For starters: Mickie Gordon Memorial Park gets its baseball field back for spring 2025

By Valerie Cury At the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting the Board voted 7-2 to move the special exception process forward endorsing Concept A for the renovations to Mickie Gordon Memorial Park, with Supervisors Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) voting against.  Initiating the special exception process will allow the community to…

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The Truth Behind Purcellville’s Finances: exposing misinformation and fiscal ignorance

By Kwasi Fraser, former Purcellville Mayor It was my intention to step away from politics after serving you for four terms as Mayor, but I still live in this town, and what I see happening compels me to speak up. Misinformation is being spread by individuals who clearly lack even a basic understanding of finance….

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Kershner, Randall pump the brakes on Purcellville annexation

By Valerie Cury  At the Sept. 17 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet sought direction from the Board regarding a potential annexation request from the Town of Purcellville. Chuck Kuhn’s project known as Valley Commerce Center, is requesting annexation into the Town of Purcellville. This issue was on the Supervisors agenda as…

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Purcellville’s financial legacy at risk

How Mayor Milan’s policies could undermine years of fiscal responsibility By Kwasi Fraser, former Town of Purcellville Mayor For starters, I want to make clear there is a policy prescription for what ails our town. I fully endorse and ask the citizens of Purcellville to elect Christ Bertaut for Mayor and, for Town Council, Ben Nett, Brian Green, Susan Khalil,…

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For starters: Mickie Gordon Memorial Park gets its baseball field back for spring 2025

By Valerie Cury At the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting the Board voted 7-2 to move the special exception process forward endorsing Concept A for the renovations to Mickie Gordon Memorial Park, with Supervisors Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) voting against. …

The Truth Behind Purcellville’s Finances: exposing misinformation and fiscal ignorance

By Kwasi Fraser, former Purcellville Mayor It was my intention to step away from politics after serving you for four terms as Mayor, but I still live in this town, and what I see happening compels me to speak up. Misinformation is being spread by…

Kershner, Randall pump the brakes on Purcellville annexation

By Valerie Cury  At the Sept. 17 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet sought direction from the Board regarding a potential annexation request from the Town of Purcellville. Chuck Kuhn’s project known as Valley Commerce Center, is requesting annexation into the Town…

Purcellville’s financial legacy at risk

How Mayor Milan’s policies could undermine years of fiscal responsibility By Kwasi Fraser, former Town of Purcellville Mayor For starters, I want to make clear there is a policy prescription for what ails our town. I fully endorse and ask the citizens of Purcellville to elect Christ Bertaut for…

10th Congressional District Candidates Debate Policy

By Katie Northcott On Friday, Sept. 20, Congressional candidates Mike Clancy and Suhas Subramanyam answered questions concerning the economy, transportation, and immigration. Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate between Clancy and Subramanyam for its 2024 PolicyMaker series. The questions focused on business and…

“We have the DNA of the community in our Comprehensive Plan” – Former Mayor Kwasi Fraser

By Reed Carver and Valerie Cury  On Aug. 13 the Purcellville Planning and Community Development Department hosted a workshop, along with the Virginia Main Street program. The meeting was held at the Train Station. In attendance were seven staff members to include the Purcellville Planning…

School Board approves Collective Bargaining, and stronger union control

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By Reed Carver The Loudoun County School Board voted to allow Collective Bargaining, a unionization vote the night of Aug. 13 at their Board Meeting. Loudoun Education Association will become, “the exclusive bargaining unit” for teachers in Loudoun. Teachers are now unionized, but more is…

Restaurant week set for Sept. 4-8 in the Town of Purcellville

Purcellville is set to sizzle this September with the launch of its Inaugural Purcellville Restaurant Week. Sponsored by Silas Redd, owner of Mister on Main and Nostalgia Boutique, this highly anticipated eventpromises to showcase the vibrant and diverse culinary scene of this charming small town….

School Board approves Collective Bargaining

By Reed Carver As of approximately 11 p.m. on Aug. 13, Loudoun County Public Schools will have “an exclusive bargaining unit,” that is LEA, the Loudoun Education Association.  At the School Board Public Hearing, about 45 speakers with LEA were in favor of the unionization. …

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Leesburg Town Council votes to allow accessory rooftop uses in downtown

The Leesburg Town Council will allow accessory uses in rooftop structures in the downtown B-1 business district pursuant to a minor special exception approval process. At its Nov. 12 meeting,…

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Wheatland Concert Series finale on Dec. 7

The 2024 season finale of The Wheatland Concert Series takes place on Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. Acclaimed soprano Ms. Kerry Holahan will be performing selections from Handel’s Messiah, as well as works…

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Final Household Hazardous Waste Event of 2024 is Nov. 16 in Sterling

The next Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste collection event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at Claude Moore Park, 46150 Loudoun Park Lane in Sterling….

LCPS students attend prestigious Quad Cyber Challenge at The White House

Six students and two teachers from Briar Woods High School and the Academies of Loudoun represented Loudoun County Public Schools at the 2nd Annual Quad Cyber Challenge at The White…

Leesburg Police Arrest Suspect in Jewelry Store Burglary

The Leesburg Police Department arrested the suspect in connection with a burglary at the White and Ivory Diamonds store earlier this month. On Saturday, Aug. 24, at approximately 6:50 p.m.,…

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Del. Geary Higgins on preserving Loudoun through economics

By Reed Carver “Working as a public servant in local government has not always been easy, but it’s been rewarding.” Del. Geary Higgins (R-30) said in an interview on July…

Loudoun’s unspent ARPA Funds going to rental assistance

During its July 16, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors authorized the reallocation of more than $2.2 million in funds from the county’s share of the federal American Rescue…

HCA’s Discovering Flight Camp takes off in Hillsboro

Hillsboro Charter Academy has completed its inaugural “Discovering Flight: Problem Solving with Wilbur and Orville” summer camp. Created by the National Aviation Hall of Fame in collaboration with PBS Think…

Swearing In Ceremony of the Town of Purcellville’s new Police Chief Barry Dufek Friday, July 12

County to operate cooling centers through Wednesday

The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for dangerously hot and humid conditions for…

Middleburg adopts mandatory water conservation measures

The Middleburg Town Council adopted mandatory water conservation measures at its July 11 meeting. These…