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

September is National Preparedness Month. Emergency coordinators in the City of Manassas advise setting aside emergency supplies, making a family emergency plan and staying informed about local conditions. Here's how.

Cooperative Living's Richard Johnstone Jr. reflects on the occurences and his remembrances from Sept. 11, 2001, which occurred a decade ago.

Heavy rains in Prince William County and throughout Northern Virginia caused massive traffic delays on Sept. 8 and school and road closures on Sept. 9

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept.8, 2011.

Deadline: Former Secretary of the Navy and now US Senator James Webb will accept service academy applications until Sept. 30

Hildebrand family is together and happy after Battlefield High School graduate Jessica Hildebrand gets her mom's kidney in a transplant. Shown here seated, are Jessica and her mother, Tish, with Jessica’s brother, Ricky, and father, Rick, standing behind them.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 7, 2011.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 6, 2011.