Jill Crayne has been nominated by the Stonewall Jackson High School community for the Prince William County Teacher of the Year Award and the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. She teaches 135 students Computer Information Systems and Advanced Computer Information Systems at SJHS in Manassas.

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) has revised its OmniRide Tysons Express schedules now that the I-495 Express Lanes have opened and new data about travel times has been gathered. Buses are making faster trips in the express lanes, a news release s

On February 20 at Westminster at Lake Ridge, the Prince William Committee of 100 will host a program to discuss the upcoming county budget and whether the county should have a higher tax rate or a flate rate.

Fourteen teachers have been nominated to become Fauquier County Public School’s 2013 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher. Parents, school employees and community members were invited to nominate teachers at the school level, and then each school selected one teacher to forward as a nominee. The Washington Post Company Educational Foundation established the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award to recognize teachers who exemplify excellence in their profession.

Del. Richard L. Anderson will host two community town halls for residents of Virginia’s 51st House District this coming Saturday, February 2nd, at two separate locations in Prince William County.

Two Wakefield seniors recently earned recognition from The Scholastic Art Awards, the nation’s largest, longest-running, and most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the visual arts, according to a news release from the school located in The Plains VA.

Home Instead, Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, has announced a program to honor the contributions of adults 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month of volunteer service to their favorite causes. Winners will be chosen by online voting.

ACTS Emergency Homeless Shelter suffered major water damage on the evening of Monday, Jan. 28, and has had to be closed until repairs are made. The 22 residents have been temporarily relocated.