On March 12, Virginia residents can practice taking cover from tornadoes during the Statewide Tornado Drill, at 9:45 a.m. The National Weather Service will send a test tornado warning that will trigger a tone alert and broadcast message on NOAA Weather Radio.

As of 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews were pushing to restore power to nine customers in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties, according to a news release.

Del. Richard L. Anderson (R-Prince William) will join nine other citizens on the newly-created Virginia Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities, according to an Executive Order that Governor Bob McDonnell issued over the weekend.

On March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m., the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host “An Evening with Sonia Sanchez” in Colgan Theater. The free event was rescheduled from Feb. 25 due to illness. Free parking too.

Two job fairs for summer work with the county department of Parks and Recreation will be held March 2 and 3 in eastern Prince William County. Altogether there are 300 slots available.

Rowing and handball have been added to the list of events at the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, bringing the total field to 50+ events.