2021 Fairfax County Redistricting Advisory Committee
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed the 2021 Redistricting Advisory Committee at its June 22 meeting.
Juneteenth: Celebration and Service in Scotland of Potomac
The Potomac community of Scotland joined others across the county and the nation to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: West Montgomery’s Mistaken Assumption on Sewer Extension
I am writing this letter in response to the misinformation regularly put forth in the communications from the board of the WMCCA.
Rescuing a Hiker Via Boats on the Potomac
On Sunday, with the “feels-like” temperature a roasting 96 degrees, a hiker on Billy Goat Trail A was injured in a fall.
President Nominates Local Carlos Del Toro for Secretary of the Navy
President Joe Biden has nominated Carlos Del Toro, Mount Vernon resident, retired Commander in the U.S. Navy and business leader, for Secretary of the Navy.
New Owners Take over Hollin Hall Auto
They have “big shoes to fill.”
The walls inside Hollin Hall Auto are lined to the ceiling with plaques, certificates, resolutions, articles, photos and more memorializing the Harvey family’s 60 years of business success and their multiple contributions to the community.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Local Voter Turnout: Is That What Faltered in Alexandria?
During the Pandemic, and long before, we have come to value reliable, informative and straightforward coverage provided by the Alexandria Gazette Packet reporting staff.
Celebrating the Class of 2021 at T.C. Williams
Final commencement for T.C. Williams High School
It was a day of celebration as the T.C. Williams High School class of 2021 bid farewell to a year of quarantines, remote learning and canceled social and athletic events during the June 12 commencement ceremony at Chinquapin Park.
The Other Alexandria: From West Virginia to Alexandria – Click Family of Bethel Cemetery
A town called War in McDowell County, West Virginia is surrounded by hilly mountains, and it also sits in the valley of the mountains with a population of less than 1,000 people.
Study Highlights Pandemic’s Food Insecurity
The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated inequities, especially food insecurity, for many families along Fairfax County’s U.S. 1 corridor, concluded the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, a nonprofit based at Woodlawn Estate.
‘Thank You Dad’: Celebrating Father’s Day June 20 in Alexandria
Following a year of quarantines, limited travel and social distancing, families are looking forward to celebrating in more traditional ways as Father’s Day approaches on June 20.
South County High School Celebrates a ‘Class of Silver Lining’
On June 10, the South County High School class of 2021 became one of the many Fairfax County schools to graduate at Jiffy Lube Live.
‘An Icon of Courage, Hope and Unlimited Potential’: Fairfax school renamed for NASA’s Katherine Johnson
No longer honoring a Confederate soldier, Fairfax City’s middle school is now named after famed NASA mathematician, Katherine Johnson.
A Class To Be Remembered and Cherished: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Bruins graduates 2021 earn a record amount of scholarships.
On the warm morning of June 10, Lake Braddock Secondary School seniors and their friends and families gathered at Jiffy Lube Live to celebrate their commencement—the first time they all gathered together since before the pandemic.
Viewpoints: What will you miss about high school and what are your plans for the future?
Viewpoints: What will you miss about high school and what are your plans for the future?
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