2-Year-Old Stroke Survivor + Renaming Honors Community Leader: Fairfax Top News

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

1. Pediatric Stroke Survivor Fights For Life With Support Of Family: To help keep that promise to James, the Vienna family started a GoFundMe page, raising tens of thousands of dollars for different therapies and treatments. The other main fundraiser is James's Promise Run on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Nottoway Park in Vienna, allowing the community to get to know James and his family.

2. Community Center Named In Honor Of Woman Who Helped Get It Built: Reston's Southgate Community Center got a new name on Saturday. It's now the Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate.

3. Overnight Road Closures Planned On I-66 Near Jermantown Road: Motorists traveling on I-66 in Fairfax County this week may want to seek an alternate route, as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) continues working on its Transform 66 Outside the Beltway project.

4. Franconia Hit-And-Run Crash Victim Seeks Information On Driver

A driver injured in an October hit-and-run crash in the Franconia and Rose Hill area is looking for help to identify the involved driver.

5. Herndon Police Release Photos Of Man They Say Robbed Town Store: Herndon Police are asking the public's help in identifying a man they say robbed a town business Sunday morning, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account.

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