Book Removals Opposed + Collective Bargaining: Fairfax Top News

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Here are five local stories you don't want to miss today in Fairfax County:

1. LGBTQ+ Group Decries Efforts To Ban 2 Books From School Libraries: A group representing more than 425 LGBTQIA students from over 30 schools sent a letter Thursday to the Fairfax County School Board calling on its members to reject the effort by some parents to remove two books from school libraries.

2. Collective Bargaining Ordinance Decision Deferred In Fairfax: A decision was deferred on the collective bargaining ordinance for county government employee unions at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisors voted to defer the decision until Oct. 19 after hours of public testimony with over 60 speakers. MORE

3. Sexual Assault In Centreville Investigated By Fairfax Police: Fairfax County Police officers and members of the Major Crimes Bureau were in Centreville early Thursday afternoon investigating a sexual assault. MORE

4. Tysons-Based SpaceLink To Add 41 New Jobs With Expansion: SpaceLink, a Tysons-based corporation providing data connections from Earth to satellites and other spacecraft in space, will expand and create 41 new jobs. MORE

5. First Countywide Strategic Plan Approved By Fairfax Supervisors: Fairfax County's first Countywide Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, setting a countywide vision for the next 10 to 20 years and prioritizes initiative in the next few years.

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