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Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, died yesterday at age 100, leaving behind a legacy of leadership and humanitarianism.

In Memory of Jimmy Carter

Clark Brown, Reporter Dec 30, 2024

Jimmy Carter, (100) Passed away yesterday December 29, 2024 due to natural causes, at his home in Plains, Georgia. A former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Carter was known as a man of the people who was dedicated to his work as a philanthropist...

CFP Bracket. Photo Credit: CBS Sports.

College Football Playoff Preview

Thomas Argroves Dec 16, 2024

The 2024-2025 College Football Playoff will look very different than it has in previous years, ushering in a new era of the CFP. In 2014, College Football started the four team playoff, after 15 years of the BCS system, where the top two teams in the...

Photos of various women and related music nominated for Grammy awards

The Year of the Women; Preview of the 2025 Grammys

Virginia Hope, Reporter Nov 19, 2024

Is this the year of the women at the 2025 Grammys? Women are leading the way in next year’s Grammy nominations. 2024 has been a massive year for women in pop, with female artists claiming six out of eight nominations for both Album of the Year and Record...

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders

New Kid on the Block

Emma Fetterolf, Assistant Editor Nov 14, 2024

The NFC East has not had a repeating division champion for over 20 years. The last time was in 2004 where the Philadelphia Eagles won it four times in a row. The New York Giants have a losing record, the best players on the Dallas Cowboys are injured...

Graphic from the Virginia Department of Elections Virginia Voter Pocket Guide 

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/media/formswarehouse/2024-voter-outreach/voter-pocket-guide/11.5.24-VPG_English.pdf

Local Guide to Casting Your Ballot

Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief Sep 25, 2024

Election Day is getting closer every day, but early voting in Fairfax County has already begun. For those who aren’t yet registered to vote, there’s still time to register online or by mail. High school students even have an opportunity to assist...