Overcoming Obstacles while Striving for Education
Two Mountain View students share their stories.
Students at Mountain View High have to overcome significant obstacles in their lives en route to graduation. So the speeches given by the grad speakers are always the highlights of each ceremony. And the ones given last week by Giovanni Pineda-Maradiaga and Sofia Canizalez Duran were no exception.
Unremitting Data Center Demand Pushes County to Act
Balancing an economy that can’t happen without data centers with homeowners’ rights and quality of life.
The relentless march of data center growth in Northern Virginia has reached a reported 70 percent of the total number of data centers on our planet.
Juneteenth Events Around Mount Vernon
Juneteenth Events Around Mount Vernon
Students in Lorton Win Praise from Harlem Globetrotters
School basketball court turned into ‘Court of Creativity’ in Lorton.
Globetrotting to Lorton
Guest House Celebrates 50 Years
It all began in 1975 with one woman’s dream to help women returning into society from prison who had committed nonviolent crimes. At the time there was no place for them to go and still today, Guest House is the only residential facility for these women in Northern Virginia.
County Manager Proposes $4.5 Billion 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan
Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz presented his proposed FY 2025–2034 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the Arlington County Board on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The proposal outlines $4.5 billion in investments for stormwater management and flood mitigation, environmental resilience, parks, transportation, community infrastructure, and more over the next 10 years.
Man Arrested After Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Officers have arrested a man following a fatal pedestrian crash in Huntington.
National Trails Day
County recognizes 10th anniversary of Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail
National Trails Day
Westfield Pyramid Art Show Highlights Students’ Work
Westfield High’s Pyramid Art Show was April 18.
Help Restock Frost Middle School’s Pantry
News Briefs
DWI Suspected in Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Groveton.
Homelessness Point-in-Time Count 2024
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee's regional point-in-time counts are a "limited and imperfect perspective."
Bridge 23 Reopens on the Mount Vernon Trail
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 19, the National Park Service (NPS) officially reopened Bridge 23 on the Mount Vernon Trail, located within the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve.