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July 18, 2018
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Mosier: 109 apply for 15 new school-security positions By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
A total of 109 people have so far applied for 15 new school-security positions planned to ensure all of Fauquier County’s 20 schools are equipped with armed guards when the new school year begins in August. That’s according to Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier, who gave the Fauquier County School Board an update July 9 on the hiring pro-
cess for new school security personnel. Of the 109 applicants, 13 were found to be qualified for the new positions, which must be filled by current or former law-enforcement officers who have left their departments within the last 10 years. Two of the 13 were disqualified for issues of “moral turpitude,” Mosier told the board, explaining the applicants did not pass the sheriff’s department’s background checks for the new hires. Still, the sheriff’s office will soon fill eight of
the open positions and hopes to have all 15 positions filled, and their new occupants trained, by the time school starts Aug. 15, Mosier said. “I realize that’s ambitious, but by the start of the school year, these [school security officers] will be handed over to you,” Mosier said. The sheriff’s department is still working to hire one school-resource officer and 10 additional school-security officers, Mosier said.
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County to expand park, add river access in Remington By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
FRIDAY NIGHT FUN AT THE FAIR
TIMES STAFF PHOTO/CINDY GOFF
Amusement rides and games were part of the fun at the 2018 Fauquier County Fair, July 11-14. As usual, activities included poultry shows, bike rodeos, pedal tractor pulls, cattle shows, comedy shows, rodeos, hot dog and pizzaeating contests, just to name a few. See more photos at fauquier.com/multimedia INSIDE Business.............................................14 Classified............................................35 Communities......................................29 Faith...................................................34
Family Time........................................19 Libraries.............................................33 Lifestyle..............................................23 Opinion.................................................5
Fauquier County is partnering with the American Battlefield Trust to expand a recreational park while also preserving land in Remington that was fought over in two Civil War battles. The partnership with the battlefield trust will preserve land of historical importance while allowing the county to put it to recreational use. Making the river accessible to the public for boating is a goal of Supervisor Chris Butler (Lee), but the first phase of park improvements will address the needs of parking, trails and historical interpretation. A Battle of Rappahannock Station was fought on and around the site in 1862 and again in 1863. The board of supervisors voted July 12 to use $227,500 from the $400,000 in the capital improvements project account for the Rappahannock Station park to match American Battlefield Protection Program funds.
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