Prince William County Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park for the third year. The FREE lights display begins Friday, Dec. 6. New this year: Visitors can experience the magic of the holiday season with visits from holiday characters, joyful holiday music sung by carolers and an unforgettable holiday shopping experience on select nights.

Manassas VA City Police Department, in collaboration with the Prince William County Police Department and the Virginia State Police’s H.E.A.T. Program, will host a free “VIN Etching” event for motorists in the Liberia Avenue Walmart parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, etc. are welcome at this auto theft prevention event.

The Kingsbrooke community in Gainesville VA is holding a doggie swim for the second year on Saturday, Sept. 15, before the community swim pool is closed for the season.

With areas of expertise ranging from health and physical education to teacher education, psychology, economics, biotechnology and biology, new professors have joined the teaching staff at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Most live in northern Virginia, two in Prince William County.

The Lifelong Learning Institute is starting its ninth year of offering affordable and stimulating college level classes to people 50 and up. Get all the details and network with other students on Friday, Sept. 14, at Northern Virginia Community College in Innovation Business Park, 9485 Innovation Dr., Manassas, VA from 1 to 3 p.m.

Virginia Secretary of Health & Human Resources Bill Hazel will be in Haymarket Oct. 26 to talk to members of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at a breakfast at the Piedmont Club.

Prince William County VA was honored Sept. 12 for its commitment to addressing the challenges facing its youth through education and safety initiatives, by being recognized as one of the "Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People" for the third year.

The Prince William County VA school board has postponed its Sept. 12 work session.

Prince William County has solicited entries in a design competition to add to its 9-11 memorial- Liberty Memorial at Freedom Park - using four steel beams acquired from the destroyed World Trade Center. The board of supervisors will be making a selection from one of a dozen submissions, from around the country and from both design companies and individuals, according to Tracy Gordon, assistant to the county administrator.