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The Fairfax County Department of Animal Sheltering (DAS) will likely assume the duties of the Animal Protection Police, starting this summer. At a mark-up session last Tuesday (April 30), the Board of Supervisors indicated that it will implement the consolidation by transferring a position from the Fairfax County Police Department and creating a new chief

Fairfax County residents will spend even more on taxes and fees in Fiscal Year 2025.

Real estate taxes will likely go up for Fairfax County homeowners in the coming year, but perhaps not by as much as they could.

Public testimony began Tuesday evening on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Advertised Budget. Homeowners, public servants, and citizen’s associations made their views known during the Fairfax County Government Center meeting.

The Fairfax County Police Department and Department of Animal Sheltering (DAS) proposed restructuring animal services under a singular organizational structure. Police Chief Kevin Davis, Deputy Chief for Operations Bob Blakely,

The University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS) School of Education has been awarded a $145,000 grant.

Robin Collins will be the third principal for Reed Academy of Fine and Performing Arts in just three years.

Despite his strong and robust demeanour for his age, centenarian Sydney Francis remains a shadow of himself as the strength of his existence and life partner is gone forever. “We worked as a team. I do the farming, and she would sell the goods....

As black history month continues we wanted to see how local school districts are celebrating.

Fairfax County is exploring ways to formalize its process for approving street light waivers that are typically required for some developments. At a land use committee meeting on Jan. 30, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors expressed support for clarifying and elaborating upon the county’s current processes. Currently, street lights are required for site and