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Coalition Pleads for Removal of Fairfax County SROs
NOVA Equity Agenda Coalition proposes redirecting of funding to hire counselors.
"While schools' primary role is to serve as an institution for learning, it must also remain a suitable place for young people to mature and sometimes err, without being subjected to the unquestionably perilous path of the criminal justice system," wrote members of the NOVA Equity Agenda Coalition in a July 6 letter to Fairfax County Public Schools Board and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
Life Hangs in the Box Checked in Fairfax County
HR for County Schools tells staff to make a decision.
Tia Williams is an instructional assistant with diabetes and severe asthma at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
RA Announces RELAC Referendum
If passed, affected properties would be able to install individual HVAC systems
Referendum
Fairfax County Democratic Committee Calls Virtual Unassembled Caucus
Party partisan endorsements in local nonpartisan election.
The issue of partisan party endorsements in a nonpartisan election appears to be one of the pending topics for discussion by candidates in the November 3 Town Council General Election in Herndon this fall.
Member School Board by District
Dranesville, Hunter Mill, Mason, Providence & Sully districts
In November, Fairfax County voters will choose 12 school board members to serve four-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2024. Nineteen candidates are running for the nine magisterial district seats. There are also three at-large seats in the November election.
Giving Crime ‘a Go-Away Party’
Fifteen Herndon neighborhoods invite local law enforcement officers to their community cookouts and festivities.
J.K. Rowling's New Book Features Great Falls Child’s Illustration
Way to go Petra Demas, fourth grader at Forestville Elementary
A full-color illustration by award-winning young artist, Petra Demas, 10, of Great Falls is published in the print versions of J.K. Rowling's newly released book, "The Ickabog."
A Real-world Learning Experience in Reston
SLHS students present final designs for large-scale sculpture at Reston Town Center.
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GFCA Executive Board Election Results 2022
Local election impacts work and direction of community association.
GFCA Executive Board Election Results 2022
Students at Nysmith School Invited to the World Robotic Competition
Matthew Li’s Vex IQ robotic team to face fierce competition.
&pizza® Opens in Reston Town Center
"Work hard, live fast, order quick. Take the Culture – &pizza – to go" – &pizza's Brand Ethos
Aslin Beer Co. Holds 3rd Anniversary Party in Herndon
Owners anticipate opening the Aslin Tasting Room on Elden Street in 6-8 months.
Black Lives Matter Banner Stolen from Reston Church
Theft reported Juneteenth 2020.
A large banner reading Black Lives Matter was reported stolen along with its supporting posts on Juneteenth 2020 from church grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Church Reston.
Obituary: SLHS Alumni Adwoa A. Kessie, ’99
Served on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic.
Longtime Reston resident and South Lakes High School alumni, Adwoa A. Kessie, Class of ‘99, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after a long battle with COVID-19.
Pandemic-Delayed Ribbon Cutting Held in Herndon
Town officials, Chamber members, and guests welcome District Floor Depot
District Floor Depot celebrated the Ceremonial Grand Opening of its third and newest branch at 1051 Elden Street, Herndon, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held Thursday, June 23, that was supposed to happen over a year ago.