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Manassas Journal Messenger | Order needed to kill pit bulls
The 23-year-old owner of two pit bulls that mauled a 7-year-old boy has not given officials permission to kill his dogs. Jason Whittington had until Monday to release the animals to Prince William County officials for destruction. The dogs were quarantined for 10 days after the Sept. 26 attack, which left a county boy with…
County awaits funding for anti-terrorism needs
Prince William County will soon receive its fair share $4.3 million of emergency preparedness money from the federal government because of its assistance at the Pentagon on Sept. 11. The money will be used to beef up the county’s police and fire and rescue operations to ready it in case of another terrorist attack. More…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Former hostage speaks to medical professionals
Kathryn Koob sleeps soundly most nights. On all but two nights in the past 20 years, in fact, the waves rippling across Koob’s Iowan cornfields have rocked her gently to sleep and carried her to oceans away from the events of 1979. But a mind, even the most tireless, is allowed to slip. Twice Koob,…
Manassas Journal Messenger | County cannot arbitrarily lock out targeted businesses
I haven’t chimed in on the adult business debate that has been going on over the past couple of months, but I can’t resist putting in my two cents after reading Hector Quintana’s letter to the editor on Wednesday. When it comes to issues such as this I always face a bit of a conundrum….
Manassas Journal Messenger | All creatures, great and small
Wes Shank and Eric, his albino ferret, drew a lot of attention Sunday at the annual Blessing of the Animals at Trinity Episcopal Church in Manassas on Sunday. Seven-year-old Rebecca Baumhurst, her 4-year-old brother Jimmy and their hermit crabs Harry and Hermione were popular as well. The crabs and ferret stood out at the blessing…
Corbin thrives on heavy workload
By THOMAS C. DOZIER Playbook 2002 Since his freshman year at Colonial Forge High School, Chris Corbin has been known as “The Bus.” It was a term of affection from his teammates for his resemblance to Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis. Four years later, those Eagles teammates are hoping The Bus takes them to…