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The Town of Purcellville has issued a drought watch as dry conditions persist in the region. The Town is asking residents to use water wisely and cautiously. Residents can continue to use wise water measures by avoiding outside watering of landscaping, limiting washing of vehicles, and ensuring no water leaks on owners’ property. The U.S.…
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will consider potential revisions to the county’s Zoning Ordinance during a series of work sessions in September and October. The work sessions are the next step in the multiyear Zoning Ordinance Rewrite project and follow the Board’s July 26 public hearing, on the Draft Zoning Ordinance. The Board’s first work session is…
Members of the Loudoun Board of Supervisors joined with representatives from Dominion Energy, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and federal, state and local leaders Tuesday for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Dulles Solar and Storage project at Dulles International Airport. In December 2022, the Board adopted an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance that rezoned airport property to allow…
During September — Workforce Development Month — the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will feature special virtual and in-person events at no cost for job seekers and people who are considering changing careers. “Our annual celebration of September as Workforce Development Month kicks off with an invitation for the public to join us at our Open…
Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) will hold the first of two community workshops on future improvements to Mickie Gordon Memorial Park on Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the Middleburg Community Center, located at 300 West Washington Street, Middleburg. The workshops will include a brief presentation of existing…
On Aug. 22, effective immediately, Stephen Karbelk, the Republican nominee forChairman At-Large, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, has decided to withdraw from therace.“It’s with a very heavy heart that I have decided to withdraw from this exciting race,” saidKarbelk. “Since being nominated on June 16, I have enjoyed significant support frommy friends, fellow Republicans, and…
The Loudoun County School Board adopted its Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget, including increased employee compensation, at its Tuesday, Aug. 8, meeting. The approved Operating Budget is $1,668,345,179, a 6.9 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2023. The approval came outside the traditional budget cycle due to the lack of a final state budget. Loudoun County…
Christopher G. “Chris” Reed has announced his run for the vacant Purcellville Town Council seat in the Nov. 7 special election.
By Tabitha Reeves Though differing in political affiliation and economic ideology, state politicians, semiconductorexperts and higher education professionals gathered on July 18 at Northrop Grummanheadquarters in Falls Church to attend the CHIPS for Virginia Summit. There, they expressedtheir support for the Commonwealth of Virginia to become a leader in the semiconductorindustry. From cell phones and…
Caleb Stought moved to Purcellville in 2019 and lives in the Mayfair community with his wife Erica, who grew up in Loudoun County, and their two daughters. They are expecting their third girl in September. He served on the Town of Purcellville’s Community Policing Advisory Committee. Stought works from home as a software engineer, and…