Welcome to Fairfax County
Hello and welcome to Fairfax County!
A Year in Fairfax County
A sampling of some of the cherished, annual events of the county.
Upcoming events in the county.
Editorial: About the Connection
As your local, weekly newspaper, the Great Falls Connection’s mission is to bring the local news you need, to gather information about the best things in and near your community, to advocate for community good, to provide a forum for dialogue on local concerns, and to celebrate and record milestones and events in the community and people’s lives.
Classified Advertising August 8, 2013
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'Skylight' Is People's Choice at Workhouse
'Skylight' Is People's Choice at Workhouse
Friday Night Closure on I-95
The closure will be removed by Saturday morning.
The closure will be removed by Saturday morning.
Fall Classes Begin at School of the Arts
Fall Classes Begin at School of the Arts
Denard Span of the Washington Nationals Visits Cox Solutions
Denard Span of the Washington Nationals Visits Cox Solutions
Fairfax Station Students Attend Summer Science Program in Israel
Local student and budding scientist Pierce Eggan was one of only 19 American students chosen to attend the summer science program at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, one of the world’s foremost centers of scientific research and graduate study.
More Than a Pink Cadillac
Springfield woman earns third Mary Kay car for outstanding business performance.
Mention Mary Kay cosmetics, and most people think of the company’s iconic pink Cadillac. For decades, the storied beauty company has offered the use of the pearl pink car as an incentive for sales force members to up their achievement level.
Fairfax Mechanic Enjoys a ‘Dream Season’
Tim Minor, owner of Fairfax Automotive Specialist Center.
At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Aug. 11, Tim Minor, 52, put a lock on the F2000 Championship Series with two races yet to run at Summit Point, W. Va. on Aug. 23-25.
Her WISH Granted
Robinson student selected to intern at NASA this summer.
Betsy Berenback-Gold, a student at Robinson Secondary School, recently returned from a week at NASA where she planned a robotics and radiation mission and experienced life as an engineer and scientist.
Letter: Beyond the Borders
Letter to the editor on Immigration reform.
Making Strides for Children’s Health Care
Fairfax girl to participate in Children’s National Race for Every Child.
Fairfax girl to participate in Children’s National Race for Every Child.
Viewpoints: Schools Ready for New Beginning
Principals set goals for the new school year.
Principals set goals for the new school year.
Seven Schools to Implement Back-to-School Soda Ban
FCPS conducts pilot program banning sugary sodas in seven high schools.
Healthy eating habits begin early, and in an effort to curb consumption of sugary drinks by students, Fairfax County Public Schools will be conducting a pilot program in September that will ban sugary soda drinks in seven of its 25 high schools.
Excerpts From King’s ‘I Have a Dream’
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the March on Washington 50 years ago next week, Aug. 28, 1963.
Excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech: “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.
Fairfax Republicans Nominate Bryan ‘BA’ Wolfe for Sheriff
Wolfe faces Democratic nominee Stacey Kincaid in Nov. 5 special election.
When retired Fairfax police officer Bryan “BA” Wolfe was selected as the Republican nominee for Fairfax County Sheriff last week, he vowed to “restore the public trust” by making the 500-member department more “accountable and transparent.”
Shedding Sunshine on the Secret World of Regulation in Virginia
Advisory panel rejects effort to open records of the State Corporation Commission.
Ever wonder what happens during deliberations that regulate payday lending? How about the effort to oversee your health insurance?