Pay Increase Goes from 6% to 3% for All FCPS Staff
Last-ditch attempt for 5% raises for teachers, support staff.
On Thursday, May 23, Mateo Dunne, the Mount Vernon District Representative on the Fairfax County School Board, launched an effort to amend the superintendent’s proposed FY 2025 Approved Budget.
Fatal Shooting in Fair Haven
Detectives continue to investigate a fatal shooting in Fair Haven that left one man dead.
Chamber Receives Report on General Assembly Activities
Roll for a casino in Fairfax County?
“It was a session with a lot of changes,” said State Senator Scott Surovell speaking to the Mount Vernon Springfield Chamber of Commerce at the annual General Assembly Report business breakfast.
School Board Hearing on Budget Poorly Attended
Why didn’t more people testify?
Dr. Ricardy Anderson (Mason District representative) welcomed the six people who testified Tuesday evening, May 14, at the Fairfax County School Board Public Hearing on the budget. The time between the first speaker, Nancy Trainer, starting her testimony, and Arthur Purves, the sixth speaker, ending his testimony was approximately sixteen minutes.
Centreville Preschoolers Release Ladybugs for Earth Day
Students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Centreville celebrated Earth Day, April 22, by releasing more than 10,000 ladybugs throughout their schoolyard.
FCPS Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships
FCPS Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships
Come Party in the Streets of Downtown Fairfax.
The City’s 4th annual Asian Festival on Main is May 19.
The City’s 4th annual Asian Festival on Main is May 19.
‘Addictive Cell Phone Usage’
Fairfax County School Board spurred to action on student cell phone use
Cell phones
Have Fun and Learn about the Environment
Woodlands Stewardship Education Center opens to the public.
Environmental
Stop for Pedestrians in Fairfax County Crosswalks
Supervisors adopt ordinance amending county code to stop, not just yield.
Yield
Honoring Fairfax County Retiree Charles Smith
In January of 2024, Charles Smith retired as Watershed Project Implementation Branch Chief. In this role, he led a team responsible for designing, constructing, and monitoring water quality improvement projects.
Supervisors Adopt Budget Plan: Tax Rate Increase.
Challenges, needs, and the reality that the county cannot do it alone.
Tax increase
Outdoor Band Concert under the Springtime Stars
Centreville High presents ‘Bandemonium!’ plus food trucks.
Centreville High presents ‘Bandemonium!’ plus food trucks.