Government
By Valerie Cury
On Sept. 2, Loudoun residents and others from across Northern Virginia stepped to a microphone with concerns that went far beyond a proposed $67 billion corporate merger.
By Valerie Cury
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-10) said Tuesday evening, Sept. 1, that federal agencies cited as obstacles to routing the controversial Golden to Mars transmission line along Route 606 were never asked to consider that alternative—and are open to discussing it.
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By Valerie Cury
The year-long battle over the reinstatement of Purcellville Vice Mayor Carl Benjamin “Ben” Nett has taken yet another turn.
Less than two weeks after former Interim Town Manager Anthony Sabio ordered the Town to implement a unanimous Employee Grievance Panel decision reinstating Nett to his job with back pay and benefits, newly appointed Interim Town Manager Michael Rogers reversed that directive.
By Valerie Cury
For nearly too long, Sterling residents living near Vantage Data Centers’ VA2 campus have complained about a persistent high-pitched noise, questioned the effects of the facility’s emissions on their health and asked why an on-site natural gas power plant was allowed to begin operating so close to their homes.
By Valerie Cury
There were no empty seats Monday evening at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association as residents from Lovettsville, Taylorstown, Hillsboro and surrounding communities came to tell two state lawmakers what proposed high-voltage transmission lines could mean for their homes, farms, families and way of life.
A major phase of the Route 7/Route 690 interchange project is set to begin Sept. 8, when crews start demolishing and rebuilding the Route 690 bridge over Route 7. Rather than closing the bridge entirely, crews will reconstruct it in phases, shifting traffic as sections of the existing bridge are demolished and rebuilt. During the…
By Valerie Cury Leesburg District Supervisor Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) has announced that she will not seek reelection in 2027, setting an end date to a public-service career that has been intertwined with Leesburg for more than three decades. When Umstattd completes her current term on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 31, 2027,…
Kevin Wright is a third-generation resident of western Loudoun and has lived in Purcellville for over 50 years. He retired in 2023 from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue after 34 years of service. With over 40 years in public service, Wright has also volunteered with the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad. He has…
Hank Speckhardt grew up in a small town in upstate New York and spent more than two decades building a career in the insurance industry before becoming a successful business owner and entrepreneur. He moved to Purcellville to be closer to his mother, a longtime resident, and found in the town the same sense of…