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Look Back, Look Ahead: Fairfax County News to Know

This week's big news includes recovery from the super derecho, officials talked about the future of fairfax county, and we're still seeking nominations for Readers Choice.

The Super Derecho

Storm coverage dominated the news this past week, as thousands of Fairfax County residents waited out their power outage in the heat and dark. The  knocked out power to  in Virginia, Maryland and the District—the largest non-hurricane outage in Virginia’s history. 

Fairfax County officials are asking Verizon to  in Fairfax and other jurisdictions.

Find out what's happening in Herndonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Here’s  in Fairfax County. If you're within the Town of Herndon limits, normal cut-and-bundle rules regarding curbside collection of debris are waived until Friday, July 13. Check out . 

: What got you through the power outage?

Find out what's happening in Herndonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Crime

dog was stabbed in the neck multiple times in the Mount Vernon area.

Success with a Side of Nausea

The Huntington area’s own  won the Coney Island annual Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest.


Officials Ponder Future of Fairfax County

Environmental sustainability was a hot topic last week at the final meeting of the .

Readers’ Choice

The deadline for nominations for the Patch Readers’ Choice Summer 2012 is at 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 9. . Those with the most nominations will enter the voting round, which starts July 23.

Board of Supervisors Meeting: Equestrian Task Force

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is meeting Tuesday. On the agenda: The Equestrian Task Force is . (Patch did a  earlier this year.) The small business commission will also present its annual report.


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