June 11-17: Fire Displaces Oakton Resident; Perkins, Allen Win Republican Primaries

A light fixture caused a in Miller Heights on Monday morning,

Former Gov. , fending off challenges from E.W. Jackson, Del. R.G. “Bob” Marshall and Jamie Radtke. Allen will face Gov. Tim Kaine (D) in the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen Jim Webb (D).

Retired Army Colonel with 60-plus percent of the vote in the 11th congressional district Republican primary. Perkins will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) and independent Mark Gibson this November.

A of Miller Heights and Blue Roan roads Wednesday, shutting off access to Blue Roan Road. The driver of the garbage truck was .

Starting this fall, Fairfax County that weighs student academic progress as 40 percent of their overall ratings.

After 14 years of discussion and two formal attempts to address the issue on its own, the Fairfax County .

The Fairfax County School Board took its this week, moving forward with a formal solicitation for a search consultant.

Fairfax County Police will be . The new safety campaign Operation Summer HEAT (Help Eliminate Aggressive Driving) will run from Friday through Sept. 3

Vanessa Gelinas, who runs the drama department at Oakton High, is  through June 24.

SPORTS

Oakton High honored its varsity athletes at its annual awards ceremony Monday, naming Michael Durst and Caroline Coyer as Athletes of the Year.  

Keith Werman, a 2008 Oakton High graduate, has organization. 

Oakton High School this week.

last week: Allison Davis (softball), Carly Palmucci (girls lacrosse), Ahmed Ismail (boys soccer) and Michael Becker (boys rowing). Nineteen other students from Oakton High and Flint Hill School were named to the second team or as honorable mentions.

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