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

Fishermen found the body of Steven L. Hoffman about 11:20 p.m. Friday near a pier at the end of Cockpit Point Road, said Sgt. Kim Chinn, Prince William police spokeswoman. The fishermen called police who removed Hoffman’s body from the river about 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Chinn said. Hoffman, 43, of Dumfries, was found about 300…

A small crowd of onlookers clapped and cheered whenever the big yellow backhoe knocked over a good-sized piece of the old barn on Piper Lane. The barn had to come down to make room for extra parking at the Virginia Railway Express Bull Run station. The Bull Run station is one of the most heavily…

The Prince William Public Library System is fully Internet accessible at its four full-service libraries: Bull Run, Central, Chinn Park and Potomac. Internet surfers are able to access the system’s catalog and electronic resources from their home or office computer at?http://www.pwcgov.org/library. Bull Run Regional Library, 8501 Ashton Ave., Manassas, (703) 792-4500. The newest facility features…

By KIPP HANLEY [email protected] The Brentsville volleyball team boasts a boat-load of talented underclassmen. However, the Tigers’ dramatic turnaround from last year’s 2-18 campaign has a lot to do with the return of Crystal Phipps. A senior setter, Phipps was the manager of the wrestling team last winter and decided to stay fresh for the…

FAIRFAX — The 70 members of the Fairfax County’s special rescue team returned from their work at the Pentagon on Tuesday to cheers, hugs and tears from family and friends. The team is prepared to go overseas, if needed. The Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team was deployed Sept. 11 to search…

By BRIAN HUNSICKER [email protected] Franklin County isn’t familiar with Osbourn Park’s offense, the Single Wing. Eagles coach Billy Miles said the offense is difficult to prepare for: A scout team, in three days, can’t be expected to know the nuances of an unusual system that, come game time, will be executed by personnel who have…