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Fifth Championship in Eight Years

Marshall High School’s drama department takes home state title.

Fifth Championship in Eight Years

TB Case Still Has Parents Concerned

Teens Are Sentenced for Petit Larcenies

Teens Are Sentenced

Teens Are Sentenced for Petit Larcenies

DAR Awards Medal to Stephen Homoki

Americanism medal is one of the most prestigious awards.

DAR Awards Medal to Stephen Homoki

Letter: Fiscally Prudent?

I am concerned by efforts to portray cuts to the state's safety net by the legislature as fiscally prudent while not harming Virginians with low incomes.

The school bell that is now situated in front of the new Great Falls fire station has a history dating back to 1889. George and Alice Hicks Gunnel sold one acre of land to the Forestville School Trustees in 1889 so that they could build a new schoolhouse on Georgetown Pike in the current location of "The Old Schoolhouse."

Fireworks Go Off at Turner Farm

Annual show was postponed from July 4.

While going a week without power meant no video games or television for Jeremie Johnson, 7, of Great Falls, it did some with one perk.

Local Families, Au Pairs Help Support Children in Need

Fairfax County Local Childcare Coordinators (LCCs) Dariece Rau, Kimberly Nelson, Christine Bodziak, Shawna Levins, Cinzia Putzeys and Debora Smith, along with area au pairs and their host families, enjoyed cool refreshing yogurt and other treats at Yolly Molly Café in Fairfax to support Cultural Care’s Kids First Foundation Sunday, Aug. 4. The families and au pairs came from Fairfax, Clifton, Centreville, Fairfax Station and Springfield, all with a mind to support child advocacy groups and other non-profits benefiting children in need worldwide. Currently, Kids First supports: Share Our Strength, one of America’s leading not-for-profit organizations whose mission is to end childhood hunger; Jeevitha Anathashrama, an orphanage in India; and Dom Dietzcka, an orphanage in Poland.

Check Your Local Community Center

Reston Community Center enhances quality of life of those living in Reston.

New to the area? Whether you recently moved to the Reston area or are one of the thousands of employees that commute here every day for work, there’s a hidden gem in the neighborhood that you cannot afford to miss—Reston Community Center.

Firefighters Hit the Streets to Fill-the-boot

Connolly praised Fairfax County fire department as “one of the best in the nation.”

Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Local 2068 kicked off its annual Fill-the-Boot drive for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Fire Station 14 in Burke.

Commentary: Stemming Gun Violence

While President Obama in his statement about the Trayvon Martin case reminded us, “we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken,” he went on to say that “we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis.”

And the Winner Is….

MetroStage Receives three Helen Hayes Awards for ‘Jacques Brel’ production.

It’s billed as the largest cast party in town and on Monday, April 8, no one was celebrating more than Carolyn Griffin and the cast, crew and supporters of Alexandria’s MetroStage Theatre, which won three Helen Hayes Awards for last year’s production of “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.”

Eagle Scout Prepares Emergency Preparedness Kits

The process of becoming an Eagle Scout is one that requires much work, dedication, and passion for the organization. Each person planning to become an Eagle Scout must complete an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, in which they plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. These projects require multiple steps of approval including their scoutmaster, a troop committee, and the district itself.

Herndon Hosts Second Battle of Bottles

Two neighborhoods compete to see who recycles more in July.

Herndon residents will battle it out for the second straight year in an attempt to be more environmentally friendly. The second annual Battle of the Bottles will challenge residents of Four Seasons and Hunters Creek to see who can recycle more.

Letter: In Rust, I Trust

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I plan to vote for the one person whose demonstrated experience and leadership makes him the only real choice to represent us in the Virginia House of Delegates. That person is Delegate Tom Rust.

Students Raise Money for School in Haiti

St. Andrews’ officials attend building dedication on Sept. 11 in Civol.

Some Potomac students and school officials from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School helped make an educational dream a reality for students at a school in Haiti and were on hand when a new school building was dedicated in Civol, Haiti, Sept. 11.

Column: Caregivers: The Selfless Citizens

The caregivers are husbands, wives, daughters, sons, other relatives and friends. ... These good people are unsung heroes who do not seek praise and glory, but the community should never ignore their hard work.

Camp Med

Middle school students learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center over the summer.

What did you do on summer break? Some students chose to learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center.

Locals Support Military Vets

Operation Second Chance receives donation from local State Farm office.

Members of the State Farm branch in Great Falls presented a check for $1,500 to Operation Second Chance, a charity that provides for injured service members and their families, Thursday, April 4.

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