The board of directors of Didlake, Inc., a leading provider of employment and other opportunities for people with disabilities, has named Rick Sebastian as its new president, effective April 1. Sebastian will assume the role of president as part of an ongoing transition process in which he will ultimately succeed current president and CEO Rex Parr.

Beginning 8 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 5, all Novant Health facilities including the hospital in Manassas will lift visitor restrictions that were put in place Jan. 2, according to a news release. During the height of this flu season, Novant asked the community to keep visitors younger than 18 years old out of its hospital facilities.

Update to Feb. 3, 2015 Prince William County Police Department's crime report.

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was originally closed on Saturday, Jan. 31, as a result of a service failure of the state’s IT service provider.  Systems are being recovered and DMV is working to open as many offices as possible today, according to a news release at 10:27 a.m.

Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish announced today his campaign for Virginia’s 29th State Senate District. He is a lifelong resident of the City of Manassas and owner of Manassas Ice and Fuel Co. (MIFCO), a family business that has operated in the area for over 90 years.

Virginia Department of Transportation's I-66 Public Information Meeting that was scheduled for tonight, Jan. 27, at Bull Run Elementary School in Centreville has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Still scheduled are the Jan. 28 info session at Battlefield High School in Haymarket and the Jan. 29 info session at VDOT headquarters in Fairfax.

Social Security announces as a result of Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, the agency will expand its hours nationwide and offices will be open to the public for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, beginning March 16.

Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring Jan. 22 announced the designation of the nation's first Attorney General's "Animal Law" unit, a small group of current staff attorneys who will spend a portion of their time, as needed, serving as a resource for local law enforcement and state agencies on issues involving animal welfare and animal fighting or abuse.