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By Valerie Cury “This Christmas season, you, your friends, and your families should wish for the ultimate gift—love. After all, love travels further than Santa’s sleigh and America’s Ospreys,” said First Lady Melania Trump during a holiday visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico. Mrs. Trump arrived with Santa Claus aboard a V-22 Osprey—the Marine Corps’…
By Valerie Cury U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) hosted the first in a series of District Dialogues on Thursday, Dec. 4, addressing data centers, power infrastructure, and increasing utility costs in Northern Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. The event, held at Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn, allowed residents to share their perspectives directly with the…
The Justice Department announced on Dec. 8 that it filed legal action against the Loudoun County (Va.) School Board (Loudoun County) for its denial of equal protection based on religion. The suit alleges that Loudoun County applied Policy 8040, which requires students and faculty to accept and promote gender ideology, to two Christian, male students…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday, Dec. 2, that his administration will launch a major reconstruction of Washington Dulles International Airport, arguing the facility has fallen far short of its potential. “We are also going to rebuild Dulles Airport because it’s not a good airport,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. “It…
Loudoun County is launching a new online tool designed to enhance the county’s engagement with the community. “Ask Loudoun County” leverages artificial intelligence and the existing expertise of the county’s professional staff to efficiently respond to the public’s need for information 24 hours a day. Anyone seeking information from the county government may click on…
The next Meet the Mayor event with Mayor Kelly Burk will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at SimplyBe Coffee, 208 Church Street SE, 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…
By Sophia Clifton Anyone driving past a Loudoun winery on a sunny Saturday can almost always spot a band, a long line for snacks and sometimes even a food truck or two parked in the gravel lot. County planners and the Board of Supervisors spent their Transportation and Land Use Committee meeting on Nov. 5,…
By Valerie Cury In 2012, the Purcellville Town Council created a Tourism Zone within the C-4 Historic Downtown District, designating five contiguous parcels along North 21st Street—130 to 144 N. 21st Street, plus a few rear lots under the same ownership—as the “Old Town Tourism Zone.” The ordinance granted those parcels regulatory flexibility—effectively loosening zoning…
By Grace Bennett On November 18, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors convened to discuss the current state of affordable housing applications. The pilot program for attainable housing—approved in October 2025—is being polished to ensure that its draft policies are as beneficial as possible for residents in the area. Housing, Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At…
As Loudoun County continues work on developing a Natural Resources Strategy, members of the public are being asked to share their thoughts on how to protect and enhance the county’s land, water and wildlife resources by taking a survey at loudoun.gov/NaturalResourcesStrategy. Building on the 2019 Loudoun County Comprehensive Plan, the Natural Resources Strategy is intended to provide…