Tag: Annandale
Rep. Connolly honors Camelot Neighborhood Watch Program on its 40th anniversary
Ken Hopke (left), Camelot’s Neighborhood Watch coordinator, and Marlon Dubisson of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staff with a reprint of the Congressional Record page honoring the community’s Neighborhood Watch program. Rep. Gerry Connolly recognized the Camelot community’s Neighborhood Watch Program on its 40th anniversary on the floor of Congress. Marlon Dubisson, Connolly’s outreach director, presented the … Continued
Needle exchange program proposed for Seven Corners
NovaSalud is based in this building at 2946 Sleepy Hollow Road. The Fairfax County Health Department is seeking community feedback on a “comprehensive harm-reduction program” that would allow heroin and other drug users to exchange their dirty needles for clean ones. The needle exchange program would save lives, as dirty needles lead to the spread … Continued
School news roundup
First-graders at Wakefield Forest Elementary School used teamwork to celebrate the 110th day of school The news items and photos here about schools in the Annandale/Mason District are from Fairfax County Public Schools or individual schools. Wind winners – Glasgow Middle School students Arthur Prudius and Darren Nguyen won the Dominion Energy KidWind Challenge. They … Continued
Schools will be closed on March 16
Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 16, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced this afternoon. March 16 will be designated a staff development day to give educators an opportunity to prepare for the possibility of distance learning in case schools have to be closed due to the worsening spread of coronavirus. Students will … Continued
Hit-and-run driver arrested
Claros [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident Feb. 1 on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area of Mason District. Willams Claros, 52, of Alexandria, was arrested March 10 and charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony hit-and-run. He was taken to the Fairfax County … Continued
Virginia General Assembly approves bills on taxes, guns, marijuana, and much more
The General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly has mostly wrapped up for the year – except for a budget bill that is expected to be approved March 12. Some of the bills being sent to Gov. Ralph Northam, include the following: Taxes – The gas tax would be raised 5 cents a year over the … Continued
FCPS sets up coronavirus response team
FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school board chair Karen Corbett-Sanders speak in a video about their plans for dealing with coronavirus. Fairfax County Public Schools officials are taking steps to address coronavirus (COVID-19) by setting up a crisis response team, considering instructional options and other issues in case schools are closed, stepping up cleaning procedures for … Continued
Seven Corners nail salon robbed
The Seven Corners Popeyes (left). Fairfax County Police report a commercial robbery on March 7 in Seven Corners. A man entered Nails for You at 6393 Seven Corners Center shortly after 7 p.m., implied he had a weapon, demanded money, then ran away. The suspect was described as black and wearing a hoodie. There was … Continued
Health officials working to contain spread of coronavirus, identify people at risk
Health and government officials speak at a March 8 briefing on coronavirus. From the left: Fairfax County Health Director Dr. Gloria Addo-Avensu, Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver, and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay. Two people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) in Virginia, but, “at this … Continued
County seeks public input on strategic plan
Fairfax County is seeking feedback from the public on a draft strategic plan presented to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 25 by County Executive Bryan Hill. The strategic plan sets a clear, unified, community-driven vision for the next 10-20 years and provides a tool for focusing and prioritizing initiatives over the next three to five … Continued
Woman arrested for assaulting officer
Martinez [FCPD] As Fairfax County Police were arresting a woman for being drunk in public and were putting her into a police car in Bailey’s Crossroads, she kicked an officer multiple times. As a result, Alicia Martinez, 32, of Fairfax, was also charged with assault on law enforcement. That incident happened at about 5:45 p.m. … Continued
Planning Commission approves Pine Ridge police facility in Annandale
The layout of the new FCPD Operations Support Bureau, with Winterset Varsity Park on the right. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a new facility to house the Police Department’s Operations Support Bureau on a 10-acre lot at 3911 Woodburn Road in Annandale. The OSB is currently housed in a former elementary school on that … Continued
Task force begins review of six major development projects proposed in Mason District
The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center has big plans for expanding. A task force of Mason District residents appointed by Supervisor Penny Gross has begun considering six development proposals as part of the South County Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process for amending the Comprehensive Plan. At the task force’s first meeting, on March 5, county planning staff … Continued
Large property in Seven Corners could be developed
The Febrey-Lothrop house. [ARLnow] The Febrey-Lothrop House, a vacant home with a fascinating history on a 9+-acre lot in Arlington adjacent to Seven Corners, could be headed to the market soon, ARLnow reported on March 4, although it is not currently for sale. The property, at 6407 Wilson Blvd., which includes a couple of outbuildings, … Continued
Road repaving, restriping plan announced for Mason District
More bike lanes are coming to Mason District. The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave dozens of roads in Mason District over the next few months, which will give the Fairfax County Department of Transportation an opportunity to paint bike lanes on some of those roads. Much of the repaving will be concentrated in the … Continued