane from eastbound Manassas Drive to southbound Mathis Avenue.

Crash causes rush hour problems for Centreville Road commuters On 07-21-09, at approximately 4:34 p.m., the police responded to the intersection of Centreville Road and Maplewood Drive in Manassas to investigate a single vehicle crash.

The bus stops are getting a makeover - - or at least their signs are. The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission has begun installing new signs at 450 bus stops in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park.

A woman who claimed she was assaulted by a Manassas Park police officer has been found not guilty of obstruction of justice.

Manassas Park City Council member Peter Farrell was indicted this week on a charge of election fraud.

Neighborhood news: Introduce kids to dance in 'Footlights and Fairy Tales' Photo Brenda Facemire reports your neighborhood news from Manassas and Manassas Park every Monday in the News & Messenger.

Police reported the following incidents: Bristow n A handgun, two cell phones, an electric razor and personal documents were stolen from a 2004 Honda CRV parked in the 12700 block of Crossman Creek Way in Bristow between 10 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Jamie Baisden scans every porch for wind chimes whenever he's out. His obsession may appear quirky until you realize Baisden is president of QMT Associates Inc., a major manufacturer of wind chimes.

Many people believe fireworks originated in China. Others say India made the sparkling discovery, according to fireworks.com. But July Fourth, fireworks are all about the U.S. of A. And here you can see blasts, parades and celebrations at sites from Washington to Quantico and from Manassas Park to Woodbridge.