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2024 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County
Herndon Friends honor countywide high school juniors and seniors.
Peace
Coalition for TJ Files Emergency Request to Vacate the 4th Circuit Stay
Case alleges anti-Asian American discriminatory admissions process
Emergency request
Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Some Employees
Adoption of resolution shifts labor relations.
Schools
Comstock Expands Portfolio and Construction Along Metro Silver Line
Comstock’s Herndon Redevelopment pauses for up to two years.
Redevelopment
Can Prospective Public School Employees Afford Fairfax?
School pay scale for emerging professions hurts recruitment.
FCPS
Brabrand: 'Stay the Course'
We have a right to do things up until that right impinges or infringes on the rights of others.
Masks
Major Sewage Line Fails Near Potomac River in Great Falls
Fairfax tests wells, positive results for coliform and E. coli
The DC Water and Sewer Authority's Potomac Interceptor sewer line at Manhole #31, approximately 400 feet (just more than a football field) from the Potomac River, and varying proximity to 18 private wells in Great Falls, 158 feet to 2,755 feet, failed on or before Feb. 12.
Racism’s Impact: Great Falls Neighbors Recount Experiences
Great Falls Citizens Association held a virtual town hall during which five neighbors of color provided short vignettes of their lives, sharing their personal experiences and commentaries on racism.
RA Announces RELAC Referendum
If passed, affected properties would be able to install individual HVAC systems
Referendum
Great Falls Author Unravels an Eight-Generation Truth
"The Politzer Saga" tells the story of a remarkable family whose history was shrouded in secrecy when they came to the U.S.
Author
FCPS Takes Legal Action Challenging Gov. Youngkin's Ex. Order No. 2
County School Board files suit jointly with six other boards.
Executive order
No Stopping School Board Naming New Division Superintendent
Student protests, petition and NAACP objections fail to derail the endgame.
School superintendent
Candidate Connection: School Board At Large
Three open seats, zero incumbents, nine challengers
School Board
House of Delegates Considering SB 280, Medical Aid in Dying
Death with dignity bill passed in Virginia Senate.
Death with Dignity
Marking Black History
County students learn about African American contributions and History; six new historical markers to tell the stories.
Black History
District Members, Board of Supervisors
Dranesville, Hunter Mill, Providence & Sully Districts
The Nov. 7 election includes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Nine members are elected by voters in local districts to serve four-year terms. Twenty-one district candidates are in the race, with seven incumbents.
Fairfax County Police Use of Force
Police shooting incidents by chief tenure.
Ongoing series about the Fairfax County Police Department and its policies and history on use of deadly force.