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Mercia Hobson

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By Mercia Hobson

    Fairfax County Honors the Fallen at 25th Anniversary 9/11 Ceremony (opens the original)

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    Boom in the Middle of the Night September 17, 2026 For many in public safety, 9/11 did not end in 2001; it continues to claim lives through fatal cancers and chronic diseases contracted during post-attack operations. The 25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters began at 10:10 a.m. on Friday—marking the moment the Pentagon's fire-damaged wall collapsed after hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 struck the building. The program centered on persona

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Mercia Hobson

    Fairfax County Honors the Fallen (opens the original)

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    For many in public safety, 9/11 did not end in 2001; it continues to claim lives through fatal cancers and chronic diseases contracted during post-attack operations. The 25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters For Fairfax County crews who responded directly to Flight 77's impact, the burning Pentagon was a local disaster scene, and the ceremony served as a solemn promise to pass that memory down to new generations. “The horrific acts of violenc

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · By Mercia Hobson

    Reston Teen Heads to Capitol Hill for Pediatric Cancer (opens the original)

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    Darya Golesorkhi, 15, of Reston entered South Lakes High School this week as a sophomore. While she and her peers in Fairfax County Public Schools navigate new districtwide restrictions on generative artificial intelligence in classrooms, Darya is heading to Capitol Hill on Friday, Sept. 18, to champion AI’s life-saving potential. Darya’s advocacy is deeply personal. Her 11-year-old brother, Kamran “Buddy” Golesorkhi, died on Aug. 19, 2025, after a long and fierce six-year battle with osteosarco

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · By Mercia Hobson

    South Lakes High Student Struck by Driver and Hospitalized (opens the original)

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    A 16-year-old student on their way to school was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near South Lakes High School at approximately 7:54 a.m. The incident sparked renewed outcry from local officials over recent budget cuts to high school crossing guards. Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn issued a statement addressing the incident along South Lakes Drive. “I was very sorry to hear about the student hit by a car exiting the South Lakes High School drop-off this

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · By Mercia Hobson

    Five Years After the Fall of Kabul (opens the original)

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    On Aug. 15, 2026, the Afghanistan Refugee Rescue Organization (ARRO‑USA) hosted a conference titled “Remembrance, Truth, Solidarity and Action” at the North County Governmental Center in Reston. The event — one of several held nationwide on the fifth anniversary of the fall of Kabul — brought together evacuees, local officials, and advocates to confront ongoing resettlement hurdles following emergency airlifts to nearby Dulles International Airport. The conference mixed gratitude with frustratio

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