With renewed emphasis on buying and eating fresh produce, along comes the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service with a May 15 workshop in Manassas VA that could answer some questions. VCE specialists will cover several topics to address: What does it take to have a profitable greenhouse production of local produce?

Congressman Frank Wolf, whose district includes part of Prince William County-Manassas-Manassas Park area of Virginia, shared his growing concerns about cyber threats from China at a Manassas field hearing of the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission, according to a news release from his Capitol Hill office.

A city of Manassas VA police cruiser struck a townhouse and two vehicles in the vicinity of Grant Avenue and Buckner Road when the police officer lost control of the vehicle enroute to an emergency call on March 23. All parties involved were evaluated at Prince William Hospital and released. The Manassas City fire marshal deemed the house uninhabitable until repairs are made. The townhouse residents were relocated by the American Red Cross. The accident is under investigation.

Michael Jordan will appear in ads for Prince William Hospital in Manassas VA, because of its affiliation with Novant Health which has a new collaborative agreement with Jordan and Bobcats Sports and Entertainment in Charlotte NC. Jordan is chairman of BSE.

Manassas VA city officials have evacuated 14 people said to be living in 700 square feet of space in a mobile home during the March 5 execution of a warrant obtained by Fire Marshals based on information which alleged that the mobile home contained fire-safety code violations that created an imminent threat to the safety of the occupants and nearby structures.

Prince William County VA police have charged two daycare providers each with 5 counts of child endangerment stemming from a child's death reported in Bristow on March 8. According to the police report, 23 children, ranging in age from newborn to 4 years old, were at the residence when law enforcement officials arrived to investigate a 12:42 p.m. report of an unresponsive child.

Prince William County VA police are investigating the death of an infant girl in Bristow, according to police reports. The baby was three months old, police said.

How to ensure that Prince William County VA Schools maintain their "World Class" status will be the essence of a March 15 panel discussion hosted by Prince William Committee of 100 at Four Points by Sheraton in Manassas. A distinguished panel of elected officials will be moderated by former VA delegate David Brickley, patron of the legislation that made the PWC school board an elective body.