Northern Virginia Community College will be closed for the weekend (Aug. 27 & 28) because of Hurricane Irene.

NOVA has re-opened after closing for the day on Aug. 23 from the earthquake.

Due to the 5.8 magnitude earthquake, Northern Virginia Community College is closed for the rest of the day, Aug. 23.

The town of Dumfries is going to have a new website. MDA Technologies Group has created the new site, which is in the process of being beta-tested by a representative cross section of the community.

The latest changes to Dumfries’ historic boundaries were made by the town council in 2005. The problem is they were never amended in the town code, so now Virginia’s oldest-chartered town must revert to boundaries drawn in 1790.

Several times each semester, NOVA’s Community Relations Coordinator Ken Balbuena gathers NOVA volunteers to help greet the Honor Flights of the rapidly-decreasing generation of World War II veterans.

With the loss, Coach Matt Blarney’s team ended with a 3-8 record in NOVA’s second year of fielding a lacrosse team.

Historic Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries has joined the league of Blue Star Museums, which allow free admission to active duty personnel and up to five immediate family members from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The service member must be present and have proper identification.
The museum also altered its hours for the summer. It’s now open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Before the change, it was closed on Sundays and open on Tuesdays.
On July 9 at Merchant Park, …

About 80 NOVA athletics, coaches and managers from six teams gathered at the Springfield Hilton on the night of April 28 to celebrate their various sports, at the annual sports banquet.

The Alexandria campus chess championship was held at the end of spring semester and run by the Alexandria Chess Club.
These photos were taken by staff photographer Aleksandra Lagkueva.