FFX now By Matt Blitz A 12.5% salary increase for police officers will be under discussion later this week for inclusion in Fairfax County’s upcoming budget. Other items under consideration in the mark-up package include more money for ArtsFairfax, funding for girls’ softball facilities, and establishing a self-help resource center in the Fairfax Courthouse library. In many […]
WJLA By Nick Minock FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Inside the Fairfax County government center, county supervisors got an earful from residents at the most recent county budget hearing. Several residents in attendance late last week asked supervisors for tax relief and pay raises for county employees, including teachers and police officers. “The problem is we are […]
FFXnow By Matt Blitz A $28 million baseball and softball complex in Fairfax officially opened this past weekend, marking the county’s first foray into sports tourism. The ribbon-cutting for Patriot Park North was held Saturday morning (April 15) with local officials, a Washington Nationals representative, and Little Leaguers all in attendance. The new facility features four turf, 90-foot, […]
Connection Newspaper By Mike Salmon Changes to Lee Chapel Road are coming closer to fruition as officials from various agencies are planning a second meeting to fix the spot where two students were killed last winter. In January, a car with three South County High School students aboard crested one of the steep hills, lost […]
From the Office of Supervisor Pat Herrity Fairfax VA – This morning, the Fairfax County, sports, and community leaders cut the ribbon onPatriot Park North as a part of Southwestern Youth Association’s (SYA) Opening Day. Thosewho attended the momentous occasion included Supervisor Pat Herrity of the SpringfieldDistrict – where the park is located, Mike Carney […]
wusa9 By Katie Lusso LORTON, Va. — Two hills along Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax County could soon be a thing of the past as officials consider safety measures. In January, two South County High School students, Ariana Haftsavar, 16, and Ashlyn Brotemarkle, 16, were killed and another student was seriously hurt in a crash on Lee […]
Connection Newspaper By Bonnie Hobbs When sophomore Joshua “Shua” Michel left Chantilly High recently, he had a better idea of his summer plans than he did before entering the building. That’s because he got to speak with several employers there during a job fair. Held March 25, the event was sponsored by Supervisor Pat Herrity […]
Fairfax County Times By Heather Zwicker More than 200 people participated in a town hall to discuss fentanyl on March 28 at Lake Braddock Secondary School. The forum was hosted by Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity and School Board Member Laura Jane Cohen. It was also streamed online via Facebook Live. Herrity opened the town […]
wtop By Dick Uliano Concerned that the deadly drug fentanyl is in schools and neighborhoods, parents gathered at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, Tuesday night to learn what they can do to protect their kids. More than 100 residents heard from a panel of experts, including school leaders, police and experts in substance […]
FFXnow By Vernon Miles The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently honored a local police district that help crack down on a string of car thefts earlier this year. At a meeting last week, the Board of Supervisors recognized the Franconia District Police Station and the Fairfax County Police Department’s Auto Crimes Enforcement Team. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan […]
