VA, DC Good News: Top Schools, Lunches Paid, 2 $100K Winners

VIRGINIA — Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including two $100,000 lottery winners, the average earnings in Virginia's richest county, a bald eagle is released into the wild after being nursed back to health, a teen's kidney transplant beings a life-saving chain, and donors pay off thousands in school lunch debt. Other good news headlines include a flash mob send-off for a school officer, food donations pay off fines and help the hungry, a new ranking of the top 100 schools in the Commonwealth, the ERA is approved, Fredericksburg gears up for Restaurant Week, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Teenager's Kidney Transplant Begins 'Life-Saving Chain'
• Donors Pay Off High School Lunch Debts In Alexandria
• Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Bought At Arlington 7-Eleven
• Flash Mob Goodbye For Middle School Resource Officer
• Fairfax Library's 'Food For Fines' Program Helps The Hungry
• These Are The Top 100 Schools In Virginia, DC For 2020
• Check Out The Books Your Neighbors In NoVA Read In 2019
• Know Any Good Neighbors? Herndon Wants To Hear About Them
• Alexandria Resident Scores $100K In New Year’s Lottery Raffle
• Here’s How Much People Make In The Richest County In Virginia
• Rescued Bald Eagle Released In Burke (Video)
• Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars Selected From Vienna
• Police From Across Region Honor, Remember Fairfax City Officer
• New Business To Fill Vacant Mad Fox Brewing Company Space
• New Vienna Sidewalks To Be Funded By Late Council Member's Trust
• US Taekwondo College Open For Business At Woodland Park Crossing
• Virginia Makes History With Equal Rights Amendment Vote
• Woodbridge Teacher Wins Top Award For Technology Education
• Fredericksburg Kicks Off Winter Restaurant Week

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