South County Middle School it is. Last night the Fairfax County School Board, swayed by overwhelming community opinion, voted 11-1 to name the middle school "South County Middle School." The name was chosen after two community surveys. Mount Vernon Di... »
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department will provide free child safety seat inspections in Fairfax this Saturday. Officers will help parents make certain that child safety seats fit properly into vehicle seats and that children fit properly into their ... »
As part of National Rebuilding Day, the local chapter of Rebuilding Together will be working on 45 local homes for seniors, persons with disabilities and families in need this Saturday. Rebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Church (RTAFF) provide... »
A Robinson Secondary School physics teacher has been chosen for a prestigious Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship. Steve Bartlett will join other Einstein fellows selected from a nationwide pool of 200 educators who applied to work with the U.S.... »
Nearly a year after overhauling the student disciplinary system, the Fairfax County School Board is preparing to make several more adjustments to its Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook, among them, adding synthetic marijuana to the list of s... »
Every year about this time, it's the calm before the theatrical storm. Things are winding up in Hollywood, as the studios prepare for their marketing onslaught. Should we, the movie-viewing public, be getting excited? What can we expect this summer? Wh... »
We have some good news and some bad news regarding the weekend weather. Friday is supposed to be sunny with a high of 65 degrees and breezy. But things take a turn for the wet Saturday and Sunday. The National Weather Service is predicting a 50 percent... »
The NFL Draft has finally arrived and the Washington Redskins are sitting in the No. 2 spot in the first round. ESPN projects the 'Skins will select Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin, III. If RG3 comes to Washington, it will be the first time the Re... »
Not sure what to do this weekend? Check out Patch’s list of events happening in our area this Friday through Sunday. Mount Vernon Spring Garden Sale Where: George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Alexandria When: Now through May 20 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wh... »
Fairfax County Public School students who are homebound due to an illness will soon get a chance to reconnect with their classmates with Hopecam. Hopecam is a nationwide, non-profit service that allows students facing life-threatening illnesses to webc... »
Earlier this week, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors met to discuss the county’s fiscal year 2013 budget, allocating more for employee pay. From Tuesday’s article: For the first time since 2009, full compensation adjustments have been restored to... »
Last September, Oracle announced that their Java plug-in had a security flaw that needed to be patched. If left un-patched, users could inadvertently install malware such as the Flashback trojan and the-just discovered trojan, Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a. Bo... »
The Fairfax County Police Department’s Marine Patrol Unit will live to see another day. Funding for the two officers who patrol Fairfax County’s marinas and nearly 100 miles of shoreline was originally cut from the county’s fiscal year 2013 budget, but... »
Yes, there’s an app for that, too.Fairfax County residents who need to report a crime quickly now have access to a free app for smartphones, called TipSubmit, the first app of its kind. TipSubmit works both on the iPhone and Andriod phones. It allows t... »
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors identified $24.8 million that will fund county employee compensation, human services, longer library hours, and other programs during a Tuesday mark-up session of the county’s fiscal year 2013 budget. The adjustm... »
