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Sully District Police Station Update

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Car Crash Kills Man in Centreville

Car Crash Kills Man in Centreville

Fairfax Man Dies after Car Crash

Car crash

Centreville Motorcycle Crash Kills Lorton Man, 27

Centreville Motorcycle Crash Kills Lorton Man, 27

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A Powerful Event that Touches All the Emotions

Women’s Storytelling Festival is March 14-17 in Fairfax City.

Women's stories

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Food, Fun And Festivities

Neighbors, firefighters and police celebrate National Night Out.

It could have been just an ordinary Tuesday night — families eating quiet dinners in their homes, behind closed doors. But instead, last Tuesday, Aug. 7, residents of Centreville’s Sully Station II community joined together in four neighborhoods for outdoor block parties.

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Gaining Confidence for SATs

Educators offer prep seminar.

For high-school students, a great deal rides on doing well on the SAT test. But it can be both a daunting and an intimidating experience. And that’s where Westfield High counselor Dan Harris and English teacher Gregg Greentree come in. Together, they’ve developed an SAT prep course.

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‘They Treat Him Like One of Their Own’

Centreville High football players mean the world to Juwaan.

Juwaan Espinal, 15, was born with cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-bound. But that doesn’t mean he can’t live a life as full of joy and meaning as possible.

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Community-Building Skills and Passion for Service

Tara Ruszkowski is The Lamb Center’s new executive director.

Lamb Center

Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses

Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses

Christmas at Chantilly High

Tiny Tots, Holiday Spectacular Shows, Dec. 12-14.

Christmas at Chantilly High

Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses

Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses

Litzenberger is Appointed To Planning Commission

Litzenberger is Appointed To Planning Commission

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Chantilly Day Plans Marching Along

Community event is slated for spring.

Plans are marching along for the first-ever, Chantilly Day. The celebration is set for Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the parking lot of the Sully Place Shopping Center in Chantilly.

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Fire Ravages Centreville Home

Damage estimated at $750,000

Nine-year-old William Wilson was outside playing football with his dad, Monday evening, in Centreville’s Hunt Chase Estates community, when they saw smoke coming from the house next door and the occupants fleeing.

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A Place for Artists in Clifton

The Art Guild of Clifton is forming.

The members of the Art Guild of Clifton don’t yet have a permanent space or funding, but both are in the works. They’ve got participating artists, talent and enthusiasm and, on Saturday, March 17, they’re having a grand opening in the Town of Clifton.

Murder Case Goes to Grand Jury

Testimony heard about Centreville woman’s death.

Dressed in the green outfit of a Fairfax County prisoner, Benjamin Luke Walker listened in court last week while others testified during his preliminary hearing. When they were done, Judge Michael Cassidy sent Walker back to jail and certified the murder case against him to the grand jury.

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E.C. Lawrence Park To Gain Pilot Project

Looking at area residents having fun at E.C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly — and seeing its lush, green forest — it’s not immediately apparent that anything needs fixing. But the experts know better, and they’re doing something about it.

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Spotlight on High-School Theater

Paul VI receives nine Cappie nominations.

The Cappie nominations for outstanding high-school theater were just announced and, all together, Robinson, Woodson, Paul VI and Fairfax received 29 nominations. The awards to the winners will be presented Sunday, June 10, at the annual Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.