Last year, residents dropped off more than 143 tons of recyclable materials. With more information available to residents on how to recycle, they have been working to reduce the amount of “contaminated” materials by washing out their plastic and metal containers and not putting plastic carrier bags in with recycling.

Prince William County achieved a recycle rate of 36.8% in 2016. This was an increase from the 2015 rate of 33.7%, according to Prince William County Public Works, Solid Waste Division Recycling Office.

Housing Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities Information Session will be presented by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ on Saturday, Aug, 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at the cafeteria of the A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Dr., Woodbridge.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced July 14 that Virginia will receive $834,991 in federal funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Coastal Resilience Grant appropriations to reduce the impacts of storm flooding through natural and nature-based infrastructure.

It's summer and it's hot. Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative offers 10 energy- and cost-saving ways to stay cool and comfortable:

Six roads in Prince William County recently received the scenic byways designation from the state of Virginia. Aden, Bristow, Joplin, Waterfall and Antioch roads, plus John Marshall Highway are the first in the county to receive the designation, adding 40 miles to Virginia's Scenic Byways network.

The weekly trash and recycling collection held on Saturdays at the Evergreen Fire Department will be closed on Saturday, July 29, due to paving at the site.

Supervisors recently awarded a $3.8-million contract to J.D. James Inc. to build the new boardwalk over Neabsco Creek to connect Rippon Landing Community Park to the Julie A. Metz Wetlands Preserve. The ¾ - mile long, 10-foot-wide, elevated boardwalk will become part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail that stretches between the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay.