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Gerry Connolly Dead at 75
Longtime congressman succumbs to esophageal cancer.
Congressman Gerry Connolly, the longtime Virginia politician and influential Democratic statesman on Capitol Hill, died early Wednesday, May 21.
FCPS School Boundary Scenario Explorer
Fairfax County Public Schools plans to update the school boundary change scenarios this summer.
Five FCPS High School Seniors Awarded Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
More merit scholarship awardees will be named in coming weeks.
Five academically talented Fairfax County Public High School students are awarded 2025 “Corporate-sponsored Scholarships” from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Local Details of 2025 Point-In-Time Count
Fairfax County findings of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, vs. other jurisdictions.
Homelessness
Remembering Reston Activist and Philanthropist
Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon (1944-2025)
Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon (1944-2025)
International Workers’ Day Rally in Town of Herndon
Organized by New Virginia Majority.
Organized by New Virginia Majority.
Recognizing Girl Scout Leader Serving 25 Years.
Kuzmack teaches needs assessment followed by project ideas.
Girl Scouting
Supervisors Formally Adopt FY 2026 Budget
Maintain $149.7 million less than school board’s request / Chairman McKay says 6 percent increase for teachers.
Budget
Primary Voters Head to Polls for Early Voting
There are no GOP candidates for 8 of 15 House of Delegates seats representing Fairfax County.
Early voting started Friday, May 2, at some locations in Fairfax County for the June 17 Democratic primary.
On Arbor Day
New agreement to protect vegetation along the W&OD, and the possibility of a W&OD Visitors Center in Vienna.
In a show of environmental resilience, on Friday afternoon, April 25, Arbor Day 2025, Fairfax County Supervisor Walter Alcorn joined the Mayor of the Town of Vienna, Linda Colbert; Paul Gilbert, executive director of NOVA Parks; Virginia State Delegate Holly Seibold; and others who gathered on a portion of the Town Green in Vienna behind the Freeman House and Museum.