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A shake-up might be in the works for the Town of Herndon’s annual farmers market. The town is exploring the possibility of moving the seasonal event from its usual Thursday morning time slot to Saturday or Sunday, though it’s not clear yet whether the Fairfax County Park Authority — which currently organizes the market —

The Town of Herndon is offering financial support for Pakistan Heritage Day, a celebratory event organized by town council member Naila Alam and the nonprofit Global Beat Foundation. At a Tuesday (Oct. 10) meeting, the Herndon Town Council voted to approve $2,015 for the event that will take place at the Herndon Community Center on

Terms for Herndon Town Council members will remain unchanged after the council unanimously agreed to drop a proposal to increase the term from two to four years. The council voted on Tuesday (Sept. 26) to remove consideration of the item from its legislative program for the Virginia General Assembly’s 2024 session. A similar effort came

The topic of pay for the Herndon Town Council is on the legislative body’s docket again. After instituting the first pay increase in nearly 15 years for the 2023-2024 term, the council is considering the possibility of reducing pay to previous levels. The move, pitched by Vice Mayor Clark Hedrick, is in response to fiscal

(Updated at 1:20 am) Newcomer Roland Taylor appeared to be edging out Vice Mayor Sheila Olem in the Town of Herndon's mayoral race according to preliminary state elections results through 10 p.m. today. But as the final precinct result from today's votes poured in, Olem boasted a double-digit lead over Taylor with 61.5

A Fairfax County absentee ballot drop box (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) Mayor Sheila Olem will get a second term as mayor of the Town of Herndon after securing a narrow win against council members Sean Regan and Jasbinder Singh in today’s primary election. According to unofficial results, Olem edged out the race by a

Voting at Cunningham Park Elementary School in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) With most incumbents running away to victory, it appears that Fairfax County's voter turnout for the general election this year will fall short of the 2018 midterms. About 53% of registered, active county voters took part in this year's midterm elections, per