Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges customers to prepare for possible power outages that snow may cause on Wednesday night, Feb. 12, 2014, and Thursday.

Do you know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning? On March 11 at 9:45 a.m. the City of Manassas will participate in the Statewide Tornado Drill –a joint effort of National Weather Service and Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

City of Manassas Water Department has rescheduled the connection to the new 36” transmission line on Vint Hill Road for Tuesday, Feb. 4, beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing through Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 a.m., weather permitting.

Two meetings are scheduled for the public to learn more about strategies being considered to transform 25 miles of Interstate 66 between the Beltway and Haymarket. A Jan. 30 meeting is in Fairfax. A Feb. 5 meeting is in Prince William County.

All PWCS report cards will be distributed later than originally planned to adjust for weather-related school closings and delays.

Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts will present his proposed fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget to the School Board at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 with live coverage on PWCS-TV, Comcast Channel 18, Verizon Channel 36, and via Web cast at http://www.pwcstv.com

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected Virginia Tech’s proposal to spearhead a regional research effort on the safest and most effective ways to incorporate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the existing airspace.