New Alerts Coming Soon — Fairfax County will soon have a new emergency alert system. It will replace the current Community Emergency Alert Network (CEAN). The new system will launch next month. [Fairfax County]
Kudos To SLHS Girls Soccer — Several Seahawks earned All-Liberty Conference honors. [South Lakes Athletics]
Former South Lakes Principal Dies — George Felton, principal at South Lakes High School in the 1980s, died earlier this month in Gainesville, Va. [Legacy.com]
DC (Area) Strong — The Washington, D.C., area has been ranked the fittest in the nation. [DCist]
Spelling Into the Semis — Hunters Woods ES sixth grader Jae Canetti made it out of the preliminaries and into today’s semifinals at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. [Scripps National Spelling Bee]
Recent Stories
Before we head into a weekend, let’s take a look back at the biggest stories on the site in recent days. Reston Vietnam vet discovers his old helicopter at Smithsonian…
Despite a few days’ delay, Red Velvet Bakery and Little Beast Bistro are now set to open at Reston Town Center West on Saturday (September 18). Initially planning to open…
A solar energy-powered lamp post (via Sandra Parra/Unsplash) Fairfax County has committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2050, and now, it has a plan to achieve that goal. The Fairfax County…
A furnished 1 BD/1 BA condo was recently listed for rent. The renovated unit comes with assigned garage parking.
