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Alma Gravely, 86, of Haymarket was a bit incredulous when someone told her a while ago that Prince William County officials were considering naming an elementary school after her late husband, Samuel Jr., a Navy man.

A Warrenton man was killed on Tuesday after falling off a ladder at an asphalt plant in Gainesville.

New Gainesville Michaels store celebrates grand opening

Early last summer Brad Smith had almost 250 head of cattle grazing on his family's Gainesville farm.

Thank you very much for the complete coverage your reporter, Kipp Hanley, gave to the VRE public meeting recently and for your related opinion column. 

A 68-year-old Bristow woman says she was abducted and robbed by two women July 31 in Manassas.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will consider several special use permits at their Tuesday evening meeting, including one that would allow a bunny rescue to operate out of house in the Gainesville area.

Virginia Railway Express held a public meeting at Stonewall High School Wednesday to discuss extending commuter rail service to Gainesville and Haymarket. 

Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary School, set to open in September, has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Thursday, Aug. 21, at 5:30 p.m. The school is located at 4670 Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket.

VDOT Begins utility relocation in Gainesville

While many are enthusiastic about plans to extend VRE’s Manassas Line to Gainesville and Haymarket, some worry about commuter rail’s impact on those communities.

As a Gainesville resident I am rather disappointed that a major traffic accident right outside my neighborhood didn’t make the paper. 

While many are enthusiastic about plans to extend VRE’s Manassas Line to Gainesville and Haymarket, some worry about commuter rail’s impact on those communities.

The Virginia Railway Express will take its study of a proposed commuter-line expansion to Gainesville and Haymarket to the public Wednesday night.

Gainesville Wegmans scheduled to open in early November

A 27-year-old Gainesville man pleaded guilty in Prince William Circuit Court on Thursday to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in April.

Two special events are taking place this evening at Evergreen Plantation Manor House in Haymarket.

“Almost everyone that I met had lost someone,” said Haymarket vice-mayor John Cole Tuesday evening as he sat on the front porch of his exurban home across the street from St. Paul’s Church.

State declines to reimburse Haymarket for flood damages

Haymarket Town Council appoints members to new positions