By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Feb. 6 passed, with much applause, a resolution congratulating the S. John Davis Career Center (DCC) on four decades of serving students and the community.
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As third seed, Cougars finish 3-0 in the competition
For the third-seeded Oakton Cougars, it was deja vu all over again as the girls high-school basketball team went 3-0 to win the Concorde District tournament crown, including an upset for the second year over the higher-seeded Madison Warhawks in the semifinals.
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Virginia title was team’s third in program history
It was a repeat state-championship performance in essentially the same manner for the Langley Saxons.
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Talented and speedy brothers lead the Huskies
Led by the talented and experienced Bermudez brothers and numerous younger and, at this point, less tested freshmen, the Flint Hill Huskies won the recent Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference boys swimming and diving team title.
By Brian Trompeter
A proposal to replace at previously approved office building with a 240-unit residential structure at the Arbor Row development in Tysons failed Feb. 7 to get support from the McLean Citizens Association (MCA), which opposed what members said was a lack of workforce housing.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Feb. 6 to speed up processing of Fairfax County Public Schools’ application to build a new elementary school in Dunn Loring.
By Brian Trompeter
Despite enrollment that remains below pre-COVID levels and is expected to be flat year-over-year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) officials will be seeking $301.8 million more in fiscal 2025, most of which would be put toward compensation increases.
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Depth played a big role in Highlanders’ victory
Their team score was lower than a week before when they won a district title, but the mark was still high enough for the McLean Highlanders to add this season’s 6D North Region girls gymnastics championship to the high-school squad’s litany of accomplishments.
By Brian Trompeter
After raising a firestorm of opposition from local officials and civic groups, a state Senate bill that would allow Fairfax County officials to hold a referendum for a casino in Tysons has been pushed back to the 2025 General Assembly session.
Construction of a combination baseball/cricket stadium on the underdeveloped western side of George Mason University’s Fairfax County campus could prove a win-win for the university and the professional sports team that aims to occupy it.
Or a win-win-win, if amenities for the surrounding community are factored in.