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Federal disaster aid has been approved to assist Prince William County and other localities recover from the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Lee's heavy rains and flooding in early September.

Viriginia Department of Transportation information is intended to help travelers have a safe Thanksgiving trip.

The Patriot High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is making a pioneering effort. PTSA committees started forming last spring and met through the summer to be ready in time for the Nokesville’s school opening in September 2011.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 17, 2011.

Students and staff at J.W. Alvey Elementary School in Haymarket hold an annual fundraiser to help others locally, nationally and internationally. Here, Principal Candy Rotruck sits with current students in front of a mural of nonprofit Traditional Housing Barn, one of the many charities students have helped.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 16, 2011.

Jim Brock and the American Legion provide flags for first-graders throughout Prince William County public schools.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 15, 2011.