Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development and the Fauquier Livestock Exchange Board of Directors have been awarded a planning grant to aid in the development of a new abattoir in Marshall. The $9,800 grant, from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant Program, will help to establish a management structure and strategic plan for the operation of the new meat-processing facility

Driving a fire truck requires patience, care and special training for Prince William County volunteers. Here, Allen LaGrave, a technician with the Antioch Fire & Rescue Station, is shown in a truck. This man drives his vehicle with care.

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Oct. 3, 2011

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Oct. 3, 2011.

Students learn to drive trucks at this Manassas school.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 30, 2011.

This group of bicyclers treks down VA 55 from Haymarket on Wednesdays to keep on biking.

Visitors to Stoney Lonesome Farm in Gainesville on Sept. 25 got an eyeful and a mouthful of organic goods.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 29, 2011.