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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.
No Stopping School Board Naming New Division Superintendent
Student protests, petition and NAACP objections fail to derail the endgame.
School superintendent
Fairfax Defers Decision on Collective Bargaining
FCPS employees are not part of the ordinance.
Collective Bargaining
Herndon Considers Resolutions Touching Three Centuries, 1900-2100
A go for carnival, improvements for multimodality, education funds of $100K
Herndon funds
Marking Black History
County students learn about African American contributions and History; six new historical markers to tell the stories.
Black History
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.
Fairfax County NAACP Virtual School Board Candidate Forum
At-large school board candidates answer tough questions.
School Board
The Upcoming 2024 Reston Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will present keynote address.
MLK Events in Reston
Candidate Connection: School Board At Large
Three open seats, zero incumbents, nine challengers
School Board
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.
Mount Vernon 35th Annual Town Meeting
District tradition returns in person and a virtual option.
Mount Vernon Town Meeting
Year One, the 2023 Annual Report in South Fairfax
Steps taken to implement Fairfax County Strategic Plan.
South Annual Report
Photo Journal 2023: New Countywide Strategic Plan Shapes North Fairfax
One of three parts covering the entire county.
Photo Journal 2023: New Countywide Strategic Plan Shapes Fairfax
Virginia Dems: Blue Wall in Both Houses
One Republican Supervisor-elect, zero Republican-endorsed school board member-elects
Election
Pioneering Change For Autism
University of Virginia seminar studies tension between “The Science & Lived Experience of Autism.”
Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.
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