Phyllis Aggrey, the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission, said the celebration beginning at 9 a.m. will include the Human Rights Awards, which are given each year to people who have provided unique contributions to the community.

A letter has been sent to the Woodbridge High School community and is posted on the school's website, http://woodbridgehs.schools.pwcs.edu/

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.