“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” high-visibility crackdown begins on Friday, Dec. 18th, and runs through New Year’s Day. Prince William County Police, as well as law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia and the region, are targeting this time period because the holidays bring a surge in drunk-driving.

The 2015 FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE Trash Trek Challenge asks students to identify a problem with the way people make or handle trash, and then design a solution to the problem. Fifth graders created a system to put in place at Mountain View School that separates plastic from waste material that can be composted.

"In the Midst of Plenty" was written by author and journalist Ben Bagdikin almost 50 years ago about poverty in America. The subject is still true today. Even in the affluent Haymarket-Gainesville areas, poverty and hunger still exist in the midst of plenty. David and Joan Gifford, along with two teams of volunteers, formed Crossroads-Connection to assist with poverty in their own backyards.

Travel smart with your mobile devices by following these cybersecurity tips from DHS’s national cybersecurity awareness campaign, Stop.Think.Connect.™:

Recently four new anti-obesity medications have been approved for use by obese patients and/or overweight patients (BMI >27kg/m2) with complications such as Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. The addition of these medication can increase adherence to diet and behavior changes required to maintain weight loss long term.

The Fire Department has given the all clear to return to the building. The Fire Department ventilated the building to get rid of the smoke and odor. Lunch schedules will now resume.

Precautionary evacuation occurred at Gravely Elementary School in Haymarket this morning, Dec. 9, due to a fire alarm signal, according to a media notice from the Prince William County Schools community relations office. Emergency crews are responding. All are safe, the release said.

Prince William County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing, endangered juvenile, Daniel Wesley York. The investigation revealed that Daniel left his home located in the 12600 block of Monarch Ct in Woodbridge (22192) on November 29th between the hours of 9:30PM and 10:13PM and may be in need of assistance.