Prince William County VA seniors 60 and older can adopt a senior dog or cat age 5 and older for free through a new program, "Seniors for Seniors," at the Prince William County Animal Shelter. All pets will be microchipped and there will be a microchip registration charge.

Prince William County VA School Board has approved its $861 million operating budget for 2012-13. This includes step increases for the school division's approximately 5,000 teachers and 5,000 support personnel. The spending plan requires $5 million in new cuts to cover the cost of the pay increases, according to Phil Kavits, director of communications.

School caution lights that flash when students are attending Prince William County VA public will continue to flash as usual during the schools' hiatus for spring break, April 2-9.

Representatives of Prince William County VA's Neighborhood Services Division and the Crime Prevention Unit of the Prince William County Police Department will speak and answer residents' questions at a March 15 town meeting hosted by Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland.

Sergeant S. A. Morbeto and Sergeant T. J. Rodriquez have been selected as Manassas VA Police Department Employees of the Year for 2011 for their work in connection with a Feb. 10, 2011 shooting incident with multiple victims.

How to ensure that Prince William County VA Schools maintain their "World Class" status will be the essence of a March 15 panel discussion hosted by Prince William Committee of 100 at Four Points by Sheraton in Manassas. A distinguished panel of elected officials will be moderated by former VA delegate David Brickley, patron of the legislation that made the PWC school board an elective body.

Prince William County VA emergency personnel as well as workers from the Department of Social Services and school bus drivers joined with personnel from the Prince William Chapter of the American Red Cross late last night in relocating 50 senior citizens–some in wheelchairs–and 20 pets to the Dale City Recreation Center from an apartment building at 13900 Hedgewood Drive near Minnieville Road and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge VA. Flooding caused by a burst hot water pipe forced the relocation, according to a Prince William County VA press release.

Threat of critical fire weather is forecast for Prince William County VA on Feb. 24. The Fire Marshal issued a temporary ban on all outside burning starting on Feb. 23