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Fairfax County: Room to Improve for Fairfax County Public Schools on SAT
Scores above Virginia, national Levels, but achievement gap remains
On average, Fairfax County Public High Schools performed better on the SAT college placement exam in 2016 than the Commonwealth of Virginia overall average.
Restonians ‘Embrace Change’
Annual Reston Home Tour features six diverse private homes, and a roam through BLVD, Reston’s newest luxury apartments.
A mild, sunny autumn day made wandering from one end of Reston to the other a decided pleasure, both for the ticket holders for the annual Reston Home Tour, and for the homeowners who generously put their digs on display. “Really,” said one gentleman volunteer at the stop at the five-story Beacon Heights Derrick/Lashlee townhouse along Lake Audubon.
What’s In $60.2 Million Herndon Budget
Water and Sewer Funds and Downtown Parking Fund drive the majority of the 17.7 percent increase.
‘Full Honors’ Celebrates Flight Nurse, Arlington Cemetery
Lieutenant Louise Rand accompanied wounded to Cairo with the U.S. Army’s 830th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron.
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A Tale of Drug-Dealing, Money and Murder
On March 15, 2001, Centreville High grad Danny Petrole, 21, was shot and killed outside his Bristow townhouse. The crime involved drug-dealing and money, and the shooter – Chantilly High grad Owen Barber IV, 21, who pleaded guilty in court – received 38 years in prison.
Fairfax: Small City, Big Scandal
Mayor arrested in sex-for-meth police sting.
If someone tossed a live, hand grenade in the middle of Fairfax, it potentially wouldn’t have caused as much damage or such utter shock and amazement as the news that Mayor Scott Silverthorne was arrested. And not for a traffic infringement, but for a felony involving group sex with men in exchange for drugs.
Curtis Knocking Presents ‘Happy Half-hours’
Local band started half-hour live performances of classic rock through their Facebook page.
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Contracted Locally, Makers Sew 45,000 Face Masks
New jobs for unemployed and new revenue stream for nonprofit.
Unthinkable scenarios happened in early March. The COVID-19 pandemic hurled itself into Northern Virginia; small and large businesses shuttered and unemployment rates escalated.
Great Falls Little League Gears Up For Gameplay
The baseball and softball league is set to proceed with practices and games later this month.
When Julie Ryan broke the news to her children, they were devastated.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Noisy in Mount Vernon; More Noise Coming?
If you spent anytime out on the patio in Mount Vernon this summer, I'm sure you've heard the loud, obnoxious cars and motorcycles with modified exhaust systems and screaming, roaring engines that pierce the serenity of our peaceful neighborhoods, ("Mount Vernon Serenity Cut Short By Noisy Tailpipes," Mount Vernon Gazette, 10/8/2020).
At the Tipping Point and Winter is Coming in Great Falls
Beloved local restaurant needs customers to be with them now.
Proprietor Mike Kearney of The Old Brogue, an Irish Pub in Great Falls, made a live video of his restaurant on the evening of Friday, Nov. 13.
Controversial Solutions at Play for Springvale Road Bridge in Great Falls
Great Falls Citizens Association invites VDOT to Feb. 25 Town Hall.
Policies passed down to state levels encouraging single-lane deteriorating bridges to be replaced with two-lane bridges because of purported safety concerns are once again at the forefront for discussion between the Great Falls Citizens Association, community members, Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville District), and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Opinion: Commentary: July 1: New Law Day
Next Thursday is July 1st, and here in Virginia that means that most of the laws passed during the 2021 legislative session will go into effect!
Marijuana Legalization Topic Comes to the Chamber
Questions answered, and others Arose at Lee-Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Blazing a Trail in Alexandria
Aces’ Hammond is lone female Ripken League coach
Jennifer Hammond may be the new kid on the block when it comes to the coaching staff of the Alexandria Aces, but she is no stranger to a baseball field.
Affordable Living for Seniors in Lorton
Lindsay Hill Senior Apartments, a gated community, opens at Spring Hill's renovated Lorton Prison complex.
Lindsay Hill Senior Apartments
