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Fairfax County teacher charged with possessing methamphetamine
Police arrested a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Rachel Smith on Thursday for possession of methamphetamine. Smith, 32, teaches at the Chantilly Academy. She resides at 47170 Brasswood Place in Sterling. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lee Village plan approved
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved plans Monday for a public-private partnership with developer Clark Ventures that would include the construction of the Kingstowne Regional Library, the new Franconia Governmental Center and apartments designated for senior citizens and people with moderate incomes. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Resting place of historic figure defiled
John and Mary Jane Marshall must be spinning in their graves. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Running for everyone
Lori Alexander believes Congress does not represent average citizens | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Assault on officer
A 26-year-old man was subdued by Fairfax County Police officers after banging his head on the interior of a cruiser and spitting at officers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Vehicle tampering arrests
On the morning of Saturday, April 27, police were called to the 5300 block of Dublin Avenue for a report of vehicle tampering. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Weapon brought on school property
A 14-year-old boy was arrested at Rose Hill Elementary School for possessing a weapon on school property. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Falls Church murder suspect apprehended
The United States Marshals Service arrested Joshua S. Puryear. 21, of 8645 Lenfant Place in Manassas, who was wanted for the stabbing death of Harbi Adam in Falls Church on April 27. Puryear was captured in Washington, D.C., where he is being detained awaiting extradition to Fairfax County. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Building permits merit closer look
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors directed county staff to take a closer look at building permit requests from neighborhoods with a high number of complaints to the county's code enforcement strike team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mason Neck Trail gets additional funding
Trail project gets $562,500 in additional funding. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County awards Lorton Prison contract
Fairfax County awarded a Madison, Wis. company to be the master developer of an 80-acre section of the former Lorton Prison site. The Alexander Co., which specializes in historic preservation, urban infill development and brownfield revitalization, is expected to take six to eight months to complete construction on the site. The development will include the construction of residential, retail, commercial and educational space. For more on the redevelopment project, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/laurelhill. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
BRAC planning report online
The Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning has released a report of existing conditions around areas expected to be impacted by the relocation of thousands of federal workers in 2011. The existing conditions report is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/apr/brac/existingconditions.The report contains a study of existing, zoned and planned development in areas around Fort Belvoir and the Engineer Proving Ground. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
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Fairfax County teacher charged with possessing methamphetamine
Police arrested a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Rachel Smith on Thursday for possession of methamphetamine. Smith, 32, teaches at the Chantilly Academy. She resides at 47170 Brasswood Place in Sterling. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Four-star service
Wednesdays are always stressful for the student chefs at Edison Academy, but last Wednesday was a little more stressful than usual. School Administrator Bradley Rickel walked into the kitchen.“Will we have enough time?” he asked with a feverish look, his hands folded tensely. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Annandale HS Band Car Wash
The Annandale Atoms Band will sponsor a car wash on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at two locations: the Sunoco station at Ravensworth Shopping Center and at the BP Station at the intersection of Columbia Pike and John Marr Drive in Annandale. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lee HS wins FCPS Best Practices Award for April
Lee High School web curator Carl Peduzzi has been named winner of the FCPS Best Practices Award for April. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Artists' and Authors' Night
Rose Hill Elementary School will host Artists’ and Authors’ Night on Thursday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. Student artists and authors will share books, stories and art work with their families. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Three FCPS teachers win awards
Three Fairfax County Public School teachers are among 53 teachers nationwide named winners of the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Junior High School Mathematics Teaching by the Mathematical Association of America. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Morgan honored
On May 2, John Morgan of Springfield was honored by Fairfax County for saving the life of his mailman. The recipient of the police department's Citizens Award, Morgan rendered aid and gave CPR to his mailman, who had suffered a heart attack. “This award is intended as an expression of our appreciation of your willingness to get involved,” said Fairfax County Chief of Police Col. David Rohrer. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Flag design contest winner recognized
Of 83 contestants, Matthew Tiemann, a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School, was named the winner of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce's Flag Design Contest. Tiemann was recognized at Greenspring Retirement Community on Wednesday, May 7. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
German teacher to attend summer study in Vienna
Orange Hunt Elementary School German partial-immersion teacher Maura Lensink will attend a summer study opportunity in Vienna, Austria, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Virginia Chamber announces fastest-growing companies
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced the names of the companies who made the 2008 Fantastic Fifty list of the fastest-growing companies in the state. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Milot honored with Crestwood Award
Longtime dedicated Springfield community activist Pat Milot has been awarded the Women's Club of Springfield Crestwood Award. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FCPS students awarded Glen McCarthy Awards
The Glen McCarthy Guitar Award is given annually to students in each high school guitar program. | 0 comments - ›› more ...