The 27-member Commission on Parole Review has delivered its report and 23 recommendations to Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The commission was appointed to examine the 20-year-old policy that eliminated discretionary parole for persons convicted of felonies in Virginia.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.

Lillie Jessie, Occoquan Magisterial District representative on the Prince William County School Board, was elected vice chairman for 2016 at the School Board’s annual organizational meeting Jan. 6.. Jessie first joined the School Board in 2012 and was reelected in November 2015.

he Elementary School Naming Committee will hold two community meetings on Jan. 19 and on Jan. 25 to receive name suggestions for the “Ferlazzo” Elementary School, currently under construction in Woodbridge.

At this workshop which will take place Feb. 1, from 1-4 p.m., brothers and sisters, age 8–13, can talk about the challenges and joys of having a sibling who has a disability.

Thirteen PWCS teachers who have received National Board Certification will be honored at a School Board reception on Jan. 28. Five of the 13 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) achieved recertification.

Thirty-one World-Class teachers have been nominated by school staff and parents for the PWCS Teacher of the Year Award and The Washington Post Teacher of the Year Award.

Students in Prince William County Public Schools will participate in the Annual King Day Celebration and Youth Oratorical Contest on Monday, Jan. 18 at the Hylton Memorial Chapel, 14640 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge. The event will begin at 11 a.m.