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‘Addictive Cell Phone Usage’

Fairfax County School Board spurred to action on student cell phone use

Cell phones

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In Support of Mural on Water Tank, Gateway to Gum Springs

Mural on Watertank

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May Day, May Day, Fire in Lorton

Smell lingered for miles.

Fire in Lorton

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Stop for Pedestrians in Fairfax County Crosswalks

Supervisors adopt ordinance amending county code to stop, not just yield.

Yield

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Restoring Ecology at the Mount Vernon Governmental Center

Gardens and plants

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Children’s Nature Library to Reopen at River Farm

The American Horticultural Society will reopen the Children’s Nature Library and Reading Room at River Farm, headquarters of the AHS. This dynamic space for young readers, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, will once again offer an extraordinary collection of over 1,700 books focused on nature and gardening.

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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.

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Supervisors Adopt Budget Plan: Tax Rate Increase.

Challenges, needs, and the reality that the county cannot do it alone.

Tax increase

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County in a Pickle over Noisy Pickleball

Nearby courts will be converted to appease the pickleball players.

Pickleball

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What’s Cooking in Environmental Issues?

Mount Vernon expo informs

Expo

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A Mural of Hope on U.S. 1

Mural on the wall

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Volunteers to the Rescue

Bridge out of network for a short while, volunteers to the rescue.

Bike Bridge

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Mount Vernon Monster Reappears in Minds of Many

Recent web show revives rumors from late 1970s.

Mount Vernon Monster