To commemorate Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) 2015, Congressman Gerry Connolly has launched the “Thank a Fed” initiative to highlight the important work of America’s federal employees and examine promising best practices in government management.

Cadet Samantha Reed of Manassas became regimental commander of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets during a Pass in Review - Change of Command ceremony May 2. Reed is a junior majoring in meteorology in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.

A big crowd of supporters and new friends turned out at the Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) on Saturday, April 18 to welcome Iraq War veteran Sergeant Steven Curry to Nokesville, his future new home.

Two-time champion and tournament host, Tiger Woods, announced Wednesday, April 29, his commitment to compete in the 2015 Quicken Loans National at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Prince William County, Va., according to a news release from the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Every year since 2011, Assistant Dean of Science Ia Gomez has organized the National DNA Day celebration at NOVA-Manassas. National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in 1953. This year’s speaker was Kirk Odom who was falsely convicted of rape.

Republicans in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park will be able to vote between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 25 to choose GOP candidates for sheriff, clerk of court, supervisor chairman and several supervisor seats. There is just one polling place per district; city GOPers vote at Metz; government issued ID required.

The High School Naming Committee will hold two community meetings to receive name suggestions for the “12th” High School, currently under construction in mid-county with a Manassas address.

A new institution of public learning on the "Ferlazzo site" at Spriggs and Minnieville Roads is set to open at the start of the 2016-17 school year. Plans for its use as an elementary school (original plan) or a larger Porter Traditional School (revised plan) must be decided by the Prince William County School Board soon to allow the building, modeled after Yorkshire Elementary School, to be properly configured.