Manassas Department of Motor Vehicle Customer Service Center employees were recognized on Wednesday, June 28, by Donate Life Virginia for their outstanding support for organ, eye and tissue donation.

Simplified rules for Virginia distilleries at festivals and delivery of closed containers of alcohol to customer’s vehicles are two of several business-friendly legislative proposals affecting Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) passed by the 2017 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Va. Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his Administration June 30. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s Administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will build a new Virginia economy and create more jobs across the Commonwealth. There are no Prince William area residents among the appointees.

The detailed document, titled Crime in Virginia, Virginia’s official comprehensive report on local and statewide crime figures for 2016, is now available on the Virginia State Police website, under “Forms & Publications.” Go to http://www.vsp.virginia.gov/FormsPublications.shtm

While fireworks are often synonymous with the celebration of Independence Day, these colorful displays can cause serious injuries, significant property damage and even death.

Virginia Board of Education has scheduled five public hearings this summer on proposed revisions to the commonwealth’s school accreditation system and graduation requirements and on the board’s plan to implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has authorized Dominion Energy Virginia to construct a new 230-kilovolt electric transmission line and a new substation in Prince William County and the Town of Haymarket that will follow the Carver Road route, according to an SCC press release issued late Friday, June 23.

Delegate Richard L. Anderson, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Woodbridge, spoke to select high school students attending the 75th session of American Legion Boys State of Virginia this week at Radford University.