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South Lakes Secures Narrow Win Over Langley for a Second Time

It was a close and exciting game between the South Lakes Seahawks and the Langley Saxons on Thursday night.

Week in Herndon

Man Shot Across Street From Herndon High School, Police Looking For 2 Suspects

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Fire Displaces Herndon Family

A family of six in the town of Herndon was displaced after a fire damaged their home on Friday, Jan. 20.


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New Silver Line Stations On Track In Herndon and Reston

New metrorail stations are slowly rising up in Reston and Herndon.

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Restonians Join March on Washington

Restonians Join March on Washington

Editorial: America in Black & White

Growing up in America in the 1950s and 1960s, many children watched television only in black and white. Some children believed that the world beyond where they could see was only black and white, devoid of color even though their homes, their neighborhoods, their schools, their crayon boxes were filled with colors.


Letter to the Editor: Protesting Vote Suppression

I am fed up with gerrymandering and other tactics politicians use to stack the votes in their favor!

Letter to the Editor: Stopping Gerrymandering in Virginia

As the new legislative year begins in Richmond, I hope more voters will join the effort to stop gerrymandering in Virginia.

Opinion: Counting on Our Reps in Congress

Sound the call to action; resist changes that are against the values and beliefs of most Virginia voters.

While most voters in the United States did not vote for Donald Trump for president, it was all the more so here in Northern Virginia.


Nominations Sought for Scholar-Athlete Honors

The National Capital Region Chapter of the National Football Foundation is accepting nominations for their 2017 Scholar-Athlete banquet.

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Fairfax County: Public hearing on yard waste bags follows premature administrative change

North Springfield resident Asher Grady has his leaf collecting down to a science. And with the mature trees around his quarter-acre lot, he needs to. Each fall, he said, he goes through between 60 and 80 bags of leaves, spending between eight and 12 hours to rake and bag them.

Reston Home Sales: December, 2016

In December, 2016, 95 Reston homes sold between $1,135,000-$156,000.

Reston Home Sales: December, 2016


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American Legion Herndon Post Receives Donation

The American Legion Wayne M. Kidwell Post 184 located in Herndon, received a $5,000 donation from Signature Flight Support and their parent company, BBA Aviation, as part of the company’s Charitable Giving and Supporting Local Communities Program.

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Senate Panel Kills Effort to Allow Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

Supporters say they’ll continue to press the issue, citing concerns over safety.

Undocumented immigrants in Virginia will not be getting a driver’s license anytime soon, although advocates for the idea say they will keep pressing lawmakers on the issue.

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Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna Presents Certificate of Appreciation to Ortho Virginia in Reston

Jayne Young, Director of Operations/Events at the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) stopped by the office of Ortho Virginia in Reston to present a Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Mark Madden.


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A Close Encounter With History in Herndon

Students experience the birth of the nation.

It’s a good thing that Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were hardy souls, given the myriad of activities and actions and travelling and time that they both gave to the formation of “these new United States of America,” as our illustrious third President described the union the original thirteen colonies formed in 1776.

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Herndon Townhouse Fire Displaces 6

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a townhouse fire on the 2500 block of Chase Wellesley Drive in Herndon on Friday, Jan. 6.

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Public Silent During Public Hearing on Widening of East Elden Street

The Herndon Town Council held its final public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for the proposed $43.4 million project to widen East Elden Street from four to six lanes between Herndon Parkway and Fairfax County Parkway.


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All Traffic Solutions Opens New Herndon Headquarters

Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel cuts the ribbon next to All Traffic Solutions CEO Jim Weaver on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

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Herndon Village Network Elects Board

Herndon Village Network (HVN), a not-for-profit organization serving Herndon senior citizens, announces its 2017 Board of Directors.