Manassas Journal Messenger | FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS | High school football in Prince William, Manassas, Culpeper and the surrounding area

A Wendy”s restaurant at 7450 Gainesville Village Square in Gainesville was robbed at 12:50 a.m. Friday when a man reached into the drive-through window and took cash from a register, Prince William police said Wednesday. Police said the man walked to the window to exchange a burger. He grabbed the cash when the clerk opened…

Nothing says summer like a fireworks stand filled with brightly packaged explosives and decked with bales of straw. The stands that sprouted up all over town recently will be packed today and Thursday with people stocking up on fireworks that range from 50-cent poppers to $90 sets. Although stores are filled with huge columns and…

Starting this week, a new book club, “Central Reads,” will meet at 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss contemporary fiction. The title under discussion on Wednesday will be “St. Dale” by Sharyn McCrumb. A busload of unlikely traveling companions begins a modern-day pilgrimage to honor the memory of NACSCAR champion…

By Dan Clendaniel For the Potomac News & Manassas Journal Messenger WOODBRIDGE — Wilmington helped continue the Cannons on their recent tailspin, sending Potomac to their sixth-straight loss, 7-4, before 3,000 fans at Pfitzner Stadium Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Rocks scored three runs in the final two innings to break a 4-4 tie and make…

Some Republican candidates for Prince William Board of County Supervisors say they have a practical solution to area traffic problems. Chairman Sean T. Connaughton, R-at-large, Gainesville Republican candidate John Stirrup and Brentsville Republican candidate Wally Covington, held a press conference yesterday at the Giant Food store in Gainesville. They explained their plan to ask developers…

William J. Hill was sentenced to a year in prison Tuesday by a Circuit Court judge who told him to stop using the problems of his youth as an excuse for recidivism. “Somewhere along the line you should have gotten the message,” said Judge Joseph Spruil. Hill is the son of Prince William County Supervisor…