Fire and Rescue Chief Rob Clemons announced Sept. 19 the selection of Todd E. Lupton as Deputy Chief of Fire and Rescue for the City of Manassas. Lupton has been with the City of Manassas Fire and Rescue System since 2011, serving as Battalion Chief.

The Prince William Area Agency on Aging, which serves Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association to offer a series of free classes this fall to help caregivers.

Residents are invited to join Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., at Marsteller Middle School, 14000 Sudley Manor Drive, Bristow, for a Brentsville District town hall meeting on land use, Rural Crescent and VRE.

With the adoption of the budget, Manassas City Council approved expanding its incentives to include two pilot incentive programs; a Façade Improvement Grant Program and a Landscape Improvement Grant Program.

Residents of East End Mobile Home Park in Manassas are currently being notified by the property owner of a decision to close the park. Later this week the City will notify current leaseholders of a meeting to discuss the impact the sale may have on tenants of the park and how the City can help them.

Five people have applied to temporarily fill the Brentsville District School Board seat while School Board Member Gil Trenum is deployed. The School Board has set a Sept.7 public hearing at 7 p.m.

Welcome to another great year for Prince William County Public Schools. There will be plenty of excitement Monday as classes start for 88,000 students. And we are determined to make every moment count in giving them a solid foundation for lifelong learning and success. Every year people ask, “What’s new?” Plenty.

The public is invited to participate in a Community Dialogue on public middle school facilities in Fauquier County with a special focus on Taylor and Warrenton Middle Schools. The Community Dialogue will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fauquier High School cafeteria in Warrenton.