Don’t Panic But Do Avoid Tick Bites
Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days.
Supervisors Reverse Proposed Real Estate Tax Increase
Some programs saved from proposed cuts; FCPS request not fully funded.
Facing a budget shortfall of $ 292.7 million, on Tuesday, May 6, in the next-to-final step of the annual budget process, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors eliminated the 1.5 percent tax increase as proposed in the advertised budget, and reduced the tax rate by an additional quarter of a penny, to $1.1225 per $100 of assessed value.
Stamp Out Hunger
Stamp Out Hunger is the largest one-day food drive in America, and letter carriers are proud to deliver for every food bank counting on us
On Arbor Day
New agreement to protect vegetation along the W&OD, and the possibility of a W&OD Visitors Center in Vienna.
In a show of environmental resilience, on Friday afternoon, April 25, Arbor Day 2025, Fairfax County Supervisor Walter Alcorn joined the Mayor of the Town of Vienna, Linda Colbert; Paul Gilbert, executive director of NOVA Parks; Virginia State Delegate Holly Seibold; and others who gathered on a portion of the Town Green in Vienna behind the Freeman House and Museum.
Get Your Fruit and Veggie Fix at FXCO Farmers Markets
Fairfax County Farmers Markets are opening; the Park Authority operates ten markets.
Farmers Markets
Two FCPD Officers Shot, Wounded
Traffic stop turns deadly as third officer shoots, kills driver.
Shooting
Tax Increases vs. Program Cuts
Fairfax County residents disagree; Day 1, Public Hearings.
Fairfax County residents testified passionately during the Tuesday, April 22 public hearings.
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.
Fairfax County Public Hearings on FY26 Budget
Firefighters and paramedics warn cutting ambulances puts lives in danger.
Firefighters and paramedics warn cutting ambulances puts lives in danger.
FCPS Wants it All
Superintendent says she can’t cut $150M from her $4B budget.
Superintendent says she can’t cut $150M from her $4B budget.
Appreciating the Details of Historic Huntley
On the 200th Anniversary of the Masons’ Getaway
On the 200th Anniversary of the Masons’ Getaway
May Is Foster Care Month
Fairfax County Foster Care and Adoption is planning two special events in recognition of National Foster Care Month.
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.
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.
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.