Taxpayers are encouraged to pay their taxes before the Dec. 5 due date. A late payment penalty of 10 percent will apply to any unpaid tax balance after the Dec. 5 deadline. Additionally, interest will accrue monthly on unpaid balances at a rate of 10 percent per annum until they are fully paid.

All Prince William County Public Schools divisionwide after-school and evening activities are canceled for tonight. All after-school and evening activities including night school, GED, and adult education classes, are canceled this evening. SACC and the Next Generation programs will close at 5 p.m. School will continue to operate on a normal schedule for the remainder of today.

Fresh off a win at the state level, a six-student team from The Governor's School @ Innovation Park has been named "Best in Region" in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge with "Block IT Out" that hits at distracted riving.

Experts who can take the mystery and confusion out of the financial aid process will be at Stonewall Jackson High School Feb. 7 when Stonewall and the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA) will host Super Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The school is located at 8820 Rixlew Lane, Manassas, VA.

Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts will present his proposed fiscal year 2016 budget to the School Board along with the Capital Improvements Program for 2016–25 on Wednesday, Feb. 4, beginning at 7 p.m. Walts' presentation will be televised.

PWCS is updating the Strategic Plan for FY2016–20. Primary goals are unchanged, but the plan is being streamlined and updated to better serve all stakeholders. Collaborative teams of Associate Superintendents, principals, teachers, and parentsare revising benchmarks to help guide school/Division efforts and measure success.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) with March 16 deadline and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) with Feb. 11 deadline are accepting applications for higher-education scholarships from high school and home-schooled seniors who receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Scholarship committees will look for students who have demonstrated scholastic achievement, community service, work experience and leadership skills.

Solving the overpopulation of deer problem in Prince William County came a step closer to realization Jan. 13 when the county’s board of supervisors made it easier for homeowner associations to eliminate deer with bow and arrow.

The effort to kill the $12.1-million appropriation needed to bury power lines along US 1 in Woodbridge came to a halt Jan. 13 when Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted it down at a public hearing in McCoart Government Center.