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Leaving on a High Note: 31-Year Joy Ride
Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, retires.
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VolunteerFest, 2021
Volunteers work on projects countywide for the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
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Reston Association Election Challenge Overcome
A 10 percent quorum reached; Board members appoint Catherine Baum as president.
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James Madison High Alumna Publishes Award-winning Book
Normandy D. Piccolo is author of ‘Why is Kristyn A. Kutter?’
Normandy D. Piccolo, James Madison High alumna, published writer, book reviewer, advertising copywriter, and freelance journalist, is the author of a book selected for the 2021 In the Margins Book Award: School Library Journal Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction and the Fiction Recommendation List for 2021.

Two Lawsuits Threaten Virginia Public Schools
Appellants ask courts to halt implementation of Student Transgender Policies; local FCPS Pride reacts
The outcome of two lawsuits filed in Circuit Courts the last week in March threatens the treatment of transgender students in all Virginia school divisions, including Fairfax County Public Schools.

Fairfax County Studies State Budget
Board of Supervisors Legislative Committee: Tracking items of interest to County against Governor's proposed budget and specific legislation.
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GOP Committee Nominates Gregg Nelson for 86th District
Independent requests Fairfax County GOP Committee not to put a candidate forward.
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Fairfax County Supervisors to Vote on zMOD
The record is open for written comments; pressure is on to get it right
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on March 23 at 4:30 p.m. on the new and modernized zoning ordinance (zMOD).
Candidates in the 2021 Democratic Primary for HD34
Meet Jennifer Adeli and Kathleen J. Murphy (Incumbent).
Voting has begun for the 2021 Democratic Primary on June 8.
Students and Parents Navigate Virtual Learning in Fairfax County
FCPS Virtual and In-Person Learning During COVID 2020
Dec. 1 marked the day that Fairfax County Public Schools students in Group 5, those in Early Head Start, PreK, Kindergarten, and some who receive special education services were to at last transition out of distance learning and walk through school doors to receive two days a week of in-person learning.