The night before the first day of school is usually an exciting and sleepless one for me.

I’m pondering what I’m going to wear, what new friends I might make, and dreading or looking forward to the teachers I have. This virtual school year, however, didn’t give me that same feeling. In my mind, there wasn’t exactly anything to look forward too: I couldn’t interact with my classmates, I couldn’t have conversations with my favorite teachers, and I couldn’t have the often romanticized senior year everyone talks about. So I went to bed at a reasonable time, more filled with curiosity than anything else.

Stafford County residents will soon have the ability to explore the number of complaints of racism in Stafford County.

The county Board of Supervisors approved a new Diversity Advisory Coalition that, according to county administrator Fred Pressley, would have the authority to seek and review a number of complaints of alleged racism levied against businesses in the county. The complaints are currently on file at federal and state offices in Washington, D.C., and Richmond, respectively, said Pressley.