Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

BoS considers renaming the Bailey’s Community Center for Minnie Peyton

The Board of Supervisors passed a motion on renaming the Bailey’s Community Center for Minnie Peyton, a former leader of the Black neighborhood of Springdale. Peyton (1889-1985) had donated the land for a school in Bailey’s Crossroads before Virginia’s schools were integrated. Related story: A local Black community honors its history The Lillian Carey Elementary … Continued

Man arrested for motorcycle crash

Fairfax County Police arrested a man for causing a crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on March 10. Jose Rigoberto Alvarenga Machado, 35, of Falls Church, was charged with failure to yield while making a left turn, the FCPD announced April 1. He was served a … Continued