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2011: Most Read Oakton Patch Stories

The best stories of 2011 as determined by the readers

As we count down the days until 2012 begins, we have been looking back on 2011. Instead of picking our own top stories, Oakton Patch has decided to take a look at statistics to see which stories were viewed the most by our readers. 

So, here is your top seven:

7.  (Sept. 8): Tropical Storm Lee took quite a toll on Northern Virginia, flooding and damaging the area. Readers logged onto Oakton Patch both for updates on the road closures and to see some of the astonishing reader-submitted photos and videos of the flooding.

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6. (Oct. 17): Two Oakton High students reported a man approached them asking for directions along Blake Lane, alarming them after a fellow student just a few days before. 

5. (Aug. 23): Employees who are members of the Communications Workers of America — including those in CWA Local 2252 from Oakton, Vienna, Reston, Fairfax and beyond — and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers headed back to their jobs after manning picket lines since Aug. 7. However, the unions and Verizon had yet to ink a deal on a contract for union workers.

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4. (Sept. 8): Jack Donaldson, a 12-year-old student at Dominion Christian School in Oakton, died after falling into a creek during the storms resulting from Tropical Storm Lee. 

3. (June 18): Jean Counts, the 14-year veteran coach of the Oakton High girls lacrosse team, lost her job just a week after leading her team to the Virginia High School League state championship game. Counts said in early May she had told Pat Full, director of student activities, she wanted to resign, but reneged a few days later with Full's consent. A month later, Oakton High School released a statement saying they decided to move forward with the resignation.

2. (Aug. 8): Oakton Patch readers proved they do indeed have a sense of humor as they came in droves to read about the road sign along Hunter Mill Road that had been hacked to advise drivers to "please use condom" and warning them of an "alien spotted." 

1. (July 26): Fairfax County Police reported a series of incidents in which young women are stabbed in the butt in retail stores. After the story was released, more women stepped forward to say they had been a victim. Police have identified the suspect and he remains at large, but authorities do believe he has left the state.


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