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.

Prince William County School Board will hear the Superintendent’s proposed budget for 2015-16 on February 18 instead of two weeks earlier, as previously scheduled. Presentation of the proposed 2016-25 Capital Improvements Program will also be pushed back. The delays follow the cancellation of the January 21 School Board Meeting because of weather conditions.

All Prince William County Public Schools after-school and evening activities, including night school, GED and adult education are cancelled or must end by 5 p.m. due to weather conditions. SACC will remain open until normal 6:30 pick-up time.

Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA) has announced plans to hold a second open house on the Occoquan Forest water and sewer construction project. The information event will be held on Monday, Jan. 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at its Woodbridge headquarters, at 4 County Complex Court, on the county government site off Prince William Parkway.

Virginia Department of Transportation will be holding four public information meetings Jan. 26-27-28-29 for the public to learn more about plans to transform I-66 between US 15 in Haymarket and I-495/Capital Beltway. VDOT officials will be at Battlefield High School in Prince William County Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Noted elder law attorney Elizabeth von Keller will talk Jan. 28 about legal planning for seniors at Emeritus at Manassas, located at 8341 Barrett Drive, Manassas 20109. The free educational seminar that will last about an hour will begin at 6 p.m.

Plans are in the works to transform the Prince William County Landfill into a community resource for producing green energy and recovering valuable materials at the same time it provides opportunities for research and education.

Virginia is the first state in the nation to develop provider agreements between Federally Qualified Health Centers and the VA through the Veterans Choice Program. To date, four Federally Qualified Health Centers, with 22 sites of care have signed up to provide health services to eligible veterans. These sites are located in the Fredericksburg, as well as Eastern Shore, New Canton, Louisa, Charles City, Aylett, Prince George, Alberta, Charlotte Court House, Victoria, Amelia, Emporia, Dinwiddie, Ferrum, Floyd and Laurel Fork.

Independent of the Fauquier County School Board, a parent group known as the School Support Council (SSC) has been researching the potential benefits of later school start times for middle and high schools. The SSC is composed of a parent representative from each FCPS school.