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.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) July 10 announced the state’s first positive case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse in 2017, according to Elaine Lidholm, VDACS spokesman. It is the first case since August 2015 in Virginia. The horse, a ten-year-old Saddlebred gelding, was from Wythe County and died as a result of the disease

Hosted in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, the event will feature remarks by Congressman Connolly on legislative actions he has taken to fight the disease in Congress and remarks from community leaders.

Intermittent full closures will occur along Old Centreville Road on the bridge over Bull Run in Manassas the nights of Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 between midnight and 4 a.m. each night in order to remove bridge beams, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Governor Terry McAuliffe July 7 announced the inaugural nonstop Air India flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to New Delhi.

Fatal crash numbers rose during the 2017 Fourth of July weekend, and nearly half of the motorists killed in those crashes were not wearing a seat belt, according to a July 5 report from Virginia State Police. During the four-day statistical counting period, preliminary numbers report a total of nine deaths compared to eight in 2016.

Status of local and state road projects are detailed.

Prince William Delegate Scott Lingamfelter discusses some of the news laws that became effective in Virginia on July 1.