Independent

Black smoke filled the air in Leesburg as a two-alarm fire ravaged the After Care-Detailing Center of the Leesburg Station Auto Wash at 149 Catoctin Circle SE on Thursday evening, May 21. Explosions were heard as firemen battled the blaze from overhead using aerial apparatus, and from the ground. .

A Loudoun County special education teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after being connected with the death of a student in Killeen, Texas, where she previously worked.

For almost two years, parents of Loudoun County swimmers have voiced concerns to officials at the Loudoun County Parks and Recreation and Community Services (PRCS), and have sent complaints to the Board of Supervisors about the poor air and water quality at the competition pool at Claude Moore Park Recreation Center.

In an “Open Letter” written April 24, Ed Hatrick, Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) wrote” Let me start by saying I have no intention of resigning this position.” Hatrick’s letter was issued in response to a request for his resignation from the Loudoun County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). To date three letters have been distributed to news outlets regarding Hatrick, minority achievements and hiring practices in LCPS. The Loudoun Branch Executive Committee NAACP initiated the public dialogue with an April 21 letter calling for Hatrick’s resignation, followed by a letter from the Executive Board of the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC), which countered the NAACP letter and rejected the call for Hatrick’s resignation, and finally Hatrick’s April 24 letter.

Stone Bridge traveled to McLean on Monday night in a face-off of the first and second place teams in the Liberty District. McLean ended the night with a two game lead over Stone Bridge as they face off with Madison tomorrow night with the district lead on the line. Junior Denis Buckley pitched a complete game four hitter and struck out eight. Senior Nick Fialdini pitched a solid game for Stone Bridge, but ran out of gas in the bottom of the sixth when McLean scored three runs. Fialdini pitched 5.2 innings giving up 4 hits and striking out eight. 

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has announced that an arrest has been made in a March 27 Home Invasion that occurred at an apartment in Lansdowne.