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No matter what the season, the Loudoun County surplus auction has the equipment you need for outdoor work, including forklifts, lawn mowers and vehicles with snowplows. The current auction includes a Mitsubishi forklift, a Toro 4000D mower and a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD truck with snowplow as well as typical office furniture, computer equipment and…
A number of local businesses will be recruiting employees at the annual Leesburg Youth Career Expo on Sunday, March 26. The event will be held at Tuscarora High School, 801 North King Street, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Town of Leesburg’s Department of Economic Development, the expo offers job seekers the…
John Champe High School will receive the 2023 Virginia School Breakfast Club Award for their breakfast program from the Virginia Department of Education, Office of School Nutrition Programs. This award is in conjunction with Loudoun County Public Schools celebration of National School Breakfast Week, March 6-10. The NSBW campaign theme, “DIG IN to School Breakfast,”…
Loudoun County will host a Housing Choice Voucher Landlord Workshop on Wednesday, March 29, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the offices of the Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle SE in Leesburg. The workshop is being held in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban…
Dr. Sumera Rashid announced her candidacy for the Loudoun County School Board for Little River District in Northern Virginia. Dr. Rashid, a dentist, an educator, and a mother of two children in the Loudoun County Public School system, is passionate about bringing transparency, inclusivity, and academic excellence to the district’s schools. “I’ve spent my entire…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis For fifty-plus years, Jerry Walsh has watched the world go past the large window of his shop, Purcellville Shell on Main Street. The Town of Purcellville has gone from a bustling agricultural hub with family-owned businesses and residences sprinkled across the land to a town now that would be almost unrecognizable by those…
Applications are now being accepted until March 5 for the 2023 Governor’s Fellows Program. The Governor’s Fellows Program is an opportunity for rising seniors and recent graduates to get a firsthand look at the executive branch in action. Since 1982, fellows have worked alongside the Governor’s Cabinet and staff, learning about state government and assisting…
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and the Loudoun Branch of the NAACP celebrated Lewis A. Bell, believed to be the first Black American to fire a gun in support of the Union Army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, despite laws forbidding it. On Saturday, Feb. 18, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors…
Loudoun Valley High School’s Viking Theatre presents The Lightening Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Rick Riordan, the musical features an original rock score and stunning action scenes (book by Joe Tracz and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki). The Lightning Thief tells the electrifying tale of Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon,…
Arben Istrefi has announced his candidacy for the Loudoun County School Board for Sterling District. Istrefi said, “As a parent, educator, and social entrepreneur, I am deeply committed to public education and I believe that every student deserves an outstanding education, regardless of their background or circumstances.” “I am running to strengthen the Loudoun County…