As we face many challenges around the world, the hard work, collaborative spirit, and dedication of Peace Corps Volunteers ...

Residents in Fairfax County observed Memorial Day weekend and the Monday observance with various ceremonies, wreath presentations, musical performances, and other events. “Memorial Day is a day of ...

Five academically talented Fairfax County Public High School students are awarded 2025 “Corporate-sponsored Scholarships” from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Two awardees are from Thomas ...

What tips to you have for someone getting to know your community? Great places and activities? Events that should not be missed? Organizations that do a great job? Places to volunteer? Share it with ...

When one shops at a small business, it helps the local economy and the environment. Interest in indie bookstores is thriving as small businesses, according to Statista 2023. After a decline during the ...

Any quest to talk about the issues in Northern Virginia right now seems to lead to talk about the pandemic, and the economic crisis that follows in its wake. Hunger, food insecurity, need for donated ...

Twenty-year-old Hunter Watson of McLean was pronounced dead on the scene when the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was riding in collided with a pickup truck north of Dover, Delaware, on Saturday, June 18.

The Town of Herndon and Comstock Venture LC are entering mediation in June, a spokesperson for the town told The Connection in an email. “The Town is not party to any litigation concerning this ...

The death toll in Turkey from last month's earthquake has risen to over 45,000. The earthquake and aftershocks injured more than 108,000 people in Turkey and left millions sheltering in tents or ...

Within the shadow of our nation's capital and in the middle of one of the largest growing urban communities in the United States, 4-H Clubs thrive as is evident as thousands of visitors descended upon ...

Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck, Mount Vernon School Board Member Karen Corbett Sanders, the Evans Family and the Fort Hunt Softball community gathered on Saturday, May 13 to dedicate the ...

Under a swirling sky of stars projected on the ceiling and before a packed house of exhilarated audience members, Langley High School’s orchestra closed out the school year with a space themed concert ...