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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Falls Church Schools Names 2009 Support Staff Employee Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) named band paraprofessional Larry Allen as the 2009 FCCPS Support Staff Employee of the Year for his 10 years of service at George Mason High, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle and Thomas Jefferson Elementary Schools.
Falls Church resident Jim Saulsbury suddenly found himself called on for heroic action around lunchtime this Monday. He was calmly walking beside the man-made lake on Fairview Park Drive when he heard a crash. A car had been t-boned by another and was meandering slowly toward the lake.
This fall I’ve had many trips around Virginia as part of my Senate duties. I have been reminded over and over again what a diverse and beautiful state it is.
Local Girls ‘Strike’ Gold at Battlefield Classic Tourney The Reston Strikers U-13 WAGS travel soccer team, which include girls from Falls Church and the immediate surrounding area, took the Gold division championship title at the prestigious Battlefield Classic 2008 Soccer Tournament over Columbus Day weekend.
In the cover story of the April 2008 edition of National Geographic magazine, “Africa’s Ragged Edge: Journey Into the Sahel,” author Paul Salopek, photographer Pascal Maitre and the editors do a terrific job introducing readers to perhaps the most important region of the world that no one, almost, has heard […]
A long-distance wine tasting may sound like an implausible way to sample the creations of a wine appellation, but those creative folks of New York’s Finger Lakes Alliance didn’t let that slow them down.
With only a handful of returning varsity players from the 2006-07 season, and no members of last year’s starting five, the upcoming ’07-’08 campaign could come with its growing pains for the George Marshall High School girls varsity basketball team. The season’s first games however, have yielded only pleasure for […]
Fitness Trainer Slides Face First For Olympic Shot Tom Abbey grew up in Buffalo, New York, so he’s no stranger to sledding head-first down snow banks. But, technically, he’s never competed in the event he hopes will qualify him for the 2010 Olympics.
Falls Church Skips Past South Lakes; Stone Bridge Blanks Statesmen 35-0
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