Crime & Safety

Annandale Patch's Most-Read Stories of 2011

Obama, redistricting and crime drove readership on Annandale Patch.

President Obama, stories from local high schools and President Obama actually at local high schools dominated the news on Annandale Patch in 2011.

Here’s a month-by-month round-up of the most-read articles on Annandale Patch this year.

January: A late January forced many people to and walk home. Thousands lost power and schools were closed.

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February: Police spent a good amount of time in February searching for a man who allegedly . A story about the also drew a lot of interest.

March: The in March—just one of several crime stories that month that drew readers. A in March and .

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April: President ’s campus of Northern Virginia Community College to talk about education and the federal deficit.  

May: The world as predicted, but thousands of tomatoes.

June: Annandale Patch ran a three-part series on the process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Less than 15 percent of students who apply are accepted.

July: After months of planning and passionate discussion, the Fairfax County Public Schools officials announced they would remove the eastern portion of the Wakefield Forest and Bren Mark Park elementary school communities from the . The change was an attempt to relieve overcrowding at Annandale High School. Also, federal officials . The chancellor of UNVA resigned at the end of August.

August: The world didn’t end in May, but an on primary day Aug. 23 and the outer bands of had people stocking up on bottled water and .

September: President Obama returned to the Annandale area in September to sign a bill making adjustments to the patent process. The was at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

October: President Obama stayed in Washington, but Michelle Obama and the in October.

November: Annandale Patch ran a and potential connections to massage parlors in the Annandale area.

December: Annandale High School basketball coach from his coaching position and was charged with carrying a concealed weapon among other misdemeanor charges.

Across Fairfax County

Elsewhere in Fairfax County, several issues throughout the year drove comments and interest on Patch.

Full-Day Kindergarten: Early this year, parents and some school board officials fought to have full-day kindergarten implemented across Fairfax County Public Schools.

Discipline in Fairfax County Public Schools: In February, school officials and parents started debating Fairfax County Public Schools’ disciplinary policies and whether they do more harm than good for some students. The after a student, Nicholas Stuben, apparently committed suicide following disciplinary proceedings. His father, , ran for a position on the FCPS school board this fall, but .

November’s Elections: Leadership positions on the Fairfax County School Board, County Board of Supervisors, the Virginia House and Senate and many other positions were up for grabs in this year’s elections in November. Turnout was around 30 percent—about standard for a non-presidential election year in this area. Patch live-blogged the results from the and races in addition to running profiles of candidates, and covering controversies from the to the .

“The Butt Slasher”: Female shoppers at area malls and stores were watching their backsides this spring and summer, as a person allegedly while the women were shopping.  Earlier this week, Fairfax County police officials reported they the suspect was seen in Peru, and police are working with Peruvian officials now.


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