Donna Randall "Randi" Reid

Randi Reid, editor and founder of the Observer, has written the stories of Prince William County and its residents since 1986. She began as a neighborhood columnist for The Journal Messenger and advanced to full-time reporter, then editor and editorial writer. She expanded Lake Ridge's first community paper, the Lake Ridge Lantern, into the Old Bridge Observer, Bull Run Observer, Manassas Observer, and the website www.bullrunnow.com. Working consistently and tirelessly as reporter, editor, interviewer, and photographer, often combining family errands with story assignments, she earned numerous awards for fair coverage of government, schools, volunteer organizations, places of worship, and individual achievements. Generations of residents came to life in the pages of the Observer, whose circulation delivered a sense of neighborhood across the county. As founder and president of Santa's Old Bridge Parade and the Prince William County Farm Tour, she also helped create community events that delighted children of all ages and strengthened community ties.

Lake Ridge, Virginia · United States