Lake Ridge Middle School will host an open house on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Parents and guardians are encouraged to meet their child's teachers and visit their classrooms.

Thirteen applicants, including a retired elementary school principal, a business owner and a former candidate for the Prince William Board of Supervisors, are among 13 Occoquan District VA residents, vying for the interim appointment to the Prince William County School Board to fill the seat of School Board member Grant Lattin, who resigned. The appointment will be for about four months until a special election is held to fill the seat.

A picnic supper, a blanket to sit upon and a canopy of stars can set the stage to enjoy a free concert Saturday evening at 7 at the Sean Connaughton Community Plaza at the Prince William County VA county complex.

Lake Ridge VA resident Elizabeth Peet McIntosh, 97, a former OSS and CIA intelligence agent, is among those to be honored as Virginia Women in History in 2012.

The Lake Ridge community's hometown holiday parade will step off for the 14th year at 10 a.m. this Saturday. Santa will arrive from the North Pole by fire truck.

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

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Oct. 13, 2011.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for July 25, 2011.