“Virginia is the only state that has built a government-wide platform that includes permit applications,” said Reeve Bull, Director of Virginia's Office of Regulatory Management. “Executive Order 39 takes this pioneering work to the next level, tasking agencies with bringing the few remaining permit types online and with speeding up processing times across the board.”

After mentoring by Joe Jonas, Gainesville VA's Jordan Baird, a pop, R & B and soul singer/songwriter who graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, will compete with five city winners and 18 television fan-favorites among previous non-winners in the upcoming semifinals that could eventually put him on the path to stardom.

Several local residents have brought home the gold in cycling events in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.

Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy has been named provost for NOVA’s Manassas VA campus. He comes to Manassas from Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, Fla., where he worked for 20 years, most recently as dean of academic affairs.

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Friday, Sept. 14 includes discovery of unidentified human remains near VA 234.

Manassas VA City Police Department, in collaboration with the Prince William County Police Department and the Virginia State Police’s H.E.A.T. Program, will host a free “VIN Etching” event for motorists in the Liberia Avenue Walmart parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, etc. are welcome at this auto theft prevention event.

The Kingsbrooke community in Gainesville VA is holding a doggie swim for the second year on Saturday, Sept. 15, before the community swim pool is closed for the season.

With areas of expertise ranging from health and physical education to teacher education, psychology, economics, biotechnology and biology, new professors have joined the teaching staff at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Most live in northern Virginia, two in Prince William County.

The Lifelong Learning Institute is starting its ninth year of offering affordable and stimulating college level classes to people 50 and up. Get all the details and network with other students on Friday, Sept. 14, at Northern Virginia Community College in Innovation Business Park, 9485 Innovation Dr., Manassas, VA from 1 to 3 p.m.