Back to School Resource Fair at Annandale High, Firefighter Accepts World Games Torch

Happy Wednesday, Annandale! Here are a few things going on in and around Annandale for Aug. 21.

1. Today is the Annandale High School Back to School Resource Fair for schools in the AHS pyramid. The fair is from 2-7 p.m. at AHS. There will be clothing and school supplies available to families in need. For more details about the fair, read the Annandale Parent-Teacher Student Association's newsletter (see page 10 in the PDF).
2. Linwood Taylor will perform tonight at Mason District Park at 7:30 p.m. and perform a variety of texas swing blues songs.
   
3. A $3.1 million federal grant awarded to the Fairfax County Fire Department will allow the department to hire 19 new firefighters.
4. There was a minor mattress fire at an Annandale nursing home early Tuesday morning, but luckily, no one was injured.
5. Capt. Jerome Williams of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department accepted the torch for the upcoming World Police and Fire Games to officially transfer the 2015 games to Fairfax County.