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Virginia court recognizes student’s right to sue over school’s transgender policies
A court in Fairfax County, Virginia, has recognized a student’s right to sue her school district over its policy requiring her to use other students’ preferred pronouns and share restrooms with students who claim transgender identity. A judge on Thursday allowed a female Fairfax County Public Schools student, who filed suit anonymously and is represented […]
Prince William County Firefighters Rappel at Hospital to Brighten Children’s Days
Provided by Prince William County Communications Office. It is not every day that Spiderman gets a request to draw Sonic the Hedgehog on the outside of a hospital window 10 or 12 stories off the ground. It turns out that Spiderman, as portrayed by Prince William County Department of Fire...
Prince William taking Howison soccer complex from 'good to great'
As Prince William's soccer community expands, the county is having its facilities grow with it. County representatives broke ground at the Howison Soccer Complex at 14716 Minnieville Road outside Dale City on Thursday. The site is set to have $5.2 million in new construction expansions and facility improvements with the...
Residents of Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock eligible for septic repair costs
All residents living in the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) area now are eligible for reimbursement of fifty percent of the expense of pumping, maintaining, repairing or replacing on-lot onsite sewage disposal systems. Effective July 1, CSWCD received additional funding to expand its current septic system program to...
Free ‘Starlight Cinema’ movies coming to Chantilly this August
The dog days of August will bring free movie screenings to the Sully Historic Site (3650 Historic Sully Way) in Chantilly. The outdoor Starlight Cinema events are a part of the “Summer Entertainment Series” organized annually by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA). The authority is also hosting Arts in the Parks, Evenings on the Ellipse, Franconia District Nights and other programs at various parks around the county.
Football scandal triggers wave of school hires, abrupt removal of security chief
This past December, Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria posted an ad for a new head football coach. On Feb. 12, Darryl Overton, a championship football coach from across county lines at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, took the position, bringing with him an estimated 30-plus football players transferring to Hayfield from Freedom and at least three other area schools.
Animal shelters having a ruff go of it
Animal shelters around the Fredericksburg region are seeing a surge in the number of animals being surrendered or abandoned forcing the facilities to reach—and stay at—maximum capacity. It’s a nationwide trend, according to the Shelter Animals Count National Database Survey, which estimates that in 2023, 6.5 million dogs...
Swim and dive seasons end with individual all-star meets
Individual swimming and diving all-star meets in the Northern Virginia Swimming League are being held this weekend. The swimming event is today, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club in Herndon. The diving is Sunday starting at 8 a.m. at Hunt Valley pool in Springfield. The competitions last all day, with participants competing from the age groups of 8-under up to 15-to-18.
Local entrepreneur Nakornsri Sintaisong jets through struggle to success
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Nakornsri Sintaisong is the founder of District Exotic Jet Cars, a luxury recreational watercraft service in Woodbridge, Virginia. The fairly new attraction is an adventurous take on business and came with great struggle and risk. But Sintaisong is built to achieve against all odds.
The Story Behind the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Alexandria
Finding affordable housing in the Washington region is a challenge today, but it’s not a new challenge. The Pope-Leighey House at Woodlawn, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is a unique example of 1940s, intentionally designed affordable living. In 1939, journalist Loren Pope, a 28-year-old copy editor at...
Theatre News: ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ Leads Workhouse Arts Center’s New Performing Arts Season
Tickets are on sale now for our new season of theater performances. Every season gets better and better (did we mention that we are a multiple Helen Hayes Awards nominee?). Don’t miss out! Buy your tickets in advance. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. By Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg.
Beautiful New Mural at Lake Anne Elementary School
This new, captivating art piece titled Water and Warmth features aquatic creatures, woodland animals, mandalas, and children. Mural Masters, Inc artists, Shawn James and Charles Lawrance worked over a few weeks and completed the artwork at the end of June. The Ribbon Cutting ceremony is August 15 at 3pm, located at Lake Anne Elementary School. Please join us!
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