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If your New Year’s resolutions include shopping for bargains, the Loudoun County surplus auction has you covered. The first surplus auction of 2026 features Vulcan 6-burner natural gas ranges with ovens and griddle, metal shelving, aluminum bleachers, wooden lockers and exercise equipment. Other items include vehicles, office furniture, computers, printers, books and more. The auction…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Jan. 9 that Virginia was the first state in the nation to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit, also known as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a new federal program that incentivizes individuals and companies to donate funds to provide scholarships for K–12 students to expand school choice.…
Due to worsening drought conditions and declining water supply levels, the Town of Purcellville has implemented mandatory water restrictions effective immediately. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, local conditions have deteriorated from Moderate Drought to Severe Drought, necessitating mandatory conservation measures for all residents and businesses. Residents and businesses are required to conserve water.…
The next Meet the Mayor event with Mayor Kelly Burk will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at ResQ BBQ, 528B East Market Street, in Leesburg. Meet the Mayor events provide an informal setting for residents and stakeholders to share ideas, concerns, and ask questions to the mayor. “One…
Loudoun County’s Department of Housing and Community Development will host the next two sessions of its fair housing course, “Complete Overview and Understanding of Virginia Fair Housing,” Tuesday, Jan. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 11. The goal of the three-hour course is to provide participants with information about both the federal Fair Housing Act and the Virginia Fair…
By Valerie Cury In the first week of December, the Town of Purcellville’s Public Works Director, Jason Didawick, abruptly resigned. Didawick had served the town for 15 years and was widely regarded as a model employee. In 2024, he was named Employee of the Year by Town Manager Kwasi Fraser. During his tenure with the…
By Sophia Clifton Loudoun County officials are continuing a months-long review of how rural land is used in the western part of the county, with the next discussion scheduled for late January. The Board of Supervisors’ Transportation and Land Use Committee will meet in January to focus on updates to zoning rules that affect farms,…
By Valerie Cury On Dec. 18, the County Planning Commission held a public hearing for Happy Paws K9, LLC, a dog kennel that has been operating in a Leesburg residential neighborhood, zoned Agricultural Rural-1 (AR-1), without the required zoning approvals. The applicants, Marcel and Beatriz Uttembergue, who live on a three-acre property on Oatlands Chase…
On Dec. 17, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (D-VA) and U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act, legislation to remove “origination fees” for federal student loans. “Student loan debt is holding Virginia families and the overall economy back,” said Kaine. “It should be…
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recently approved several amendments to the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County regarding certain tax requirements and exemptions related to the transient occupancy tax, surviving spouses of armed forces members killed in the line of duty andsolar equipment. During the Board’s Dec. 10, public hearing, the Board approved the following…