Saturday Jan. 11 snow may force cancellation of rural trash & recycling pickup.

Alpacas abound at Gainesville's Double "O" Good farm, which is again participating in the annual Wild Western Prince William County Farm Tour.

The Winery at La Grange in Haymarket offers bucolic views and possibly a look at wine in the process of being made. Plus, a musical duo will be playing Saturday afternoon.

Flowers and art abound at Gainesville's Lynn Vale Farm & Studio on the Wild Western Prince William County Farm Tour on Sept. 25 only.

This horse farm will be open Saturday only; it will reveal the work Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District specialists completed with Edith Kennedy, owner, and other partners. The Gainesville farm is open Sept. 24 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 22, 2011.

Visitors to the Smith Family Farm, which has been in the Smith family for more than a hundred years, will get to see animals and taste some of the beef produced at the Gainesville farm.

Oak Dale Baptist Church will offer lunch and a place to relax and commune with nature on Sept. 24, for the 11th annual, free, Prince William County Farm Tour.

Blue Top horse farm in Nokesville will let visitors view vistas and horses too during the Sept. 24 and 25 farm tour.