NewsCenter Daily Update

2025 Holiday Giving Guide

• Fairfax County offers a variety of ways to donate to those in need this holiday season.
• Toy, clothing and food drives help many in our community.

3 Things to Know Today

1. County Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the 1975 Comprehensive Plan

2. Fairfax Connector’s Winterfest Is Back for 2025

3. 112 Firearms Seized and Counting Thanks to Operation Press Check Initiative 

⭐Fairfax Forward: Historical Marker Project Honored

Fairfax Forward: Highlighting Achievements, Success and Innovation

Our Black/African American Historical Marker Project earned honors from the Virginia Recreation and Park Society as "Best DEI Project" 2024. Read more about this important project which involved Neighborhood and Community Services, Land Use Planning and Zoning, Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County History Commission. 

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• Hear from Three Women about the Challenges of Working in Media at Sherwood Regional Library Thursday
• Browse a Large Selection of Books and Media at Several Friends of the Library Book Sales
• View Photos from the Nov. 18 Board of Supervisors Presentations