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Look Back, Look Ahead: Fairfax County News to Know

A roundup of the latest news in Fairfax County.

Local Olympians Head to London

, a field hockey player from Centreville is among the Olympians headed to London this month.  has joined the U.S. Olympic Team and will compete in men’s rowing.

Obama Campaigns at Centreville High School

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On Saturday afternoon, President Barack Obama , where he spoke about the need to renew the American middle class and the economy. 

Testing Irregularies at Elementary School

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Fairfax County Public Schools said Thursday a recent  in the way some Fort Belvoir Elementary School students took 2011-2012 Virginia Standards of Learning exams.

Task Force Recommends Equestrian Coordinator
The Fairfax County Ad Hoc Equestrian Task Force (ETF)  to act as an ambassador between equestrians and the county and establish an Equestrian Advisory Committee. The ETF had been meeting for more than a year and presented their recommendation to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Moon Voted New School Board Chair
The Fairfax County School Board was evenly divided and in a stalemate over who should be the next chair, until the current chair threw her support behind a third candidate.

911 Failure Investigations
Several Northern Virginia congressmen would like to see a post-Hurricane Katrina proposal revived. It calls for cell phone towers to be equipped with back-up generators. In addition, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Sharon Bulova and others on the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments is  for several days in the wake of the June 29 derecho.

Fairfax City Fireworks Malfunction Unlike Dangerous 2007 Shows
Fairfax City's Fire Marshal said . Families gathered at Fairfax High School to see the Schaefer Pyrotechnics fireworks display last week were disappointed when the show ended without a grand finale due to technical difficulties.

Looking Ahead: Weather in Centreville
High temperatures in the low to mid-90s will return next week under mostly sunny skies.


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