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Cell tower proposed at pool in Annandale

5/8/2008

An application with the county to install a 140-foot-tall cell phone and broadband wireless tower on property belonging to the Holmes Run Acres community pool in Annandale has a few neighbors concerned about the impact on property values as well as on their health. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Church donation box thieves arrested

5/8/2008

Thanks to a television viewer’s tip, two Herndon brothers have been charged in the April 25 theft of donation box cash from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Fairfax City. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Five injured in four-car crash

5/7/2008

Five people, including a state trooper, were treated for injuries following a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 66 in Centreville. The crash closed westbound lanes of I-66 near the northbound Route 28 exit for more than an hour Wednesday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Fairfax City voters elect new council

5/7/2008

Voters in Fairfax City on Tuesday elected three new members to the six-seat city council and returned incumbent Mayor Robert Lederer to serve for a fourth consecutive term in office. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Running for everyone

5/8/2008

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Playing on a 'field of dreams'

5/8/2008

Northern Virginia Senior softball gives local seniors a chance to get out and play. The league has 25 teams, which play two games every Tuesday and Thursday morning. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Executive Committee denies Loudoun County appeals

5/7/2008

The Virginia High School League's Executive Committee denied appeals from Loudoun Valley and Heritage high schools today, upholding the Redistricting and Reclassification Committee's decision to place those schools to the Northwest Region's Cedar Run District in 2009-10. Stone Bridge will remain a member of the Liberty District. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Charging toward a district title

5/8/2008

The Chantilly boys lacrosse team is one step away from winning its first-ever Concorde District title. After beating rival Westfield Monday, the Chargers will face Oakton in Friday's district championship game. The Chantilly girls will also play for the district title, matching up against Robinson. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Chantilly's hands-on approach

5/8/2008

Chantilly boys soccer coach Tracy Birrell likes to illustrate points to her players using anything from pennies to rolls of tape. The hands-on approach has worked this season, as the Chargers went 4-2 in Concorde District play during the regular season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Oakton runs out of time

5/8/2008

The Oakton girls lacrosse team fell to Chantilly, 8-7, in Monday's Concorde District semifinal -- the second time in a week the Cougars lost to the Chargers by a single goal. Oakton now has to wait for the Northern Region tournament to begin before going after a third straight state championship. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Oakton boys search for consistency

5/8/2008

The Oakton boys soccer team has struggled this season, but a recent win over Yorktown showed what the Cougars are capable of. Oakton hopes to find consistency as the postseason approaches. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Sports in Brief: Northern Fairfax

5/8/2008

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Robinson tennis prepares for the postseason

5/7/2008

The Robinson boys tennis team lost to Flint Hill, 5-4, last Friday, but the squad is ready to defend its state team title. Senior Drew Courtney is hoping to win his third consecutive state singles championship this season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Annandale's identity crisis

5/8/2008

It's hard to attend a lacrosse game at Annandale High School without realizing where the school's tradition lies, as a face-smacking wall of signage around the football field commemorates the school's six state titles on the gridiron. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Opposites attack at Centreville

5/8/2008

Most high school athletic teams have at least four or five seniors on which to lean for leadership. Not the Centreville baseball team. The Wildcats, with an abundance of talented underclassmen, have relied on two seniors -- outfielder Mickey Bozek and infielder Nick Ellis -- with completely different personalities to lead their team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Moving forward

5/7/2008

Despite federal funding, rail to Dulles project still has miles to go | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Bike to Work Day

5/6/2008

Join thousands of area commuters by biking to work on Friday, May 16 as part of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association's annual Bike to Work Day celebration. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Fairfax's precious gem

5/6/2008

Walking through the front door at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton is like entering a high-end private facility. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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