Volunteers Tackle Never-ending Trash
Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Hometown Hero
Olympic champion Noah Lyles returns to ACHS.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles returns to ACHS.
Groundbreaking Coming for Old Mount Vernon High School Project
If you go… GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Original Mount Vernon High School Renovation Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. 8333 Richmond Hwy. Mount Vernon, Va https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/capital-projects/original-mount-vernon-high-school
Donate Supplies to The Lamb Center
News Briefs
‘Boosted Is Better’
Protect yourself against the next waves of viruses, says Inova and FX Health District.
Infectious disease specialists at Inova and the Fairfax Health District emphasize the importance of updated COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccinations, including flu, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and pneumonia for everyone, especially vulnerable populations.
Solving the Vehicle-Wildlife Collision Problem
A well-designed over or underpass for wildlife can reduce animal-vehicle collisions by up to 90 percent.
There are over one million vehicle-wildlife collisions in the United States every year, costing over $8 billion and tens of thousands of human injuries, GMU biology professor Dr. David Luther told Green Breakfast attendees in an online Sept. 14 talk titled “Zooming through Nature: the Wildlife Costs of Modern Transportation.”
Former Fairfax County Deputy Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison
Provided contraband and info to inmates; drugs for cash.
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sept. 19 that former deputy Robert T. Sanford Jr., 37, received a 78-month prison sentence for smuggling drugs and contraband into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
Fredericksburg Nationals Baseball Team Wins Title
Mike Salmon
The Fredericksburg Nationals Minor League Baseball team went all the way this year and won the championship of the Carolina League last Wednesday by defeating the Kannapolis Cannonballers for the title.
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2024
In August, 2024, 48 Potomac homes sold between $4,750,000-$758,000.
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2024
Four Pedestrians Struck and Killed in Ten Days
Supervisors to consider lowering the speed limit to 20 and 15 mph on some roads.
The memorial site of where a driver caused a crash that killed two girls in a 2022 pedestrian crash on Blake Lane, dubbed “Vienna’s racetrack,” according to a petition.
Governor’s Use of Power & Authority Questioned
Sparked by Executive Order establishing cell phone-free education
Cell phones
Criminal Trial Underway for Ex-Fairfax County Officer
On-duty shooting and killing of unarmed shoplifting suspect
Trial
AKA Sisters Serve Local Park
Local chapter works to improve environment
Local chapter works to improve environment
Rockstar Clydesdales Visit
Frying Pan Park stables iconic horse team overnight.
Frying Pan Park stables iconic horse team overnight.
Time To Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Time To Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Fairfax City Kicks up its Heels on National Dance Day
Fairfax City Kicks up its Heels on National Dance Day
Reston Multicultural Festival Celebrates Diversity
Organizers stressed inclusiveness and joy, expressing pride in expanding the festival's reach and diversity.
Reston