On Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6 p.m. games will be played under the lights at Rolling Valley West Park. Just before the games on a 65-foot diamond field and two multi-use rectangular fields, officials and members of the youth sports leagues will gather to “flip-the-switch” on a new state-of-the-art lighting system. Rolling Valley West [...]
May 19 2010 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) recently received more than $1.7 million in rebate revenue from two vendors, JPMorgan Chase and Office Depot. Both vendor contracts include rebate or incentive provisions that provide annual revenue to the county and FCPS general funds based on transaction activity during a 12-month period. The rebates [...]
May 9 2010 | Posted in
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Everyone has about 60 pounds of items in their homes they don’t use — and, beginning April 1, the public may take it to the City of Fairfax Recycling Center. The City of Fairfax provides two bins at the 24-hour Recycling Center that accept clothing, shoes, books and other small household items. The blue bins, [...]
Apr 22 2010 | Posted in
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128th Recruit Firefighter Graduation Who: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department What: 128th Recruit Firefighter Graduation Where: Fairfax County Government Center Auditorium 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035 When: Friday, April 23, 2010, 7 p.m. Since early August 2009, 19 recruit firefighters from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department have been training to [...]
Apr 20 2010 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON, March 30 /Christian Newswire/ — Over the weekend, President Obama bypassed the Senate confirmation process to appoint radical homosexual activist Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) while the Senate was out for the Easter recess. Feldblum is the primary author of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which forces employers to hire homosexuals [...]
Mar 31 2010 | Posted in
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The Town of Herndon has received from the Fairfax County General Registrar’s Office a list of candidates for the offices of Mayor and Town Council for the 2010-2012 term. Incumbent Stephen J. DeBenedittis is running unopposed for the office of Mayor for the 2010-2012 term. Candidates for the six Town Council seats for the 2010-2012 [...]
Mar 18 2010 | Posted in
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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has cleared the way for the scheduled execution of Paul Warner Powell. In an official release commenting on the case the Governor stated, “After conferring with the appropriate parties, as well as thoroughly reviewing the clemency petition and the judicial opinions regarding this case, I find no compelling reason to set [...]
Mar 16 2010 | Posted in
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Saturday, March 20, marks the first day of spring and the Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services encourages residents to use the eight tips below to prepare vehicles for the warmer weather and help alleviate the wear and tear from the winter’s harsh weather. Regular maintenance of vehicles reduces harm to the environment, prolongs use [...]
Mar 11 2010 | Posted in
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ Transportation Committee will host a “Snow Summit” on Tuesday, March 16, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The summit will assess what worked well and what did not, at both the state level and the county level during this winter’s massive snowstorms. The summit will include the Virginia Department of [...]
Mar 4 2010 | Posted in
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Edison High School will host its second annual All-Star Basketball Classic on Friday, March 5, at 7 p.m. This special event is presented by the school’s marketing department, sports and entertainment marketing program, and DECA club. Edison High School is a Fairfax County public school.Modeled after the National Basketball Association NBA All-Star Game, this event [...]