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Loudoun County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8, for a general election. Here are six important things Loudoun County election officials would like voters to know before heading to the polls: 1. Know When to Vote Polls in Loudoun County will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8.…
By Valerie Cury With the Town of Purcellville election coming up on Nov. 8, here’s a look at who is donating to each of the two teams. Donations for the Grewe team are mostly coming in through Erin Rayner, who is running for Town Council. Most of her donations are from the development community, including…
By Valerie Cury The Purcellville Town Council and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors face an opportunity to meet and negotiate the Fields Farm project proposal. Loudoun County is requesting a zoning change to part of the 225-acre Fields Farm complex, which is home to Woodgrove High School and Mountain View Elementary School. They are…
“For the first time in 30 years, Virginia’s 4th grade students have fallen below the national average in reading and are barely above the national average in math. The average scores of the Commonwealths eighth graders also dropped, with statistically significant declines in both reading and math. Virginia began participating in NAEP in 1990, and State…
The Sterling offices of the Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue and Treasurer are moving out of the County’s Eastern Loudoun Service Center to another building that is located approximately one-half mile away in the same Sterling office park. Beginning Monday, Nov. 14, the two offices will provide services at 46000 Center Oak Plaza in Sterling. The…
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced an agreement with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission that will allow for the opening of the Silver Line ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday: “After brokering productive discussions with WMATA and Metro Safety Commission last week…
In late October, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. The number of unemployed residents decreased by 885 to 113,220 which represents the fewest number of Virginian’s unemployed since June of 2001. According to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, the number of employed residents rose…
The Loudoun County Health Department will close to the public Thursday, Oct. 27, for staff training. Any appointments previously scheduled at a Health Department facility during that time will be rescheduled. Emergency health services will continue as normal. Anyone who needs assistance from the Health Department during this time may call 703-777-0234 or email health@loudoun.gov. Training…
As the Board of Supervisors continues efforts to increase environmental sustainability and resilience for Loudoun residents and businesses, Loudoun County is making it easier for members of the public to stay up to date by expanding its subscription news channels to include environmental- and energy-specific updates. Anyone interested in environmental- and energy-related news from the…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin stood with Attorney General Jason Miyares, Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, and mayors, police chiefs, and sheriffs from across Virginia to announce Operation Bold Blue Line, a series of concrete actions to reduce homicides, shootings, and violent crime. “Across Virginia, people wake up and turn on the morning news to hear story after story…