By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this week were slated to formally adopt a fiscal 2025 budget that will include increasing the real-estate tax rate by 3 cents to $1.125 per $100 assessed value.
Author: GazetteLeader
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted 7-0 May 1 – with the unusual abstention of four members – to recommend that county supervisors approve a proposal by Cityline Partners LLC to build a hotel instead of an office building in eastern Tysons.
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Priester has won more than 800 career high-school games at the helm
Quite a gathering assembled with Fred Priester the evening of April 28 in Charlottesville to watch the longtime Oakton High School girls basketball coach be inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
By Brian Trompeter
Volunteers at the Shepherd’s Center of Northern Virginia aid local seniors year-round, enabling them to stay autonomous and independent while strengthening their human connections.
By Brian Trompeter
A jury last week convicted a 20-year-old man on two counts of involuntary manslaughter for a June 2022 crash that killed two Oakton High School students.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) on April 4 activated a brand-new 307-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array installed on the natatorium and gymnasium roofs at Spring Hill RECenter in McLean.
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Mangan led Saxons’ teams to much success in his time there
Former Langley High School cross country and track and field head coach Mike Mangan recently was inducted in the track and field Hall of Fame at Lake Braddock Secondary School.
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Berry shoots a second-round 67 to make the 36-hole cut
So far, of the many standout golfers who played at Langley High School in recent years, Brandon Berry is the only one yet to play in a PGA tournament and make the 36-hole cut, as well.
By Brian Trompeter
Fourth- and fifth-graders from Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean on April 6 placed second in the state Odyssey of the Mind competitions, which qualified it and the first-place team to represent Virginia at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals on May 21-24 at Iowa State University.
By Brian Trompeter
Volunteers perform essential tasks and enhance Vienna’s sense of community, and the town government on April 16 gave some of those standout residents their due.