Fairfax Man Is Arrested
City of Fairfax police have charged a Fairfax resident with felony malicious wounding in connection with an April 24 assault on a 42-year-old Centreville man. Arrested was Chan Young Kim, 47, of 4577 Whitemore Place.
Police say that, on that date, the victim reported he’d been involved in a fight, around 11:30 a.m., with a man who’d allegedly "punched him repeatedly in the face, knocked him to the ground and kicked him." According to police, after a witness tried to intervene, the suspect reportedly "retrieved a golf club from his car and struck the victim several times."
The alleged incident occurred in the parking lot of the Korean BBQ at 4060 Jermantown Road in Fairfax. The suspect then fled in his vehicle. The victim declined transport to a hospital, and the suspect later met with an officer at the scene and was taken into custody. Kim was then ordered held without bond in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. He has a June 12 court date.
Fairfax Academy Students Honored
Eight Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students won top honors in their categories at the 48th annual SkillsUSA Virginia State Leadership and Skill Conference held recently in Hampton. First place winners included:
*Alexandra Flevarakis of Chantilly Academy, first place in Animal Science.
*Sam Meono of Chantilly Academy, first place in Culinary Arts.
*Perry Melat of Fairfax Academy, first place in Photography.
*Brian Rose and Leo Rodriguez of Fairfax Academy, first place in Television (Video) Production.
*Thomas Morgan of Fairfax Academy, first place in TV Production-Pre-produced-Cut only.
*Steven Harman of Hayfield Secondary School, first place in Automotive Service Technology.
*Maria Canon of Stuart High School, first place in Customer Service.
First place finishers will advance to the National SkillsUSA Conference and Competition in Kansas City, Mo., in June.
A complete list of FCPS students who finished in the top five in the state can be found at 2012SkillsUSAResults.
Shape Virginia’s Transportation Future
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will hold a public hearing on Virginia’s Draft Six-Year Improvement Program, which allocates $10.6 billion in funding to transportation improvements over the next six fiscal years, beginning July 1. Funding goes toward highway, rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian and other transportation improvements across the state. The meeting is Thursday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m., at VDOT’s Northern Virginia District Office, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax. (Off West Ox Road, across from Costco).
The public may comment about rail, public transportation, bicycle, pedestrian and highway projects (except local/secondary roads), and these comments will be considered before the board adopts a final program in June.
The draft six-year program is online at http://syip.virginiadot.org/Pages/allProjects.aspx.
The Northern Virginia District draft is available at http://syip.virginiadot.org/reports/192/06-FY13-DRAFT-NOVA.pdf.
Citizens may send their comments by May 18 to: Public Information Office, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, 600 E. Main St., Suite 2102, Richmond, VA 23219 or to drptpr@drpt.virginia.gov.
Meals on Wheels Volunteers
Fairfax County needs Meals on Wheels coordinators in Fairfax. Contact Volunteer Solutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711, VolunteerSolutions@fairfaxcounty.gov or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.