Effective Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, the Saturday trash and recycling collection at the Old Nokesville Elementary School will move to the new Nokesville School located at 12375 Aden Road.

recognition of 811 Day on Aug. 11, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and VA811, also known as Miss Utility of Virginia, remind homeowners and contractors to call 811, or 800-552-3120, before digging to landscape, build decks, or do anything that could damage underground utility equipment. Calling 811 before digging is the law.

Although the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has not been found in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages residents to check for this invasive pest by looking for signs in their trees and firewood transported from other states.

George Mason University students are working to design innovative renewable energy for the future through a program called Project PROGRESS funded with a grant from the Dominion Foundation.

The upcoming comedy “Permanent,” written and directed by a University of Virginia graduate and starring Patricia Arquette and Rainn Wilson, will shoot in Central Virginia in early August. Director Colette Burson was quoted as saying, “I feel like I can deliver a movie that looks way beyond my budget because all my Virginia locations are incredibly beautiful and authentic."

Hay bales, which typically are left unattended during the summer, can provide good protection from the elements for strategically planted marijuana, according to a news release from Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Virginia's senior Senator Mark Warner was among 28 Senators who have written to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler calling for the agency to prioritize new mobile broadband deployment in these areas as well as preserve and upgrade mobile broadband where it is currently available.

The Mooney Plant recently won a third consecutive Platinum Peak Performance Award - which means it performance is perfect, from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).