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Six-foot Alligator Seeks Lodging at Fairfax County Motel

See you later alligator, after a while crocodile

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No Kings Day Protests

No Kings Day Protests

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Large ‘No Kings Day’ Protests Capture Area Attention

Many messages, all support democracy over autocracy

Many messages, all support democracy over autocracy

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Fairfax Calendar - June 2025

Calendar

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Taking on the Climate Change Challenge

Sustain Fairfax outlines simple changes for significant benefits.

Fairfax County is working to address both the cause and effects of climate change.‌ ‌They hope to set an example by government action, and that all residents will discover ways to join in the efforts.

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High Octane Ball

Gala raises funds for local charities.

The stars of Alexandria were out as the High Octane Ball kicked off the Festival of Speed and Style weekend May 17 at Land Rover Alexandria.

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‘Regular, American Citizens Serving Their Country’

Fairfax City honors the fallen on Memorial Day.

Each year on Memorial Day, people gather in Fairfax City to honor and remember America’s fallen.

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Remembering Amos Chilcott on Memorial Day

Wreath is laid on his grave in Fairfax Cemetery.

Following Fairfax City’s Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, American Legion Post 177 Commander Eric Parkhurst laid a wreath on Amos Chilcott’s grave in the Fairfax Cemetery.

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Remembering The Fallen

Sheriff Sean Casey, left, Jeremy Lenzer, president of the Retired Police, Fire and Sheriff’s Association, and Alexandria Chief of Police Tarrick McGuire pay tribute to Alexandria’s fallen after placing a wreath at the fallen officers memorial May 6 in Waterfront Park.

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‘They Are Not Forgotten’

Gold Star family members join in Memorial Day ceremony.

Gold Star family members of Alexandria’s fallen Vietnam veterans were among the hundreds who gathered to pay tribute to the city’s fallen during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26 at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Del Ray.

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The Wall That Heals

City to host Vietnam Wall exhibit June 12-15.

The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall, will be on display on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial from June 12-15.

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Democratic Candidates Vie in Primary

Do you know the Primary Election candidates?

Democrats will hold a Primary Election on June 17 to select their candidates for Lt. Governor and Attorney General. Early voting is open now through June 14.

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Are Data Centers Driving Dominion’s Power Needs?

On Oct. 15, 2024, Dominion Energy Virginia filed its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan, a comprehensive, long-term regional plan to meet growing power demand, much of it driven by data centers, according to its press release, “Dominion Energy Virginia releases comprehensive long-term plan to meet growing power demand with reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean electricity.”

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Defining Year for NOVA Park’s W&OD Trail

Interview with park authority’s executive director

2025 is shaping up to be a watershed year for the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority's W&OD Trail, also known as the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park and Dominion Energy. It is at a point where the course of events can irrevocably alter the park’s future.