Global Technical Systems (GTS), a premier provider of advanced engineering solutions for defense, homeland security, and related U.S. Government and international customers, will invest $54.7 million in a new, electro-mechanical energy storage system manufacturing operation in Va. Beach. The project will create 1,110 new jobs with an average annual salary of $74,000.

Arlington Memorial Bridge will see minor repairs in early 2018 and major bid work will start in fall 2018, according to Congresswoman Barbara Comstock

Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Yard Waste Compost Facility will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 in observance of Thanksgiving Day, according to a news release from the county's Solid Waste Division.

According to Lauren Mollerup, the district maintenance engineer for VDOT, this winter looks like it's shaping up to mirror last year's weather. "We're likely to have a winter, according to the National Weather Service, similar to what we had last year."

Prince William area residents can sign the recycling pledge at the library, or visit https://americarecyclesday.org/pledge/ and take the pledge on line by November 20.

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) along with Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Ajit Pai, will hold a Broadband Task Force Meeting to resolve rural broadband access issues in the First District of Virginia on Monday, Oct. 30, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Northern Neck Electrical Cooperative, 173 Pine Street, Warsaw, Virginia 22572.

Fall is the breeding season for deer. Consequently, they are more active now than at any other time of the year. In addition to more deer activity, motorists will soon be commuting in the dark, increasing the likelihood of encountering a deer on the road.

Friends of the Occoquan (FOTO) will hold the fall Occoquan River cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 14.**We are in need of boaters to help assist along the waterways at the various sites. Contact FOTO at 703-624-7124 if you can help us out!**