The American Red Cross is conducting six blood drives in the Manassas-Prince William County area next month.

Virginia American Water said March 30 that hydrant flushing is scheduled to begin in its Prince William system from Monday, April 6, through early May. The routine work is being done as part of the company’s annual pipeline flushing program to improve water service by flushing out mineral deposits and sediment from water mains.

Betty M. Sandler, a principal in the Lake Ridge, VA law firm of Nichols Zauzig Sandler PC, has been named the 2015 winner of the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Virginia State Bar's Family Law Section.

Both southbound I-95 collector/distributor lanes for Dale Boulevard (Exit 156) will intermittently close between 9 p.m. Thursday, March 19 and 5 a.m. Friday, March 20 for signage work. Each closure will last up to 20 minutes.

All residents of Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park are invited to stop by for the inaugural Spring Into Health Fair on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hylton Boys and Girls Club, 5070 Dale Blvd Woodbridge, VA 22191.

Fred M. Lynn MS will celebrate its long history and community roots on Friday, March 20, 6 to 8 p.m. in the school's main gymnasium at 1650 Prince William Pkwy., Woodbridge, VA 22191.

Potomac Mills closed at 2 p.m., today, Thursday, March 5, 2015, due to current winter conditions.

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)has postponed a “pardon our dust” meeting Feb. 26 on a project to construct a ductbank that will carry new undergrounded utilities along Route 1 between Mary’s Way and Annapolis Way. When the meeting is rescheduled, residents can meet the project team to learn more about construction and traffic impacts expected to begin in March.