Editorial: Getting Home Safely on Independence Day
Independence Day is a national celebration, and for many, that celebration includes alcohol. The summer overall and July 4 in particular are times of greater risk for drinking and driving.
Hope in the Fight Against Drug Dependency
Meeting highlights battles in every neighborhood.
Fairfax County experiences heroin overdoses every day, according to county officials. To help raise awareness, a second county-wide Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Town Hall was held June 14 at Centreville High School.
Herndon’s Gary Hall Resigns as Boys’ Basketball Head Coach
Former players’ remember Hornet legend.
For those around the Herndon Hornet’s athletic department, in the next few weeks and months they might feel like something’s missing.
Online Classes Offer Flexible Options for Earning Credentials Outside the Classroom
Interested in learning to landscape your yard using sustainable practices?
Tips for Memorable Family Vacations
As summer gets underway, vacation-bound families are packing their bags and heading out of town. Vacations often fly by — months of planning and anticipating can be over in the blink of an eye. With a little advanced planning and forethought, however, even a quick weekend trip or a visit to relatives can become meaningful and memorable.
Reston and Herndon Weekend Fun: June 24-26
Weekend fun in the area.
Supervisors Endorse Police ‘Re-engineering’
Action items approved include use of force and communications recommendations from Ad Hoc commission.
The possibility of body cameras being worn by Fairfax County Police officers and the release of officers’ names involved with critical use of force incidents dominated discussion during two action items in the Board of Supervisors June 21 meeting.
Letter: Leaving the Judging to God
To the Editor
“Whoever kills a person...it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32)
Commentary: Congress Must Act to Stem Gun Violence Epidemic
Last week, America woke to what has become an all-too-common nightmare. A man driven by hate and armed with assault weapons carried out our nation’s worst mass shooting.
Free Independence Day Cab Rides Offered
Preparing to combat that U.S. holiday when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 41 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington Metropolitan area on Independence Day, July 4.
Oak Hill and Herndon Home Sales: May, 2016
In May, 2016, 118 homes sold between $1,285,000-$200,000 in the Oak Hill and Herndon area.
Oak Hill and Herndon Home Sales: May, 2016
Natasha McKenna’s Mother Files $15 Million Wrongful Death Suit
Woman with mental illness died after being tased while in Sheriff’s custody.
Natasha McKenna’s mother is seeking more than $15 million in a wrongful death and gross negligence suit filed against Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and five deputies.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Added to Fairfax County Student Handbook
School Board members debate whether students should be held accountable.
Students in Fairfax County Public Schools started the 2015-2016 school year without the words “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” as part of the nondiscrimination guide within their student handbook.
Local Art on Exhibit at ArtSpace Herndon
A reception was held on June 11 at ArtSpace Herndon for new exhibit, Truths in False Positives.
Hotel on Elden or High Quality Apartments?
Stout and Teague envision a hotel on the corner of Center Street and Elden Street to go along with new residential condos in downtown Herndon.
Herndon High Graduate Jimmy McLaughlin Dies from Fatal Fall
While stationed in South Korea, McLaughlin dies in elevator accident at age 28.
Jimmy McLaughlin, 2006 Herndon High School graduate, died after falling more than 120 feet down an elevator shaft at a South Korean hotel.
Herndon: Theater to Inspire Conversation
‘Guerrilla Theatre Works: At What Cost?’ at NextStop in Herndon.
Opening NextStop Theatre’s summer 2016 series of one-night only performances is a show about a very contemporary social issue; the search for home in an unsafe, complex world.
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