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Sen. Mark Warner sees Covid relief funds in action at Western Fairfax food pantry

Published June 21, 2023 at 3:00PM | Updated June 22, 2023 at 10:32AM

(Updated 3:45 p.m.) Local charitable organization Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (4511 Daly Drive J) welcomed Sen. Mark Warner through its doors last week.

On Friday, June 16, Warner toured WFCM’s food pantry and warehouse in Chantilly and participated in a roundtable discussion with WFCM leaders and partners, such as the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services, Fairfax County Public Schools, Wegmans, Boy Scouts and Kings of Kings Lutheran Church.

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Juneteenth celebrations will take place across Fairfax County this weekend

By Vivian Hoang

Published June 15, 2023 at 9:30AM

Fairfax County will alight with joy and celebration with a variety of opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth this coming weekend (June 17-19).

Just last week on June 6, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors officially recognized Monday, June 19 of this year as Juneteenth. Only recently anointed a state and federal holiday, the occasion commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved men and women in Galveston, Texas finally heard the news that they had been freed two years prior under the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

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New residents wanted to occupy and rehab historic Mount Gilead house in Centreville

By Matt Blitz

Published June 7, 2023 at 11:45AM | Updated June 8, 2023 at 11:00AM

Mount Gilead in Centreville (photo via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Fairfax County is beginning the process later this month of selecting the next inhabitants of the 238-year-old Mount Gilead property in Centreville.

The Fairfax County Parks Authority (FCPA) has scheduled a June 20 public Zoom meeting to discuss Mount Gilead’s inclusion in the county’s Resident Curator Program.

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Centreville resident arrested after allegedly stabbing man, family dog

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 27, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated March 1, 2026 at 8:32PM

A Fairfax County police SUV with lights on (file photo)

Fairfax County police are investigating an apparent domestic dispute that involved a Centreville man and his family’s dog getting stabbed.

A 22-year-old man from Centreville was arrested by Virginia State Police on Tuesday (April 25) after a pursuit that extended into Lorton. He has been charged with malicious wounding, animal cruelty, and disregarding police commands to stop.

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Three dogs rescued from townhouse fire in Centreville

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 19, 2023 at 1:30PM

Fairfax County paramedics attend to a dog rescued from a townhouse fire in Centreville (via FCFRD/Twitter)

A trio of dogs was rescued from a townhouse fire in Centreville’s Bryarton neighborhood this morning (Wednesday).

Multiple Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the 14600 block of Seasons Drive around 11:17 a.m., according to scanner traffic from Open MHz.

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Construction now underway to widen Route 29 outside Centreville

By Melanie Pincus

Published March 8, 2023 at 9:30AM

Construction has begun to widen Route 29 between Legato and Centreville (via VDOT)

Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation have kicked off construction to widen a 1.5-mile stretch of Route 29 near Centreville.

Though there will be a ceremonial groundbreaking today (Wednesday), construction on the project began Feb. 9 to add two lanes to the roadway between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive.

Countywide

Seven local restaurants recognized by Washingtonian’s Top 100 restaurants list

By Matt Blitz

Published January 31, 2023 at 3:00PM

A&J Restaurant, which has a location in Annandale, has the best brunch in the D.C. area, according to 2022 RAMMY public voters (file photo)

Seven restaurants in Fairfax County are part of this year’s Washingtonian’s 100 Very Best Restaurants list.

The restaurants that earned a coveted spot include:

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Fairfax Connector will make service changes next month, including new route to Tysons Metro

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 24, 2023 at 10:15AM

A Fairfax Connector bus stopped at the Tysons Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A bus route carrying passengers between western Fairfax County and Tysons on the new I-66 Express Lanes will take effect early next month.

Fairfax Connector will start operating its new Route 660 on Monday, Feb. 6, providing weekday, rush-hour service from the Stone Road Park & Ride in Centreville to the Tysons Metro station, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation announced Friday (Jan. 20).

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JUST IN: Driver indicted after crashing bus of kindergarteners on Cox Farms trip

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 21, 2022 at 11:45AM

Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Rachel Levy at an October press conference on Troy Reynolds' arrest following a school bus crash (via ABC7)

A bus driver was indicted by a grand jury yesterday (Tuesday) for allegedly driving drunk while transporting D.C. kindergarten students home from a trip to Cox Farms in Centreville.

Troy Reynolds, 48, faces nine felony charges of child endangerment and three misdemeanor charges, including a second offense of driving while intoxicated, driving with a disqualified commercial license, and driving a bus without a commercial driver’s license, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced today.

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Pedestrian killed in crash on Route 29 outside Centreville shopping centers

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 29, 2022 at 9:40AM | Updated December 5, 2022 at 10:42AM

Police blocked off southbound Route 29 at Centrewood Drive last night after a fatal pedestrian crash (via VDOT Northern Virginia/Twitter)

(Updated at 10:25 a.m. on 12/5/2022) A pedestrian died last night after a vehicle hit them on Route 29 (Lee Highway) in Centreville.

The crash occurred at 9:03 p.m. in the Trinity Parkway/Centrewood Drive intersection, which is outside the Centrewood Plaza and Centreville Square shopping centers.