Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains has served as a showcase for new works by area artists for 74 years with a one-year interruption in 2020 due to COVID-19. The Piedmont Regional Art Show & Sale annually draws more than 200 works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphics, photography and other media. The works are exhibited in the church hall and may be purchased. Judges evaluate the entries and award prizes.

Prince William County Department of Public Works reports it will be closing the county’s Solid Waste facilities on Sundays beginning Nov. 6, 2022. Sunday is the only day of the week that commercial refuse haulers, which bring in most of the disposal tonnage, do not collect residential routes and bring the collected waste to the County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost Facility. Closing to the public on Sundays also will give facility employees the opportunity to address deferred work and perform required maintenance and regulatory requirements.

Families, friends and members of the community are invited to see the Woodbridge High School Homecoming Parade starting at 4 p.m. on Friday. Oct. 21, starting at 4 p.m.

Stop by Macy's parking lot at Manassas Mall on Oct. 26 for PW Police Department's Trunk or Treat 5:30-8 p.m.

Police locate body of deceased man behind business in Woodbridge

The investigation revealed the driver of a 2021 GMC Arcadia was traveling northbound on Sudley Manor Dr, just past Chatsworth Dr, when the vehicle struck a pedestrian who was wearing dark clothing and walking within the middle of the roadway. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene of the crash and contacted police and rescue personnel.

Virginia officials are getting better at quickly identifying unclaimed property (such as stocks and savings accounts) and getting the proceeds to their rightful owners with a new system

Police report details six incidents and five arrests, mostly over weekend.