Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and their families often qualify for special tax benefits. An IRS news release describes some of the most common deductions and exclusions and tells where to get more information.

All westbound lanes of Interstate 66 will close intermittently between midnight Thursday, Dec. 11 and 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, for the installation of two gantries between the Fairfax County Parkway and Route 28. Each closure will last up to 30 minutes.

Gainesville Neighborhood Library, 4603 James Madison Highway, Haymarket, VA 20169 is now scheduled to reopen on Monday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m., according to a news release.

Find out about the development of a traffic operational and safety study to identify short term recommendations to improve traffic operations on Route 28 (Centerville Road) from South of I-66 to Liberia Avenue. The study will collect traffic data to identify locations where low cost improvements could be made to the corridor.

Want to check school news, menus, bus schedules, calendars, or find a contact? Go mobile. The first generation MyPWCS mobile app is now available to download free from the iTunes App store (for Apple products) or Android’s Play Store. Search for "PWCS, MyPWCS Blackboard."

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees, wreaths, and garland at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, VA 20155, near I-66 from Dec. 26 to Jan. 12.

At approximately 9:20AM on Dec. 8, 2014, Police responded to the area of Portner Ave and Sudley Rd for a report of an attempted robbery that had just occurred. The victim, a 46-year-old female, told officers she was walking along Portner Ave towards Sudley Rd when an unknown male approached her from a back alleyway of Manassas Shopping Center.

Dozens of spring semester classes have been added at NOVA’s Innovation Park location to help students bundle several classes on one or two days a week to complete courses efficiently. Spring semester starts Jan. 11.

The Rotary Club of Lake Ridge will be manning a collection station for clothing, coats and non-perishable food items during Tackett Mill’s annual Holiday Arts Market from noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14.