Flagging will occur along Balls Ford Road in Manassas - Gainesville between Wellington Road and Prince William Parkway (Route 234) Sunday, July 22 from 8 a.m. to noon for repairs to the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The Office of Facilities Services for Prince William County Public Schools will hold a July 19 meeting to share information on a proposed elementary school to be located off Crestwood Drive at Ashton Avenue, at the Rosemont Lewis Park.

Capt. Matthew Fox from the City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department has been conferred a designation that only 448 others have achieved worldwide. He has completed the process to become a Fire Officer or FO and was awarded the designation recently by the Commission on Professional Credentialing.

QMT Windchimes in Manassas reports that it is donating the purchase of an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) to the American Red Cross - National Capital Region (NCR), according to a news release from the company. The Red Cross will use the ERV to serve the Prince William County area.

Residents visiting the E.G. Smith Baseball Complex should expect to see a cleaner public park soon due to a significant grant made possible by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) in collaboration with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful.

On July 13 at 6:47AM, Prince William County Police officers responded to investigate a body that was located in the 14400 block of Melbourne Ave in Woodbridge (22191), according to Officer Nathan Probus, police department spokesman.

Prince William Conservation Alliance is heading up a "community conversation" on "Keep the Green: Lower Taxes, Less Traffic, More Trees" on Monday, July 16, at 7 pm, at Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant,15120 Washington St, Haymarket, VA 20169.

From Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Monday, July 9, 2018.

On July 7 at 6:11AM, Prince William County Police Department investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to Nokesville Road just north of Fauquier Drive in Nokesville (20181) to investigate a two-vehicle crash, according Officer Nathan Probus, police department spokesman.

Aden Road (Route 646) in Nokesville will be closed to through traffic between Colvin Lane and Marsteller Drive beginning Monday, July 9 until winter 2018-19 for crews to rehabilitate and reinstall the historic wrought-iron truss bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Andrew Buchheit, principal at T. Clay Wood Elementary School since 2011, was officially named president-elect of the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals (VAESP) during the state conference last week. Buchheit will take the reins of president in 2019.