Beginning Sunday night, April 28, weather permitting, a portion of the northbound and southbound I-95 general purpose lanes in Prince William County will have nighttime single- and double-lane closures until late fall.

The Capital Area Food Bank has made public its proprietary Hunger Heat Map. Those who use the map can zero-in on the food insecurity data that pertains to the neighborhood they live in, giving a clear picture of what hunger looks like in local communities. The CAFB used the Hunger Heat Map to zero in on a Prince William County location to launch its first mobile feeding bus, which provided free, healthy lunches to about 300 children per weekday during the summer months.

Experts in small business development will share best practices, and provide participants with key resources to move forward with their vision at an all-day workshop on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). The annual event is sponsored by a local service sorority and its foundation.

The community is invited to hear business and education views of the candidates for chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. The debate is sponsored by Northern Virginia Community College and Prince William Chamber of Commerce. It will be in Howsman Hall on NOVA's Manassas campus.

Prince William County Public School officials will break ground this month for the construction of two elementary schools in Woodbridge.

Observer reporters Bonny Fahy and Jan Davis have been honored by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) for their coverage of education news. Both journalists write for Old Bridge Observer and Bull Run Observer.

Congressman Rob Wittman, VA-1, who represents part of the Prince William County area, invites high school and middle school students and their parents or guardians to Service Academy Day 2015 on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the University of Mary Washington, Staffoprd campus.

Rolling full closures of I-66 in one direction are scheduled overnight Tuesday, Sept. 8 in order to test Active Traffic Management System gantries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Manassas VA City police department's crime report for Friday, Sept. 4, 2015.