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Stallions Trample Titans' Postseason Excitement
South County outscores T.C. Williams 37-6 in final two-plus quarters.
South County defeated T.C. Williams 51-27 in the first round of the 6A North region football playoffs on Friday.
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Giving from the Heart
SYA raising money for family of Westfield coach/administrator.
On the surface, it was a basketball tournament like any other. Boys in colorful uniforms competed against each other in a school gym, while moms sold concessions outside in the hallway. But the whole event, Saturday, Feb. 9, at Westfield High had a much more special and serious purpose.
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Putting a Face on Homelessness
462 homeless interviewed during Registry Week, an intense effort to document Fairfax County’s chronic homeless.
"We have to step up to this question. … Are we going to walk away from this tonight and say, 'That's just the way people live?’ Well, it's not the way people should live." —Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)
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Geologic Jarring May Indicate Marine Clay
Geologic Jarring May Indicate Marine Clay
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Bite Me Cancer Gets New Home
Nonprofit now headquartered in AFCEA building in Fair Lakes.
When Nikki Ferraro was just 17, she was diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer. Since then, she’s fought it hard while also reaching out to help other teenagers battling the same disease.
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Fairfax: Bite Me Cancer Gets New Home
Nonprofit now headquartered in AFCEA building in Fair Lakes.
When Nikki Ferraro was just 17, she was diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer. Since then, she’s fought it hard while also reaching out to help other teenagers battling the same disease.
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‘System Is Broken When Bad Plans Get So Far’ in Chantilly
Supervisors OK home construction under airport flight path
Determined to place homes underneath Dulles International Airport’s flight paths, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors recently approved developer K. Hovnanian’s plan to build 442 residential units there.
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A Look Inside the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meeting Dec. 1, 2020
Highlights of discussion and actions that impact all who live, work and play in the diverse county
Dec. 1 marked the final Fairfax County Full Board of Supervisors Meeting with Public Comment of 2020.
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Town Hall Meeting Draws 300
B-CC Hosts "Keeping Your Teen Safe Behind the Wheel"
Town Hall Meeting Draws 300
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Board To Vote on Plan To Ease Overcrowding
With less than a month left, many options to consider.
Arlington Public Schools keep getting bigger. In 10 years, APS is expecting to see more than 30,000 students enroll from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade by 2023. To meet the demand for more seats, APS has been in the process of getting its Capital Improvement Plan — or More Seats for More Students campaign off the ground for the past two years — a plan that is looking to find additional classroom space for the growing number of students coming into the county’s public schools.
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Alexandria Bulletin
Alexandria Bulletin
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Classes & Workshops
Classes & Workshops
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Fun in Potomac Part 2
Fun in Potomac Part 2
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‘You Shouldn’t Have Done This to Children’
School health aide pleads guilty; stole students’ medication.
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Mock Pentagon Attack Tests Fire, Hospitals’ Responses
Drill simulating terrorist attack goes well, but shows room for improvement, officials say.
Mock Pentagon Attack Tests Fire, Hospitals’ Responses
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Year of Changes
Comprehensive Plan brush-up, construction projects, animal hoarding topped this year's headlines.
Year of Changes
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New Roles for New Times
A look at women’s changing roles as mothers and professionals in honor of National Women's History Month.
New Roles for New Times