Gainesville / Prince William Times September 19, 2018

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September 19, 2018 | Serving Haymarket, Gainesville and Western Prince William County | Vol. 17, No. 38 | www.PrinceWilliamTimes.com | 50¢

Stewart: Timing of allegations against court nominee ‘a bunch of crap’ By Jill Palermo

delaying Kavanaugh’s confirmation until after the mid-term elections. Stewart, in an interview with the Times Monday, said he’s not sure whether he considers Christine Blasey Ford credible. Now a California college professor, Ford has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party more than 30 years ago when the two

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Corey Stewart, the Republican candidate for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat, is calling the recent sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh “a bunch of crap” and a “typical Democratic smear tactic” aimed at

were high school students in Montgomery County, Maryland. “I don’t know, I haven’t looked at her past or anything like that,” Stewart said of Ford, who told the Washington Post over the weekend that Kavanaugh forced her onto a bed during the party, groped her and attempted to remove the one-piece swimsuit she was wearing under her clothing at the

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time. The two had been at a private home where the teens were drinking and no adults were present. Ford told the Post Kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream and that she managed to get out from under Kavanaugh when one of his friends leapt onto the bed with See STEWART, page 2

Owners expect to hold last county fair in 2019 By Jill Palermo

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The Prince William Fairgrounds is planning its 70th fair in 2019. And if all goes according to plan, it likely will be its last. That’s according to Victor Smith, a board member of the private organization, the Prince William Veterans Farm Club, which owns the fairgrounds and has hosted the modern county fair since 1949. For several reasons, including static-to-declining annual fair attendance, difficulty with management turnover and rising costs for taxes and security, the board voted last week to put the 85acre fairgrounds up for sale. Smith won’t say how much the group hopes to get for the property, which is comprised of 11 separate parcels zoned for commercial uses and valued at just under $9 million for tax purposes, according to county records. The board of directors authorized Manassas commercial real-estate firm Weber Rector to market the land for potential buyers, Smith said. “There is no sale price,” Smith See FAIRGROUNDS, page 2

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