The Haymarket Town & Country Garden Club has been busy preparing for its annual Holiday Shoppe which will be held this coming Friday, Nov. 22 from 10 to 5 and Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prince William Fire & Rescue Station 15 Community Hall on US Rte. 15 in Haymarket.

The City of Manassas will hold a Primary Election on June 9, 2015. There will be one office on the ballot: State Senate, 29th District, for the Democratic Party to select a candidate. State Sen, Charles J. Colgan, who currently holds the seat until Dec. 31, 2015, is retiring.

A reverse trade mission from Brazil visited the City of Manassas Utilities Department on May 13. Their interest was in how the City of Manassas manages its water, sewer and electric utilities.

June 17 is National Garbage Man Day. Communities across the nation are encouraged to take a moment and show appreciation for the men and women in the solid waste management industry and particularly, their trash collectors, for keeping us and the environment safe.

Virginia Tourism is partnering with Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, using the Virginia is for Lovers logo to promote the assortment of alcoholic products made in the Commonwealth at stores in Warrenton, Vienna, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and Richmond.

Social Security is getting closer to the agency’s historic 80th anniversary and preparing to commemorate the August 14, 1935, signing of the Social Security Act. Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin May 27 announced the agency’s event-filled celebration, with many activities leading up to Aug, 14 and a special website, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/80thanniversary

Virginia Department of Transportation is conducting four public meetings to seek input on the Tier 2 Environmental Assessment for improvements on Interstate 66 outside the Capital Beltway (I-495) and US Route 15 in Prince William County, as well as revised design concepts reducing project impacts.

Roger Ramsammy, provost at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College,has been appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges Commission on Academic, Student and Community Development. The higher education association is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Prince William County VA Police Department's update to May 18, 2015 report of a robbery.