Blue Ridge Leader
Loudoun County Supervisor Caleb A. Kershner (R– Catoctin District) issued the following statement regarding the shut down of the White’s Ferry service between Montgomery County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia. “I am extremely disappointed in the shutdown of White’s Ferry in response to the court’s decision in Rockland Farm, LLC, et al. v. White’s Ferry,…
12/13/20 6:42 p.m. 100 Block of S. Maple Avenue Check on Welfare Police received a call from a relative concerned that an elderly town resident was unable to care for herself and was being ignored by her adult daughter. Police had received the same complaint earlier in the year and conducted an investigation with…
“Polarization and objectivity don’t mix well; the search for truth becomes submerged by the implicit and demanding question: Are you with us or ag’in us?” Garret Hardin [Hardin] Let’s assume my premise is correct that people would accept facts if they knew what the facts were. A problem is that humans have collectively accumulated too…
Donald Arewood Nesselrodte, aka, Smiling Donnie, 84, of Winchester, VA passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at his home. Donald was born in 1936 in Petersburg, WV, son of the late George and Beatrice Nesselrodte. He was a Lineman with Richardson-Wayland Electrical, from where he retired. After retirement Donald worked odd jobs as a mechanic…
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 the Loudoun County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of the victim from Sunday’s house fire as 58-year-old Lynne McKew. The official cause of death remains under investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2020, Loudoun County…
Subsequent to an investigation into a reported armed carjacking and abduction that occurred over the weekend, a 16 year old male was taken into custody last night and charged with attempted robbery, attempted malicious wounding, abduction, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The teenager, whose name cannot be released because…
12/04/20 6:57 p.m. 1000 Main Street Larceny The complainant was shopping on November 23, 2020 and left her iPhone on the counter while checking out. She called the store to see if they had it. They did not and promised to check the store security videos to see if they captured this on…
With the holiday season upon us, many people are shopping online and receiving an increased number of package deliveries. Therefore, the Purcellville Police Department would like to remind residents to be aware of possible package thefts and provide some prevention tips. Most thieves are on the hunt for easy targets, and might just notice an…
Virginians should stay at home from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., wear masks in indoor and outdoor settings, limit social gatherings to 10 Governor Ralph Northam today announced new, targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of the Commonwealth. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs…
11/27/20 7:24 a.m. 140 Purcellville Gateway Indecent Exposure The complainant reported that at approximately 7:06 a.m. a customer in the Starbucks drive thru exposed himself while accepting his order. This was the same suspect in two prior incidents, from November 7 and 22, 2020. The staff member taking the order, recognized its unique nature…