Fairfax Station News

On Friday, Patch incorrectly reported the business plans for Festival of Flowers and Gunston Flowers.

College can be tough, particularly when you're paying attention. The following group of Fairfax Station residents were recently honored by their respective colleges because of their excellent scholastic standings.

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Don't have the time or energy to go to the movies? Red Box Rentals could be the answer, and for just over $1 per day you can rent the latest releases from a Lorton drugstore or supermarket, and then walk through the door of your castle bearing a pleasant surprise for those eagerly awaiting your arrival.

The job market is tough these days, but there are jobs out there. Stick with your strengths, don't be afraid to put in the hours and who knows how far you'll go.

Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in or near Burke and Fairfax Station this week.

Talk about fireworks. A group that says it plans to march from Virginia into DC on the Fourth of July with loaded guns - a violation of DC gun laws - is being met with resistance by DC's Chief of Police Cathy Lanier.

West Springfield District Station Unlawful Entry A resident reported finding an unknown person in his garage at 8:15 p.m. Saturday on the 9600 block of Pemberly Lane in Fairfax Station.

The Fairfax County School Board voted Thursday evening to approve adjustments to school attendance areas in an effort to alleviate overcrowding at Fairfax High School and Lanier Middle School in Fairfax City.

Firefighters responded to a house at 6700 Tempo Lane on Friday night to see heavy smoke and fire coming from the attached two-car garage, according to officials.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-877-3702 fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov News Release 13-52 Date: May 13, 2013 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire Friday, May 10, 2013, at 5 p.m., in ... (more)

A 20-year-old Lortoner living in the 8100 block of American Holly Road was arrested for assaulting a family member and obstruction of justice with threats of force on May 3, 2013.

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A sampling of the major yard and estate sales this weekend: Mount Vernon Community Yard Sale When/where : 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 8224 Kings Arm Drive What: Furniture, toys, yard equipment.

Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in or near Burke and Fairfax Station this week.

Check out some of the most expensive homes on the market in the Fairfax Station, Clifton, and Burke areas.

Tom McDevitt, the chair of the Washington Times, and Steven Yeh, a strategic management consultant and economic advisor, will speak to the Republican Women of Clifton on the evening of Wed.

Editor's Note: The Saturday crowd gets a first bit at the weird news from our 31 Patch sites in Virginia and D.C. The Wednesday crowd gets a refresher to get over the hump day.

A 23-year-old Lorton man living in the 9900 block of East Dr. was arrested for misdemeanor assault and strangulation resulting in bodily injury, on April 26.