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SoCo's Burgess Wins Region All-Around Title

W-L wins third consecutive region championship.

South County freshman Collea Burgess will compete at the state gymnastics meet.

Burke Home Sales: January, 2014

In January 2014, 32 Burke homes sold between $1,037,500-$208,000.

Burke Home Sales: January, 2014

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Money on the Shelves: Jurisdictions Take Variety of Approaches to Funding Libraries

Some have recovered from the recession, others are still struggling.

What is the future of the neighborhood library?

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Robinson Wrestling Wins Third Region Title in Four Years

Rams send nine to finals, win seven individual titles.

Robinson has won two of the last three state championships.

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Eleven Candidate In Epic Democratic Primary to Replace Moran

Successful candidate could emerge with 10,000 votes.

The Democratic primary is shaping up to be the most competitive election in recent memory, one with an unprecedented number of candidates.

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Power Couple Excels Together in Real Estate

Bruce and Tanya Tyburski succeed in marriage and real estate.

If you drive anywhere in Burke and Springfield, you’ll see their faces on familiar red, white and blue Re/Max realty signs on lawns, at intersections, parking lots and pretty much everywhere.

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Robinson Student Receives DAR Good Citizen Award

Katie Rogers awarded for patriotism, service, leadership and dependability.

Judy Erickson, a member of the Thomas Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has known for years that Katie Rogers would make a great candidate for the group’s Good Citizen award. Erickson met Rogers and her mother, Mariana Vervena, when Rogers was a child. The two are neighbors in Fairfax, and Rogers sold Erickson Girl Scout cookies for years.

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‘Friends’ Create Community of Hope

Friends of Sadie collect record number of blood donations at fifth annual blood drive for childhood cancer.

Under dozens of rainbow-colored hearts and tables laden with Valentine’s treats, friends and family greeted each other with hugs and kisses as children chased each other through the halls of the Woods Community Center on Sunday, Feb. 9.

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Robinson Wins Conference 5 Gymnastics Championship

Freshman Burda, senior Gross finish top four in all-around.

The Robinson gymnastics team had two of the top four finishers in the all-around.

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Valentine’s Weekend

Romantic events happening in the Fairfax County area.

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day by heading off to one of these events this weekend.

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Freeze-o-ree Tradition Continues

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 1849 from Springfield recently enjoyed its annual Freeze-o-ree campout at Catoctin Mountain Park, Md. With temperatures in the low 20s during the day and nighttime low of 5 degrees and a wind-chill of minus 15, fourteen stalwart Scouts - some as young as 11 years of age - and 12 adults embraced the challenge. Troop 1849 has been doing this mid-winter campout at Catoctin Mountain Park nearly every winter for over 30 years.

Burke Resident Eric Fischer to Perform in Oberlin Conservatory Recitals

Eric Fischer '14 of Burke has earned the honor of performing in Oberlin Conservatory’s Danenberg Honors Recitals. Over the course of two nights on Feb. 7 and 15, a range of student musicians will perform in the annual Danenberg Honors Recitals in Warner Concert Hall.

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Cavaliers Praise ‘the Best Coach’

Woodson gymnastics coach Mike Cooper wrapping up final season.

Woodson finished runner-up at the Conference 7 gymnastics meet.

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Nine Candidates Vying for Attention in 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary

Race to replace Jim Moran is expected to be competitive and expensive.

It's been three weeks since longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) announced that he would not be seeking a 13th term in Congress, opening up an epic primary fight that is now starting to take shape.

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Staying Warm and Entertained in Burke

Check out GMU’s Center for the Arts for winter fun.

Burke Residents have been interacting with members of the George Mason University Fairfax Campus for some time. One of the benefits of this relationship includes use of Mason’s many cultural and entertainment events at the Patriot Center and the Center for the Arts.