People who use the Manassas Senior Center are seeing work on a $600,000 expansion scheduled to be completed in December. It will include room to run aerobics, belly dancing, line dancing, tap dancing, yoga and tai chi classes that are currently bursting the seams. The center will remain open during construction.

Brentsville Supervisor Jeanine Lawson will host a town meeting tonight, Sept. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Marsteller Middle School on five development proposals.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office summarizes various actions taken during the week of Aug.24-28.

Internal Revenue Service Aug. 6 issued another warning to taxpayers to remain on high alert and protect themselves against new deceitful tactics scammers use to trick people.

Virginia has combined its three "sales tax holidays" into one weekend. This Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, along with school supplies, clothing and footwear, shoppers can now buy emergency preparedness items and certain energy-efficient products that were previously tax-exempt only during their own respective tax holidays.

Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA), who represents Manassas, Manassas Park and parts of Prince William County, issued the following statement on the The Hire More Heroes Act being signed into law:

Legislation enacted during the 2015 General Assembly (Senate Bill 1319) combined the three existing sales tax holidays into one, three-day holiday in August. The legislation took effect on July 1, 2015.

Virginians can take pride in the balanced, cautious, and responsible way in which we build our budgets.