For the 13th consecutive year, global rating agencies Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s (S&P) have reaffirmed Arlington County’s Aaa/AAA debt rating – their highest rating, the county has reported. “The County is pleased to once again receive these top ratings,” said County Manager Barbara Donnellan. “With ongoing economic uncertainty still [...]

The Falls Church City Council passed a resolution at its meeting Monday night authorizing the City Attorney to file the proposed voluntary boundary adjustment, as part of the agreement to sell the City’s water utility to Fairfax County. The proposal will then be up for review and recommendation by the [...]

Dorothy M. Bullion, 102, of Falls Church, passed away on Sunday, April 21, at her home. Born in Stark, New York, she came to this area from Palm Harbor, Florida, in 2004 to live with her daughter. Dorothy was a registered nurse before becoming a mother. While raising her children, [...]

The Falls Church City Council voted to adopt a budget for the coming fiscal year granting the full 14.3% increase in the School Board request with a tax rate of $1.305. The vote was 5-2 (Kaylin and Barry voting no). A standing room only crowd that jammed the Council chambers [...]

Eleanor Moran (née Wilkerson) died on April 11 after a years-long struggle with cancer and dementia. She was 93 years old. Eleanor was born in Boydton on July 6, 1919, one of seven children to Addie Sue and Joe Wilkerson. Her father was well known for building homes in Mecklenburg [...]

UPDATE: Police issued a correction today, May 1, and have revised Bousbain’s charge to Abduction only. A 32-year old Fairfax County man has been arrested in an assault and abduction incident that occurred Thursday night in the City of Falls Church. Police say on the evening of April 18, Hakim [...]

Following the decision to add a third option cutting $1.3 million from the Falls Church School Board budget this morning, Council member Phil Duncan has added his alternative as a fourth option for the F.C. City Council to consider as it meets Monday for a final vote on the Fiscal [...]

According to a media advisory issued by the office of Falls Church School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones this morning, she was informed by the City Clerk that the option of cutting $1.3 million from the School Board request has been placed back on the agenda for Monday’s F.C. City Council [...]

At its work session tonight, the Falls Church City Council in its final meeting before voting on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget Monday, roughly narrowed its options to two, both calling for an increase in the real estate tax rate from its current $1.27 level (per $100 assessed valuation) to [...]

A 42-page ruling issued by the Virginia Supreme Court this morning upholds the ruling of the Fairfax Circuit Court that conveyed the property of the historic Falls Church in downtown Falls Church to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and its congregation of Episcopalians who did not defect from that church.