US Rep. Abigail Spanbarger, who represents part of Prince William County, reports on her activities and actions in our area of the 7th district during the week of Oct. 14-20.

A Latino Outreach Event featuring resources available in Prince William County all be held on Oct. 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Rd. Woodbridge, Va 22191.

Andrea Bailey spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony to recognize the effort’s completion and said beautification helps make people feel good about their community.

As part of an ongoing effort to increase the number of prospective Virginia State Troopers in the Academy, and out on Virginia’s roads, Virginia State Police has unveiled a new recruitment website and new dedicated recruitment social media.

The event for first responder motorcycle riders is an annual training exercise and fundraiser for such charities as Special Olympics. The best day for viewing is Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 8 a.m.

Optimum Technologies LLC, which provides space flight hardware design, manufacturing, integration and test, and other space mission systems services and program management, will invest $999,000 to expand its Loudoun County Satellite Manufacturing Facility. The expansion will create 40 new jobs.

Beginning today, Thursday, Sept. 12, the newest section of University Boulevard between Edmonston Drive and Sudley Manor Drive is finished and ready for use.

The final summer holiday ended on a somber note, as preliminary data shows that law enforcement investigated ten fatalities over the Labor Day Holiday. Two crashes involved pedestrians. During the statistical counting period, Virginia State Police troopers cited 3,078 drivers for speeding and 1,376 drivers for reckless driving.