Join Prince William Virginia Cooperative Extension tomorrow--Wednesday, Sept, 18, at 6 p.m., as the local Extension office in Manassas hosts Alyssa Marini, a PhD student at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic & Research Laboratory, specializing in vector-borne diseases with a focus on ticks and mosquitoes in Maine.

Occoquan VA Town Council members and members of the public may be able to see some of the Transit of Venus, weather permitting, on June 5 when the council meets outdoors just across the Occoquan River in Fairfax County VA. Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta plans to provide his personal telescope with sun filters for the community to use at the event beginning at about 6 p.m.

Prince William County VA school officials have asked the Prince William County Planning Commission to defer the scheduled June 6 public hearing on a proposed school bus parking facility on US 15 in Haymarket VA. According to a news release, the school division needs additional time to consider the issues raised by the community at a May 22 public meeting.

The last day of school for students in grades K-8 who attend City of Manassas VA public schools has been changed. The final day of school for the 2011-12 school year is Wednesday, June 13.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will detour traffic off Lucasville Road in Manassas VA for about five months beginning June 20 to replace a drainage structure that will ease flooding and improve drainage. Traffic will use VA 234 (Dumfries Road, Godwin Drive and Hastings Drive for the duration of the road work.

Firefighters from Prince William County VA successfully extinguished a house fire in Haymarket and rescued the family's dog who was in the basement when the blaze erupted, late in the evening of Memorial Day Monday.

The School Board in Prince William County VA reveals the process for filling a board vacancy created by the resignation of Grant Lattin last week. Details are provided for the short term solution and the long-term resolution of the issue. A person must live in Occoquan District and be a registered voter to be eligible for the post, in either case.

Several Lake Ridge/Woodbridge locations that are often the destinations of those who ride the OmniLink local buses will be closer after bus route changes due to go in effect on Monday June 4 in Woodbridge VA

Patriot High School's orchestra concert in Nokesville this evening will showcase new musical selections written by local composers and student composers as well as the orchestra director. A variety of musical selections as well a multimedia presentation will be presented to the audience.