Alexandria Local

Service Above Self

Jim Carmalt, center, was sworn in as the 2024-2025 president of the Rotary Club of Alexandria at the organization’s June 25 meeting at Belle Haven Country Club.

The annual Summer Social hosted by Visit Alexandria was bittersweet this year as the event served as a farewell to Patricia Washington, who for 12 years has served as the organization’s president and CEO.

Mount Vernon and Alexandria Independence Day Festivities

And All That Jazz

City hosts 46th annual Jazz Festival.

Celebrating a Century

Lois Brooks turns 100.

‘I Have a Dream’ in Alexandria

MLK Jr. honored with bench dedication.

SUMMER FUN in Alexandria

SUMMER FUN

Volunteer Alexandria Opportunities:

Gaskins Wins Democratic Primary

Elnoubi, Greene join incumbents on November council ballot.

Douglass Cemetery Remembrance

Descendants gather to celebrate Juneteenth.

Douglass Cemetery Remembrance

City Hosts Freedom Day Celebration

Juneteenth

Virtual Meeting on Airport Noise Project

Head of the Class

Deputies graduate from criminal justice academy.

Head of the Class

National Airport Recognizes Enslaved People of Abingdon Plantation

Living Legends of Alexandria: Col. James Paige

Visionary leads community activism.

When Jim Paige was growing up in Robinson County, N.C., he had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. The youngest of five siblings, he was a gifted athlete but realized the odds were against him.

Alexandria Gazette Packet