On Friday, Nov. 22, the American Red Cross will mark the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art blood donation center in Manassas. This new facility will collect thousands of blood products each year from generous donors who roll up a sleeve to help save lives.

Today, Monday, Feb. 16, Virginia Department of Transportation crews are aggressively pre-treating roads throughout Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington counties in advance of tonight’s heavy snow. By 4 p.m. more than 3,800 trucks will be staged along interstates, major roads and neighborhood streets, according to a news release from VDOT. Motorists urged to stay off roads while crews work, the release said.

On February 16, 2015, the City of Manassas is declaring a Snow Emergency effective at 12 a.m. (midnight) tonight. This means that cars parked along designated snow emergency routes are subject to towing and fines.

The naming committee for the new "Devlin Road" Elementary School will meet at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18 at the Kelly Leadership Center.

School Board Vice Chairman Alyson A. Satterwhite (Gainesville), will hold a town meeting on Thursday, March 5 beginning at 7 p.m. in the library of the new Haymarket Elementary School, to discuss the FY 2016 budget and Capital Improvements Program.

Prince William County high school and eighth-grade students looking for opportunities to build leadership skills will attend a March 9 conference to help them do just that.

Thirty-six art students in Prince William County Schools' grades 1-12 are exhibiting their work at the Hylton Performing Arts Center through March 7.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced tonight that Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are prepared and ready for a statewide winter storm that is expected to bring significant snow fall across Virginia beginning Monday morning. Up to a foot of snow is expected in the far western region of the state and four to nine inches of snow across the rest of the state.

PRTC bus service between Woodbridge and Tysons Corner that was in danger of being terminated will continue to be available due to public comments at a public hearing.