Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 5, 2016, Manassas City Police received multiple reports from citizens of unknown subjects dressed as clowns acting suspiciously both online and near area schools.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun a new jobs program that will use the national apprenticeship system to hire new employees as agricultural commodity graders. USDA hopes many veterans will apply. Curriculum has been approved by DOL and VA, and enrolled veterans qualify for VA benefits.

A record number of Prince William County Public School students graduated on time in 2016, according to a news release. The new on-time graduation rate of 91.8 percent for students who entered high school in the fall of 2011 and graduated in 2016 continues a steady climb from 83 percent eight years ago, and again outpaces statewide results.

A surge in school breakfasts served in Prince William County Public Schools puts the School Division on track to meet Virginia’s Breakfast Challenge, an initiative championed by Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, who will be at Potomac View Elementary School in Woodbridge on Oct. 4 to highlight PWCS' success and to kick off a state campaign to draw attention to the importance of school breakfast programs.

Beginning Oct. 1, residents will need to find alternatives for disposing of usable unwanted items. The Donation Place @ The Landfill at Independent Hill in Prince William County will be temporarily closed to find a new operator and to make necessary repairs to the building that houses the program.

Cedar Point Elementary School in Bristow is in precautionary secure the building status, with police on site, due to concerns about a domestic situation in the area.

Drivers can expect delays in the Manassas-Gainesville area and are advised to use alternate routes Sunday, Sept. 25 from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the following road closures related to the Prince William Half-Marathon:

Violation of a Protective Order | Wanted Subject – The Prince William County Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a wanted person, identified as Antoine Duran TIMMONS.