Filming of Point of Honor, a historical drama about a Virginia family whose lives are torn apart by the Civil War, will take place in September around central Virginia and streaming episodes will be part of the Amazon prime service, which provides original filmed content to members.

Prince William Supervisors along with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, broke ground for a new VRE station at the site for the future Potomac Shores Town Center, on the Cherry Hill Peninsula off US 1 in eastern Prince William County.

Long & Foster Real Estate is making sure its new realtors get off to the best start possible through a mentorship program that pairs the newcomers to more experienced realtors.

Governor Terry McAuliffe says Ithaca will be filmed in Virginia this summer, with actress Meg Ryan directing and playing a role in the movie along with Sam Shepard and Ryan’s son, Jack Quaid. Tom Hanks and his production company Playtone will be executive producers on the film set during WW II and based on William Saroyan’s 1942 book The Human Comedy.

State Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City), Delegate Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) and Delegate David Ramadan (R-Loudoun) have announced the formation of the "Redskins Pride Caucus," described in a press release as "a bipartisan group of Virginia state legislators representing professional football fans in the Commonwealth."

The area’s tourism marketing agency received two VIRGO awards at the Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus quarterly meeting April 10-11 for significantly contributing to Virginia’s economy through tourism promotion and development.

Occoquan was recently ranked # 2 among the top 14 "Small Cities" in Virginia by CitiesJournal.com, according to Mayor Earnie Porta's recent e-newsletter.

Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College has developed a new initiative to help unemployed and underemployed adults quickly gain the training necessary to obtain well-paying jobs in the information technology (IT) field.