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Fairfax City - Annandale News Archive

Childcare center closing set

7/30/2008

A 29-year-old daycare facility on Ox Road in Fairfax will close Sept. 30, even after owner Salvation Army told parents and staff in a meeting that the issue would be discussed this week. | 1 comment - ›› more ...

New law may raise HOA fees statewide

7/29/2008

A new state law may affect homeowners who live in neighborhoods governed by homeowners associations, condominium associations, cooperative associations and like entities. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Man arrested for sexually assaulting child

7/28/2008

A 25-year-old Fairfax man is in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a 1-year-old infant after her christening party at the Annandale Boys and Girls Club. | 1 comment - ›› more ...

Trafficking, money laundering arrests made

7/25/2008

Eight Fairfax County residents have been charged in nine separate criminal complaints, including cigarette trafficking, money laundering, identification fraud and identity theft schemes. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

DWI checkpoint in Mason District

7/25/2008

A sobriety checkpoint to deter drivers under the influence will be held this evening, somewhere in Mason District. Police will be giving field interviews to drivers from midnight until 3 a.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Two women charged in apparent pet care scam

7/25/2008

Fairfax County Police Animal Control Officers charged two women with two counts of grand larceny and six counts of animal cruelty on Thursday, July 24. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Closing date for Fairfax child care center now in limbo

7/24/2008

In a meeting with angry parents and on-site staff Monday night, the Salvation Army Advisory Board for Fairfax County eventually agreed to discuss options to delay the closing of a 29-year-old day care facility on Ox Road in Fairfax.It was acknowledged at the meeting that on-site staff and parents had been deliberately left in the dark because the advisory board "realized that if we started talking about [the closing], we'd get people upset," said board member Sandy Winans at the meeting. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

HOT lanes work ruffles feathers

7/23/2008

HOT Lanes project angers environmentalists | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Board approves future Metro entrance

7/24/2008

Location would serve potential Fair Oaks Metro stop. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Child care center to close

7/17/2008

After serving county residents for 25 years, the Salvation Army Fairfax Child Care Center will close at the end of next month, and parents and on-site administrators blame the downfall on mismanagement by upper-level administrators. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

A home of their own

7/17/2008

Nine families to benefit from new Habitat for Humanity condos in Fairfax | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Missing man's body found in Fairfax

7/16/2008

The body of a Burke man missing since Sunday, July 6, was found by his friends this morning in a wooded area near Bonnie Brae Elementary School in Fairfax, according to Fairfax County Police. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Oak Hill Episcopalians regroup

7/16/2008

Outside the courtroom and the headlines, there are local residents who have been very personally affected by the 11 Virginia churches that broke away from the Episcopal Church. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

West Nile identified in Fairfax County

7/14/2008

For the first time this year, Fairfax County Health Department tests have found mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Poisonous snakes found in Fairfax hotel room

7/11/2008

Police are searching for the owner of 17 snakes, some of them poisonous, left abandoned in the Hy-Way Motel in Fairfax City. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Man arrested for grand larceny, threatening language

7/10/2008

An Arlington man was arrested for stealing X-rays from a dentist's office and then berating the investigating police officer on the telephone. On July 2 at 6:10 p.m., the victim told police that the suspect had taken X-rays and other paperwork from the office of Dr. Charles Kirksey, 10777 Main St. in Fairfax City, without permission. The officer then called the suspect “and was verbally assaulted on the telephone,” police said. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Roadwork gets underway in Merrifield

7/5/2008

Utility relocation has begun at Route 29 (Lee Highway) and Gallows Road | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Three charged for armed robbery

7/2/2008

Three people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery and assault that took place Sunday, June 29, at l:50 a.m. near the intersection of Patrick Henry Drive and Arlington Boulevard. | 0 comments - ›› more ...