The York County School Board has removed its board chair from her position. The controversial right-wing chair, Lynda Fairman, was removed after a 3 to 2 vote yesterday in a special meeting. Fairman has been criticized for allegedly creating a culture of fear and intimidation for teachers and staff in the district. Fairman has been replaced by York County former Vice Chair Kimberly Goodwin. Goodwin was named new board chair in a 4 to 1 vote yesterday.
The I-66 Express Lanes from Fairfax County into Arlington County boast the third-most expensive interstate tolls in the country. So says a new study by LendingTree that also shows Virginia as a whole charges more per mile on its interstate toll roads than any other state - and by a wide margin. The max fee per mile on those roads is three dollars-27 cents, almost 90-percent higher than Pennsylvania, which is second in the country at a dollar-73. The max fee per mile on I-66 is four-75. Only crossing the Delaware River Bridge and using the Maine Turnpike cost drivers more per mile in tolls.
Advice about your mailbox from those who deliver your mail. Rebecca Hughes reports.Preview: A Fairfax County firefighter is making history by being promoted to battalion chief. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue announced the promotion of Felicia Barnes yesterday. The announcement noted that Barnes is the first African American woman to hold the position in Fairfax County. Barnes served as a police officer before joining the fire department in 2002.