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‘Godspeed,’ McLean High Class of 2021
Highlanders honored at June 1 Commencement
Members of McLean High School's Senior Class of 2021 who processioned in their red caps and red gowns across the stage at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Va, on June 1, left with more than their diplomas and academic learning.
Two Men Charged with Chantilly Murder of Herndon Man
Homicides surge in the first six months of 2021 in Fairfax County compared to 2020.
With 13 homicides reported across all of Fairfax County already this year, the unprecedented spike in killings is a concern.
Langley High School Saxons Boat Wins Gold at States
Crew Team also wins three Bronze medals at championships
The Langley High School Crew knocked it out of the water when the athletes ended their rowing season on June 19 at the 2021 Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championships regatta hosted by the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association.
Brightview Explores Plan for Leesburg Pike Facility in Vienna
Senior Living reps hold two community engagement meetings with Vienna, Great Falls neighbors
Brightview Senior Living has resumed community engagement for its proposed Continuing Care Facility project at 9439 Leesburg Pike [Route 7], Vienna.
Special Permit Decision for Great Falls ‘Convent’ Deferred
Opponents claim build will exacerbate dangerous traffic conditions
On June 9, the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) held a public hearing on the application SP 2020-DR-105 by Stonecrest Home Arts, Inc.
So Close to Lake Anne Plaza's Beautification
LARCA must state its intentions as 2nd deadline looms.
Lake Anne Plaza
Interim Recommendations for the Reston Comprehensive Plan Revealed
Two new sections added: Equity and Community Health.
Reston health
Reston Included in Continent-wide Butterfly Count Program
Data used to study weather and habitat change effects
Is it a monarch butterfly or an imitator, a white moth, or a cabbage white butterfly?
Women's Club of Great Falls Donates $6,000 to Friends of Riverbend Park
Funds support scholarships and programs.
On Monday, May 9, the Women's Club of Great Falls Philanthropy Group donated $6,000 to Friends of Riverbend Park, Inc.
Taste of Vienna Returns
Fundraiser supports the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.
After a two-year COVID pause, the family-friendly Taste of Vienna, presented by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, returned on Saturday, May 1, 2022, to showcase the great dishes from local restaurants and food trucks and raise funds.
Hometown Celebration Returns to Great Falls
Americana fun, unmasked and free
Great Falls traditions returned to the Village Centre Green for the 4th of July 2021.
Retired U.S. Ambassador Still Serves
An effort to carry out dreams and fulfill his wish for children.
Retired U.S. Ambassador Still Serves
One Bill for Town of Herndon and County Real Estate Taxes
Heads up businesses and residential property owners.
Tax bill
Christopher ‘Chris’ Adams, Funeral Home Owner, Dies
Remembering a kind and gentle man
Christopher “Chris” Jon Adams, owner and funeral director at Adams-Green Funeral Home & Crematory in the Town of Herndon, died unexpectedly on July 14, 2021, at the age of 56.
Delta Variant Has Room to Run Rampant
Removing invisible vaccine barriers for communities in Fairfax County
Jump on a moon bounce, grab an empanada from a food truck and get a Covid vaccine.
Herndon Councilmembers Divided on Proposed Gun Ban
Second public hearing planned Sept. 28.
Second public hearing planned Sept. 28.
Two People Critically Injured in Herndon Fire
44 displaced when electrical event sparks fire; no working smoke detectors in apartment.
House Fire
And What a Year it Was in Herndon
Herndon Rotary Club names Signe Friedrichs Rotarian of the Year 2020-2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged across her Town of Herndon, Rotarian Signe Friedrichs masked up and gathered up other masked service volunteers, business leaders, and nonprofit leaders.
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