Clifton News

Last year, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries provided more than 1,300 holiday food baskets to families in need in Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, Fair Oaks and Fairfax Station.

Each year, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts collect nonperishable food items for the Western Fairfax Christian Ministriesa TM food pantry.

Parents and community leaders representing 23 elementary schools in southwestern Fairfax County crowded into the Liberty Middle School cafeteria in Clifton on Thursday to begin talks on solving the region's overcrowding and facility renovation issues.

Sharon Kees works on technique in the new addition to Turner Farm Park in Great Falls.

Meeting about Local Schools A meeting of the Southwestern Regional Planning Study Committee will be held Thursday, Oct.

The 16th annual Goblin Gallop for the John Quadrino Foundation to Benefit Children with Cancer was held Sunday morning, Oct.

As Halloween approaches, local residents are busy putting the final touches on their costumes for the big night.

Free Carseat Inspections Certified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Oct.

Saturday/Oct. 24 Howloween Dog Costume Contest & Goblin Golf and Bonfire. Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink Park Road in Springfield.

Clifton's Tim Hugo is running for his fifth term in Virginia's House of Delegates, but he knows the issues facing state lawmakers won't have easy solutions.

Democrat Susan Conrad knows she has an uphill battle in her quest to unseat Tim Hugo as 40th District delegate, but that only makes her try harder.

The Western Fairfax County Womana TMs Club is selling the 2009 White House Christmas ornaments.

According to the legend, in 1904, an asylum prison in Clifton, Virginia was closed down.

Since 2007, Paradise Spring wines have received nearly a dozen awards at several different competitions.

Food, crafts vendors and demonstrations, Civil War re-enactors, children's activities, live music, a petting zoo, Irish dancers and pony rides - all this and more are part of the 43rd annual Clifton Day festival.

There are dozens of businesses that sell and install carpeting in the Northern Virginia metropolitan area.

Public/private partnerships are often praised as a model for better government. Last Thursday, elected officials, teachers, parents, children and neighbors gathered at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park in Clifton Virginia to celebrate a new public/private partnership with great promise.

A New Beginnings DivorceCare course will be held at Truro Church in Fairfax starting on Sept.

Centreville Elementary School is hosting a Welcome Back Picnic on Friday, Sept. 11 from 5-8 p.m. Bring your own dinner or enjoy options provided by local restaurants.

The Town of Clifton is the place to be on Labor Day for classic cars, chili, live bands and fun.