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.

This article outlines some "Common sense" strategies for students and parents involved in the testing cycle. Entering a test situation without students and teachers knowing how the test work does not make sense to me. Yet it happens all of the time. It really is equivalent to "Testing in the Dark"!

Congressman Rob Wittman’s town hall for military, veteran, and DoD civilian employee issues will be held on THURSDAY, MAY 22.

With new federal and state regulatory requirements, the cost of managing stormwater for the City of Manassas has dramatically increased. Public information meetings about the new stormwater requirements and the proposed fee will be held in May and June.

Since 2000, Joe McGill Jr. has been traveling across the country sleeping in and interpreting original slave quarters to raise awareness of the enslaved population who lived in them. He will be coming to two slave quarters in Manassas VA May 15-17.

On National Garbage Man Day, Prince William County’s solid waste division plans to recognize the men and women in the solid waste management industry–particularly, trash collectors–for the life-saving service they provide on a daily basis and urges residents to do so too.

Have a Taste of Lake Ridge from 4 to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 13, as a variety of local restaurants show off their fare. The Taste of Lake Ridge is a fun family event, in the Lake Ridge Parks and Recreation Association parking lot at 12350 Oakwood Drive.

Old Bridge United Methodist Church will hold a workshop open to the public on the 5 W’s of Human Trafficking on Saturday, June 7, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and what you can do about the issue. The church is located at 3966 Old Bridge Rd., Woodbridge VA 22192.

Summer school assistant principal appointments have been made by the Prince William County School Board: