Good morning, Leesburg.

Loudoun Chamber is accepting nominations for 2027 Community Leadership Awards to honor leaders in six categories.

Nominations close Friday, Oct. 9, with applications due by Oct. 30, and winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting in January + each winner selects a nonprofit for a $1,000 grant.

Leesburg’s new Bricks & Minifigs store is set to open Saturday, Oct.

10 at Fort Evans Plaza at 11 a.m.; the family-owned shop will reward the first 100 visitors with a special gift and offer prizes throughout the day.

Loudoun County School Board voted Tuesday to change its decades-old special permissions program by planning a more restrictive out of zone transfer policy but delayed final action.

Board members agreed to meet again to refine rules that aim to address overcrowding in local schools.

The Loudoun County School Board voted on Tuesday to keep cultural and religious holidays in the 2028-29 school calendar.

The plan starts on Aug. 17 and ends on Jun. 1, with +winter break from Dec. 25-Jan. 3+ and spring break scheduled from March 26-April 2.

The draft master plan for Sweet Run State Park includes new campsites, cabins and a trail connection to the Appalachian Trail.

The plan was presented Tuesday night at Between the Hills Community Center and is open for public comments until Oct. 22 — final adoption is planned for next March.

Loudoun County finished building a new 24-hour crisis center in Leesburg that will offer urgent psychiatric care, crisis assessment, and short-term stabilization for adults; the 20,500 sqft facility will open in October (no wrong door approach).

A new high-tech baseball training facility, 5 Tool Factory, opened in Loudoun County at 24680 Arcola Center Plaza (Suites 130-155) near Target off Loudoun County Parkway.

It offers seven batting cages with HitTrax and Rapsodo technology and will host camps and clinics for development.