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The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services announces Dulles South Recreation and Community Center will temporarily close portions of the facility for annual maintenance beginning next month. During the annual maintenance, patrons of the facility are encouraged to visit the Claude Moore Recreation and Community Center to enjoy the facility’s recreational amenities,…
Due to the high temperatures and heat indices typically experienced in July and August, Patriot Disposal will begin all trash, recycling, and yard waste collections in the Town of Leesburg at 6 a.m., instead of 6:30 a.m., beginning Monday, July 17. Collections should be completed each day by 5 p.m. The revised collection schedule will…
The Leesburg Diversity Commission is sponsoring a snack drive to benefit local students during the summer months. Donations of individually-wrapped snack items will be accepted in donation bins placed at Town Hall and Ida Lee Park Recreation Center from Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 28. Needed items include individual servings of granola bars, trail…
By the end of August, children will head back to the classroom, and unfortunately some will do so without the necessary supplies. The Purcellville Police Department is supporting local students by collecting these much-needed supplies, now through Aug. 9. Due to the police station currently undergoing renovations, the Purcellville Police Department will have a box…
All artists who live in Loudoun County are eligible to enter an exhibition titled Pet Portraits to showcase local artists who enjoy painting, photographing, drawing, sculpture or creating family pet portraits in other media, whether they be dogs, cats, horse, fish, etc. The exhibition will take place in the Loudoun County Government Center Gallery at 1 Harrison…
The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded $30,000 in grants to Loudoun Habitat for Humanity to support two projects across their Homeownership and Home Repair Program. Loudoun Habitat is one of more than 230 Habitat for Humanity affiliates awarded grant funding nationwide through the 2023 Wells Fargo Builds program to help more low-to-moderate income families access…
The J. Michael Lunsford Middle School Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Lunsford Middle music teacher Jared Eastridge, received an invitation to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association’s 2023 Professional Development Conference in November. This is the first year that a middle school guitar ensemble has been invited to perform at the conference. The…
The Town of Leesburg will host its 33rd annual Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday, July 4. Due to the event, A.V. Symington Aquatic Center will be closed all day to the public. Ida Lee Park Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to noon. At 10 a.m., the Independence Day Parade will begin at Ida Lee…
July is National Parks and Recreation Month. To help celebrate Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services is announcing Passport to the Parks – connecting residents to our parks and nature preserve. Throughout the month of July, Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, and…