By Brian Trompeter
Volunteer Fairfax, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, on May 9 honored outstanding community members at its annual Volunteer Service Awards.
By Brian Trompeter
In order to upgrade equipment dating from the 1980s and increase future carrying capacity, Dominion Energy over the next year and a half will install new electric-transmission lines along 3.9 miles of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail in the Vienna area.
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December 4-6, 2026
Experience the magic of the holiday season at this beloved event that has offered truly unique, handcrafted treasures for more than four decades. Find pottery, glass, jewelry, fashion accessories, woodwork, artisanal foods, and more from eighty exceptional regional artisans. Come discover the perfect gifts, treat yourself to lunch at the onsite café, and celebrate the spirit of the season with us! A juried show since 1982.
• FREE parking | 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101
• Proceeds support the NVHG Scholarship Program for college art students
• Tote bags will be given to the first 200 attendees each day
• MCC has accessible entrances and restrooms
For additional information please visit:
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The fourth graduating class of the Global Leaders of Fairfax County program was recognized at a ceremony held May 19 at Woodson High School. A total of 130 Fairfax County high-school seniors successfully completed the program.
Global Leaders of Fairfax County, founded in 2020 by Ryan McElveen (a Fairfax County School Board member) aims to prepare “fellows” to be global citizens and change agents in their local community and the world. Throughout their senior year of high school, fellows have opportunities to engage with leaders from various fields and undertake field trips to civic institutions to advance their understanding of international affairs and global issues.
By Brian Trompeter
Approximately 50 acres’ worth of trees have been felled to make way for the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project and area residents are keen on making sure the area is properly revegetated after the bulldozers and cement trucks leave.
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Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
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Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and support our upcoming World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims.
World Day of Remembrance is an annual event where we honor those whose lives were prematurely ended after being struck by a person driving. This year is particularly painful and sad as we think about the recent death of a 13-year-old Frost middle school student who was struck and killed by a person driving a truck on Pickett Road. We will also honor the nearly 30 other people (as of today’s date) who have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while, walking, biking, or rolling since last year’s day of remembrance.
Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
🕗 News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Jun 5, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: FCPD targets ‘street takeovers’ with summer crime prevention campaign | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Vienna inches closer to launch of Capital Bikeshare stations | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Grand opening for Shadowood Pool in Reston slated for this month | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Middle school students pitch eco-friendly redesign for Fairfax Circle | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Fairfax County to push for more communication on gas pipeline projects | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Youngkin says Virginia won’t follow California’s clean car standards anymore | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:15 pm: JUST IN: Former Fairfax County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into jail | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: Visions Unveiled: A Private Viewing with Julia Malakoff
- 6:30 pm: Q&A with author Tim Wendel
⛈️ Thursday’s forecast
Showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout the day, mainly between 11am and 5pm, with a high near 84 and southwest winds at 8-10 mph. A 60% chance of precipitation brings the possibility of less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall, although higher amounts may occur during thunderstorms. Thursday night has a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm, with a low around 64 and west winds around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
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More than 150 applicants applied the the award
The achievements of area graduating high-school seniors were announced and celebrated the morning of May 21 in the grand ballroom at Springfield Golf & Country Club. There, the Northern Virginia Athletic Directors Administrators and Coaches Association (NVADACA) held its annual awards scholarship breakfast banquet.
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A former deputy with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has pleaded guilty in connection to a scheme involving bribes and smuggling contraband, including drugs, into the county jail.
Robert Theodore Sanford Jr., 37, brought cocaine, fentanyl and the opioid addiction-treatment medication Suboxone to an inmate in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center from December 2022 through May 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Wednesday that the state will no longer follow car emissions standards set by California, despite his party’s failure to repeal or roll back a 2021 Democratic law that tied Virginia to those regulations.
The move tees up what could be another legal fight over Republican leaders’ efforts to undo climate change-related measures Democrats passed when they had full control of state government a few years ago.
Fairfax County’s leaders agree that natural gas companies need to communicate more with them and the public on major pipeline projects, but they appear divided on how to make that happen.
At a land use committee meeting on May 14, county staff presented the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors with potential options for regulating “high-pressure” pipelines under local streets. The review was specifically prompted by community opposition to a 2-foot-wide pipeline that Washington Gas plans to build through Pimmit Hills.