The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency June 2 announced that Solutex, Inc. of Sterling, Va. has been selected as a Safer Choice Partner of the Year for its distribution of janitorial and building maintenance supplies that carry the Safer Choice label.

While Americans this weekend honor citizens who gave their lives in defense of home and country, the National Park Service is investigating looting that took place at a Civil War battlefield earlier in the week, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The affected area of the battlefield is an active crime scene.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are applauding the May 19 Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and military construction and facilities, their offices said.

Heroin, along with other drugs, has caused an increase in overdoses and deaths here in Prince William County. Join Supervisor Jeanine Lawson, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Prince William Police to learn how to combat the dangers of drug abuse in our community. Lawson's town hall meeting will be held Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at Patriot High School Auditorium, 10504 Kettle Run Rd, Nokesville.

Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (VA-10) issued the following statement after H.R. 1150, the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, a bill that she cosponsored, passed the House May 16 unanimously.

This morning, Monday, May 16 at 11:30 AM, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined flight attendants, anti-trafficking advocates, and federal law enforcement at Ronald Reagan National Airport to call on Congress to pass legislation that would help to combat human trafficking on commercial air flights.

The goal of National Hurricane Preparedness Week is to inform the public about hurricane hazards while providing information that can be used to take action to save lives at work, home, on the road or on the water before, during, and after a hurricane strikes.

Brentsville Supervisor Jeanine Lawson has informed citizens of these future meetings: May 11 Citizens Information Meeting on widening of Vint Hill Rd.' Tuesday, May 24. Town Hall meeting at Patriot High School; and Wednesday, May 25 on Improvements to I-66 outside the Beltway. Details below.