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Sunset Concert at River Farm featuring Soulfire CANCELLED

This event on 5/29 is cancelled due to the weather

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

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Mount Vernon’s New Police Commander

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’

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Mount Vernon’s New Police Commander

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’

Major Jeffrey Mauro, the new Commander of the Mount Vernon District Police Station, sees policing as a “noble profession” that extends far beyond patrolling the streets.

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Fast Moving Storm Leads to Two Fatalities in Mount Vernon

Fast Moving Storm Leads to Two Fatalities in Mount Vernon

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Huntley Meadows Park Turns 50

Celebrating a $1.00 deal

Celebrating a $1.00 deal

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The Mondloch House

Multiple Generations Give Back

Giving back to the community is a family affair for three generations of Mondlochs who came out on a sunny Saturday, April 19, to plant plants, paint the kitchen and spruce up the Mondloch House and grounds.

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Celebrating the Nation’s Semiquincentennial

Fairfax County begins the 250th birthday party at Mount Vernon

With the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, this year starts a planned year-long celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.

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A Budget That Reflects Our Community’s Values

Thank you to all the residents who participated in this year’s budget process — whether you wrote to me, attended one of my budget town meetings or testified before the Board of Supervisors over three days of hearings.

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Stroke Awareness Month

Act FAST

May is recognized as National Stroke Awareness Month.

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FCPS Student Stabbed Inside West Potomac High School

County authorities prohibit parents from signing students out afterwards.

County authorities prohibit parents from signing students out afterwards.

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Call for Artists

Sculpture sought for new Lorton facility

ArtsFairfax is issuing an open call seeking a professional artist or team to design, fabricate, and install a permanent sculpture on the grounds of the Lorton police station and animal shelter.

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Diehard Gardeners Brave the Elements at AHS Garden Market

It was a rainy, drippy slog that tested gardeners’ grit on April 11, the first of the American Horticultural Society’s (AHS) two-day, annual, spring garden market in Mount Vernon.

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Alexandria Gazette Packet and Mount Vernon Gazette Win Awards

Each year the Virginia Press Association (VPA) holds a competition to select the best published material from newspapers and news sites from across the state.

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Some Success in Richmond but PFAS Headaches

Potomac Watershed Roundtable looks at challenges ahead

The news was both grim and hopeful on April 11, when officials at the Potomac Watershed Roundtable heard about the Potomac River basin and area water supplies.