Congress voted on Friday, April 28, to pass a short-term spending bill through May 5 to prevent a government shutdown this weekend, according to the office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA).

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which includes Prince William County Public School students, was ranked sixth in the nation and first in Virginia. Patriot earned Gold; Osbourn Park, Battlefield, and Woodbridge earned Silver in US News rankings

Open registration for Northern Virginia Community College’s fall 2017 semester begins May 2. Students may secure classes early in the registration period while the most choices are available and not pay tuition until July 24.

A new roundabout at Vint Hill Parkway and Farm Station Road has opened. The project’s next phase will reconstruct Kennedy Rd. between Aiken Dr. and Burrough Dr. and complete Vint Hill Parkway between the roundabout and Kennedy Rd. This part of Kennedy Rd. will be closed for about three months starting April 24. Signs will be posted during construction.

The now-finalized $1.14 billion operating and debt service budget funds the education of nearly 91,000 Prince William County Public Schools students in the upcoming 2017–18 school year. It maintains all existing programs and services, and gives all employees a one-step compensation increase.

Prince William County School Board will receive training in parliamentary procedure from Thomas Balch, J.D., a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, during two one-hour sessions, one on May 3 and one on June 7.

“This budget funds the School Board’s adopted budget, meets critical public safety needs, and keeps Prince William County tax bills as the lowest in Northern Virginia,” said Chairman Corey Stewart.

Prince William County Department of Transportation Department will be working along sections of Route 28 corridor for paving, pavement marking installation and shoulder stone paving April 17-21, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.