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Loudoun Co. Public Schools to close for presidential primary

By Ginger Whitaker

WASHINGTON – Loudoun County is joining Fairfax, Stafford and Prince William counties in closing schools for the Virginia primary on March 1.

Loudoun County Public Schools made the announcement Tuesday, saying it was “to accommodate an anticipated higher-than-usual turnout for the Presidential Primary Election.”

According to a news release from the school system, the School Board made the decision “after receiving new recommendations from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Loudoun County Office of Elections.”

Administrative offices will remain open on March 1, and it will be a teacher work day.

Loudoun Co. unpaved roads make Va.’s endangered historic places list

By Neal Augenstein
Many people don't realize Loudoun County, Virginia, has 300 miles of unpaved roads until their car's navigation system takes them from a busy commuter route onto an unexpected gravel road. Preservation Virginia — a privately-funded, statewide historical preservation group — has added Loudoun County's rural road network to its "2020 Virginia's Most Endangered Historic Places" list.
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