TC Holds Candlelight Vigil to Remember Senior
The T.C. Williams High School community gathered at a candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 to remember TC senior Ian Daughtrey, who died one week earlier.
Four Boy Scouts Receive Eagle Scout Award
Four Alexandria City Boy Scouts received their Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scout’s highest honor, in a ceremony on June 2 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria.
Obituary: Barbara Newell Cornwell
Barbara Newell Cornwell, affectionately nicknamed "Susan" or "Sue", died peacefully on May 28, 2012 at the age of 92. Sue was the daughter of Wendel R. and Mariquita K. McKenzie, born in Kernville, CA on November 11, 1919.
Letter to the Editor: Celebrate Flag Day
To the Editor: Flag Day, June 14, although not a national holiday, is important as a reminder of how our country began and what it has become, grown from 13 colonies under English rule to 13 states, which expanded into 50. It is appropriate to fly the flag and remember the best of our heritage, which it represents.
Girl Scouts Create Garden
Alexandria Girl Scout Troop 4143 created a pollinator garden as its service project to bolster the declining national bee population and to honor the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
Letter to the Editor: Against Arrogance
To the Editor: With Mayor Euille and the City Council failing to distinguish between "needs" and "wants," they have pursued a relentless chase to generate additional tax revenue to finance a bloated city government and a top-heavy school bureaucracy.
Letter to the Editor: No More Endorsements
To the Editor: I am amused by the never-ending chorus of letters in the local papers endorsing political candidates for city council. And now we even have the emergence of political action committees supporting rival states of candidates. Who do these people think they are? Are they so full of themselves that they think they can tell a naive general public who to vote for?
Letter to the Editor: Support Experience
To the Editor: On June 12, Alexandrians have a tremendous opportunity to shape the future of City Council. As we head to the polls, it’s useful to take stock of the good fortune our city has experienced over the past decade:
Letter to the Editor: New Leadership For Alexandria
To The Editor: Imagine this as a platform of "accomplishments" on which to run for City Council:
Letter to the Editor: Good Candidates, Good Government
Securing Alexandria's Future (SAF) is a political action committee made up of engaged and knowledgeable residents and many prominent local leaders.
Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce Awards Scholarships
Nine high school students were recognized and awarded 2012 Education Partnership Scholarships at a May 31 reception by the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce. The scholarship recipients are Ian McKellips and Valerie Manu, Mount Vernon High School; Benjamin Dougherty, Thomas A. Edison High School; Abigail Jacobs and Sarah Jane Underwood, West Potomac High School; Joseph Fitzsimmons and Rachelle Powell, Hayfield Secondary School; Erika Saravia, Bryant Alternative High School, and Katherine Pfleeger, The Madeira School.
Sheriff Lawhorne graduates from NVCC
For Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, it was a goal 36 years in the making: to complete the college degree he started back in 1976 after graduating from T.C. Williams High School.
TC Student Releases CD
Hayden Arp is drawn to making a profession of music.
Hayden Arp didn’t always love music. However, in seventh grade he discovered Garage Band on his computer and began exploring with it. Soon, he found a passion for music that exists to this day.
Letter: Help Keep Alexandria Family Friendly
As a resident of Alexandria for the past 55 years, I am deeply concerned about the City's future and I applaud those City Council candidates who are seeking to maintain a livable Alexandria.
Letter: A Voice of Reason
Allison Silberberg, a Democrat running for City Council, at the debate Monday night, clearly demonstrated her command of the issues, as well as her capacity to understand the broad concerns that affect all of us in Alexandria.
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