An Aug. 27 town hall meeting at Lake Ridge Baptist Church in Woodbridge being organized by Prince William Del. Richard Anderson will focus on what Virginia is doing to mitigate the effects of sequestration. Meeting will include Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

How to start a Neighborhood Watch program and other crime prevention strategies that can help communities avoid crime will be the subject of an Aug. 28 evening workshop at Prince William County government's Development Services Building.

A firefighter was injured and three people were displaced when Prince William County and Manassas City Fire and Rescue units were dispatched in connection with a two story single family house fire in the 10300 block of Navarone Place, on Monday, Aug,12, at approximately 1:50 p.m.

On Monday, August 12, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Prince William County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to a two-story single family house fire in the 13100 block of Piedmont Vista Drive. Upon arrival, fire and rescue units found a rapidly spreading fire on the back side of the house extending into the attic, according to fire officials.

Greater Prince William Health Center on Ridgewood Center Drive in Woodbridge/Lake Ridge is offering free health screenings for all Prince William County residents, Aug. 13-15, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during National Health Center Week.

The deadline is fast approaching to sign children up for the SACC before- and after- school care--for parents and guardians who want the care to start the same day school opens for fall. And some schools have a waiting list.

Virginia residents can practice safe responses to an earthquake, during the second annual Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill in October. Registration is open now.