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Classified Advertising December 23, 2015

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Fairfax County School Board Opens the Door for School Name Changes

No decisions made to affect current school names.

The Fairfax County School Board did not change any names of schools at its Dec. 17 regular business meeting.

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Centreville Snapshot: Holidays Lights

The Bull Run Festival of Lights is open 7 days a week through Jan. 3, from 5:30-10 p.m. See http://www.bullrunfestivaloflights.com/.


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Centreville Snapshot: Welcoming Santa

Homes in Centreville are decorated for the holidays.

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Chantilly Snapshot: Christmas Lights Shining Bright

Homes in Greenbriar and Chantilly’s Eagle Chase neighborhood are decorated for Christmas.

Chantilly: Help Identify Trespassing Suspect

The School Resource Officer of Westfield High School is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who was trespassing on school grounds.


Chantilly: ‘In the Spirit of the Season’

Sully police collect, deliver holiday food to local families.

Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones lending a hand, this holiday season. The men and women of the Sully District Police Station are doing their share, too. They “adopted” 30 local families in need, collected 2,009 pounds of food and then delivered it to them.

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Chantilly/Centreville: ‘In the Spirit of the Season’

Sully police collect, deliver holiday food to local families.

Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones lending a hand, this holiday season. The men and women of the Sully District Police Station are doing their share, too. They “adopted” 30 local families in need, collected 2,009 pounds of food and then delivered it to them.

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Fairfax County: McAuliffe Proposing More for Education

Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D, left) unveiled his budget proposal for $1 billion in public and higher education investment at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria on Dec. 16, as part of the total state budget he plans to roll out on Thursday, Dec. 17.


Classified Advertising December 16, 2015

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Resilient Westfield Football Wins State Championship

Bulldogs defeat Oscar Smith 49-42 in triple overtime.

The Westfield football team defeated Oscar Smith on Dec. 12 to win the 6A state championship.

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Sully District Scouters Honored for Service

Daniel Kurtenbach was recognized for his exceptional service to the National Capitol Area Council’s Goshen Scout Reservation with the presentation of the Elgin Deering Visionary Award in a ceremony at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Dec. 3.


Police Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers

Starting Dec. 16, officers of the Fairfax County Police Department will begin a countywide targeted DWI enforcement effort. Along with state and local partners, the goal is to crack down on drunk drivers and keep the roads safer this holiday season.

Recycle Christmas Greens at NOVEC Office

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees, wreaths, and garland at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, near I-66 from Dec. 28 through Jan. 10. Customers may leave greenery in the front parking lot in the area designated by orange safety cones. Greens must be free of all decorations, metal ornament hooks, and light strings.

Centreville: MinuteClinic Opens inside Local CVS/Pharmacy Store

MinuteClinic, a provider of retail-based medical clinics, has opened a new walk-in clinic inside the CVS/pharmacy store in Centreville at 5652 Pickwick Road. It is the 11th MinuteClinic location in Fairfax County.


Snapshot: ONC Brings Holiday Happiness

Our Neighbor’s Child just packaged and delivered Christmas gifts to nearly 800 local families in need.

Public Asked To Identify Suspects for Fairfax Wegmans Theft

Detectives from the Fair Oaks Police district need the public’s help to identify two men suspected of stealing champagne and wine from the Wegmans at 11620 Monument Drive last month.

Chantilly Snapshot: National Competitor

A Poplar Tree Elementary School fourth grade student, Siddhant Nair, placed 10th in the United States Chess Federation Grade Level National Chess Tournament in Orlando, Fla., last week. He competed against 185 fourth graders from throughout the United States.


Wawa Opens New Store in Chantilly

Wawa, Inc. is hosting a grand opening of its new Chantilly store, located at 4350 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.

Chantilly/Centreville: ‘We Are All God’s Children’

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds prayer vigil.

The motto of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is “Love for all, hatred for none.” Its members condemn violence, terrorism and Jihad and, instead, believe in morality, justice, peace and tolerance.