🌱 Subpoena For LCPS Reports On Assaults + Loudoun Seat Election

Hello, neighbors. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Ashburn Patch newsletter, full of all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Times of sun and clouds. High: 60 Low: 39.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 51 Low: 32.

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Here are the top three stories in Ashburn today:

1. On Mar. 3, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed a motion for a subpoena
   for the release of the Loudoun County Public Schools' independent investigation of the school's sexual assaults from 2021. Parents and the public have been asking for the release of the internal report to see how the school board and the superintendent handled the sexual assault cases at the schools, but former LCPS Superintendent Scott Ziegler and new interim Superintendent Daniel Smith have refused to release them. The public will learn how much the school officials knew about the assaults if the subpoena is granted and the report is released. (ABC 7)
2. After State Senator John Bell (D-Loudoun) announced he will not run for re-election due to prostate cancer on Mar. 2, there was a flurry of announcements of those seeking to run for the position. Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun) was first to announce that he would be running for Bell's Senate seat. After, two more candidates, former Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D) and Democrat Kannan Srinivasan, announced they would run for Subramanyam's Loudoun seat, the House of Delegates District 26 seat. (Blue Virginia)
3. A local Ashburn resident, Aimee Taylor, has kept 699 cubic feet of furniture out of the landfill! Her business, Finished For Good, recycles discarded furniture and refinishes it to create usable wood furniture. Taylor refurbishes the furniture in her garage and then donates the finished pieces to Loudoun Habitat for Humanity so the charity could resell them in their ReStore. She is currently looking for "anyone that has an interest, experience, or warehouse space" to help expand the project. (Newsbreak)

Today and tomorrow in Ashburn:

Monday, March 6

• Playground On Ice At Ashburn Ice House (9:10 AM)
• Bingo Night At Lost Rhino Brewing Co. (6:30 PM)

Tuesday, March 7

• BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl) Night At Lost Rhino Brewing Co. (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Chris Drummond of Ashburn has turned his passion into a career by founding World’s Okayest Trivia! He hosts trivia events for breweries and bars across the area. Chris said he's really good at trivia and "that kind of information just sticks in my head for some reason. I love all kinds of history, and I’m an old-school pop culture junkie from way back. Music, movies, old TV shows – those are my strong points." (The Burn)
• Whether you’re actively researching for a new home or just curious about other properties nearby, you can start your search with five of the newest listings in and around Ashburn! The list includes a large five-bedroom on Sims Terrace for $785,000. (Ashburn Patch)
• It's National Ladder Safety Month! The Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department (AVFRD) said the first step in safety is choosing the right ladder for your work. You should consider your work environment, the length of the ladder you need, and the Duty Rating of your ladder. Click here to see AVFRD's website for more tips on how to pick the best ladder for you. (Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department - AVFRD via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll see you soon!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.