Category Archives: loudoun county

spring flushing

should it stay or should it go?-/

16 March 19history, loudoun county, politicstom wible

this morning i attended rich gillespie’s civilwar walking tour
https://www.leesburgva.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/28314/5633

and of course saw the statue in front of the loco courthouse
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gillespie noted that it was put up to honor the dead after 50 yrs, and that it was not needed to enforce jim crow, a black man having recently been lynched with barbed wire

of course it was not _intended_ to intimidate, but it certainly _reminded_ blacks who really won:-/

and dont forget there are no confederate monuments to longstreet, who committed the sin of enforcing black rights:-/

so if this statue is not taken down, it should be modified to reflect the fact that these traitors were _not_ hanged, perhaps with a cut noose on his neck, hmmm?-/

“Active Threat” training at the Baha’i Center

30 December 18bahai, community, education, free, loudoun county, police, safety, sheriffwebmaster

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is offering a training seminar for the public on how to deal with active threat events. Course material to be provided by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
— OPEN TO THE PUBLIC —
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Briar Patch Park To Be Refurbished

2 October 18contractor, loudoun county, maintenance, ontheboulevardwebmaster

Our district supervisor Koran Saines informs us that the Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park will be closed for up to four months starting on Tuesday October 9. Given the extent of the project, County staff determined it would be better to complete it all at once, necessitating the closure.

The extensive construction project includes milling and resurfacing tennis and basketball courts, trails and the parking lot, replacing a retaining wall and fencing, replacing a playground and surrounding surfaces, repairing drainage areas and enhancing access areas. These changes will complete work that began a couple years ago to update the park. At the end of this project the park will be better and more enjoyable for Sterling children and families.