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County appeals special ed cases
The Prince William school system is facing appeals on two cases of students seeking private tuition assistance — one case it has repeatedly won and another it initially lost. Prince William won an appeal in U.S. District Court in Alexandria in May filed by Joseph and Jane Arseneault who alleged the school system put their…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Honeymoon just beginning for Johnson
For all the things that Stonewall Jackson High School first-year football coach Loren Johnson had to prepare for going into Monday’s initial practice, he knew one thing that took precedence over everything else: his wedding. Johnson was married Aug. 2 in Connecticut, leaving him little time for a honeymoon and even less time to make…
Jury finds Powell guilty
Again, a jury has found Paul Warner Powell guilty of capital murder. Jurors reached their verdict after two hours of deliberations Wednesday morning. Powell’s original May 2000 capital murder conviction was overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court in April 2001. The justices ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support a capital murder indictment and…
Police say to sniper: ‘Call us’
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents, along with other police agencies, swarmed on a white Plymouth Voyager minivan in Richmond on Monday at about 9 a.m. in what proved to be a fruitless attempt to bring an end to the Washington, D.C.-area sniper case. Police reported Monday afternoon that authorities could find no evidence…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Strong showing for Rouse
By KEITH McMLLAN [email protected] COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Finishing second in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2003 ConocoPhillips Summer National Championships was not even the most impressive thing that Stafford native Jeff Rouse accomplished on Friday. That he was in the water at all, after his mother Gail died from cancer a week ago at…
Champions have more fun
By LACY LUSK [email protected] DALE CITY — The team that coach Andy Gray calls the “most fun group” from his 10 seasons at Gar-Field can now also call itself a champion. Tuesday night, the Indians seized their second Cardinal District Tournament title in three years by beating Woodbridge, last year’s tourney winner and this year’s…