Politics & Government
May 21-28: Grand Jury Indicts Oakton Dentist
School board narrowly approves $2.4 billion budget

A grand jury on Thursday for allegedly illegally distributing prescription medicine to patients, employees and girlfriends, among other charges.
Oakton Elementary School sent an email to parents Friday alerting them of an incident near Madison High School in which .
The Fairfax County School Board that will give teachers a 1.25 percent market-scale adjustment, add positions to handle and add $2.5 million more for extended learning time for at-risk students while phasing in the beginning of costly new state retirement system requirements.
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Drivers traveling on Hunter Mill Road between Cedar Pond Drive and Silk Oak Drive saw delays and alternating lane closures this week as Fairfax County crews over Difficult Run.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors close some of its budget gap. Without the help, it would leave some residents without crucial social services.
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Congregants with Vale United Methodist Church are to Guatemala for their annual mission trip. This year, the group will help build an additional room on a schoolhouse to help alleviate overcrowding.
, Oakton High School was the highest ranked Fairfax County school on the Washington Post's annual Challenge Index. The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.
SPORTS
The Oakton High girls lacrosse team earned its first Northern Region title since 2008 with a , a day after .
After paused the Concorde District Softball Championship , the Oakton The Cougars rebounded the next day to against McLean, then advanced to the Northern Region semifinals with a shutout win over Hayfield on Memorial Day.
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