Volunteers Tackle Never-ending Trash
Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Groundbreaking Coming for Old Mount Vernon High School Project
If you go… GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Original Mount Vernon High School Renovation Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. 8333 Richmond Hwy. Mount Vernon, Va https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/capital-projects/original-mount-vernon-high-school
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News Briefs
Former Fairfax County Deputy Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison
Provided contraband and info to inmates; drugs for cash.
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sept. 19 that former deputy Robert T. Sanford Jr., 37, received a 78-month prison sentence for smuggling drugs and contraband into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
Solving the Vehicle-Wildlife Collision Problem
A well-designed over or underpass for wildlife can reduce animal-vehicle collisions by up to 90 percent.
There are over one million vehicle-wildlife collisions in the United States every year, costing over $8 billion and tens of thousands of human injuries, GMU biology professor Dr. David Luther told Green Breakfast attendees in an online Sept. 14 talk titled “Zooming through Nature: the Wildlife Costs of Modern Transportation.”
The Virginia Economy Chugs Along
The Virginia Economy Chugs Along
Remembering the Victims
16 local lives lost in terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001
16 local lives lost in terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001
New Mount Vernon Police Commander Invites a Partnership
New Mount Vernon Police Commander Invites a Partnership
Supervisors Approve New Requirements for Data Centers
Stricter standards elicit reactions during and after vote.
On Sept. 10, following extensive community engagement efforts that helped shape the final recommendations presented to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors, the Board approved the long-awaited Data Center Zoning Ordinance by a vote of 8-2.
Fairfax County Is Growing - The 2023 Demographic Reports
Have you ever wanted to know more about who and what make Fairfax County such a unique place to live? Each year, the County produces demographic reports and puts them on the County website with helpful charts and graphics.
Can U.S. Citizens Experiencing Homelessness Vote?
Registering with no fixed address.
Registering with no fixed address.
County Clears Two Homeless Encampments
Addressing encampments humanely to address needs.
Addressing encampments humanely to address needs.
