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Attacks: ‘Bold, Brazen, in Broad Daylight’

Police arrest man believed culpable in Chantilly sexual battery.

Following some intense investigation, plus collaboration with local residents, Fairfax County police have arrested the man they believe sexually assaulted a Chantilly woman last Monday, July 3.

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Historic Districts Divide Residents

National Register of Historic Places staff weigh in with facts.

The fate of the federal Herndon Historic District, a 115-acre area listed in 1991 on the National Register of Historic Places, and the local Historic District Overlay (HDO) is generating public and councilmember comments leading up to the Herndon Town Council’s Strategic Planning Meeting on Thursday, July 13.

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To the Rescue!

Help save trees from alien killers.

Important Rescue Call for Trees

Annie E. Harper Memorial Marker Unveiling

Bethlehem Baptist Church and the New Gum Springs Civic Association will unveil the historical marker in honor of Annie E. Harper Saturday, July 22, 2023.

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Coming Home and Preaching in His Father’s Footsteps

On Sunday, July 23, Aldersgate United Methodist will welcome a young visiting Pastor — Jason Duley — who will deliver the sermon at both 9:30 and 11:00 services. But he will not be the first Pastor Duley who has preached from that very same pulpit.

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July 4 Holiday Featured a Ship Announcement at Mount Vernon

New Navy ship will be named for French general Marquis de Lafayette

Navy Ship

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Fort Hunt Little League Players Fill the Stands

Field trip to Ace’s Game is a learning experience.

Baseball's lessons

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Fund Public Schools and Virginia Budget Impasse

Budget

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Keeping It All Connected

Plein Is Recharging the AHS

Plein Is Recharging the AHS

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Litzenberger Receives Delayed Award

Litzenberger honored: Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

Litzenberger honored: Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

Roundups

Roundups

Centreville Man Is Charged with Rape

Centreville Man Is Charged with Rape

Suspect Sought in Sexual Battery

Around 11:30 a.m. July 3, police responded to the 14500 block of Northeast Place in Chantilly for a sexual battery of an adult woman.

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Bill Canis Recipient of the Glen Sjoblom Award

Outgoing GFCA president contributed his time unselfishly.

The Great Falls Citizens Association Executive Board presented the coveted Glen Sjoblom Award to William "Bill" Canis, president of the GFCA (July 1-2022–June 30, 2032), on Wednesday, June 28.

Overdose Leaves One Youth Dead, One Critical

Detectives from Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Bureau, Crime Scene Section, and Opioid Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal overdose that left one juvenile dead.