The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 24

Good morning, Alexandria.

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Tonight, police hold their first community listening session on department technology, including the Flock cameras, from 6:30 to 7:30 at Duncan Library. The School Board meets at 6, with the fiscal 2028 budget calendar and a long-range facilities plan contract on the agenda.

And the goats are done. Thirty-five to 40 of them cleared a kudzu-covered slope at James Marx All Veterans Park in six days, and crews are finishing what they left behind.

Here's what you need to know for Thursday, Sept. 24.