By Brian Trompeter
BRIAN TROMPETER
GazetteLeader
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Competition will be held at Fairfax High, players can still register
The 24th annual local College Showcase girls basketball competition is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29 at Fairfax High School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for high-school age players from Northern Virginia and surrounding jurisdictions.
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Girls team rallies to win semifinal and championship games
Falling behind didn’t faze the Great Falls Sharks in their semifinal and championship games of the First Responders Cup softball tournament.
Might the Vienna town government soon find itself enmeshed in the contentious and at times emotional issue of what to do with what some see as an overabundance of deer in the community?
In a column written for the town government’s September newsletter, Town Council member Chuck Anderson gives a foreshadowing that such a discussion could be on the horizon.
By Brian Trompeter
The Vienna Town Council, hoping to make the most efficient use of first-floor space at Town Hall, on Aug. 26 awarded a $337,500 contract to Dewberry Architects Inc. for design and post-construction services for the planned renovations.
The Fairfax County government’s seasonal archery program to cull the deer herd in the county began Sept. 7 and runs through Feb. 15.
The effort, in effect since 2010, is conducted in public areas of the county under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department.
By Brian Trompeter
Odds are they won’t need to implement them, given how the county’s budget process usually unfolds, but Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) officials are ready if necessary to cut the agency’s budget by up to 10 percent in fiscal 2026.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County Public Schools students’ standardized-test scores, with a couple of exceptions, continue to exceed those recorded statewide, officials told the School Board Aug. 29.
By Brian Trompeter
As a high-schooler, Sallie Burch thought of becoming a nurse like her mother. But given her enjoyment of working with children – whether babysitting, working at daycares or doing summer camps – she switched to a career in education.
Prospective home-buyers may still have been at the beach in mid-August, but those seeking to sell homes in the fall market across the region are starting to stir – at least in some localities.
The 1,199 homes listed for sale across the D.C. area for the week ending Aug. 18 represented an increase of 3.1 percent from the preceding week and an increase of 6.2 percent from the same period a year before. That’s according to weekly data reported by Bright MLS, the region’s multiple-listing service.