Prince William County Police Department reminds residents that the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries manages hunting and fishing throughout the Commonwealth, including in Prince William County. Below are some things that are new for 2015-2016.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Nov. 12 new exports of Virginia seafood to Canada as a result of his recent trade and tourism mission to the country.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Veterans Day 2015 that Virginia has been certified by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs as the first state in the nation to functionally end veteran homelessness.

“Virginia is the oyster capital of the East Coast,’’ said Governor Terry McAuliffe. “We have seen yet another year of remarkable growth in our oyster industry. Our oysters are delicious, harvested sustainably, and provide good jobs for hard-working Virginia watermen. When it comes to oysters, Virginia is all in.”

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments and reappointments to his Administration Nov. 6.

Governor Terry McAuliffe Oct. 14 signed an executive order directing actions to keep guns out of dangerous hands by better enforcing existing Virginia law. The Governor signed the executive order at a press conference alongside U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Attorney General Mark Herring and members of the law enforcement and gun safety advocacy community to strength en existing laws.

At 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) launched its new Citizen Portal. This will allow Virginia voters to apply for an absentee ballot online. The secure online system will take voters through the application process step by step and allow users to sign the application using their Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) credentials, building on the success of ELECT’s online voter registration system.

Intermittent full closures of up to 30 minutes each will occur on eastbound Interstate 66 between Route 123 and Nutley Street and westbound I-66 between I-495 and Nutley Street late Tuesday night, October 6 into Wednesday morning, October 7, and again from late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, October 8, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.