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Whether your goal is to meet new friends, socialize or reignite your competitive fire, PRCS offers a variety of sports leagues and tournaments for people 18 and older. See some of the below offerings and go to the Department of Parks Recreation and Community Service website and register today for the spring season. Spring softball…
Come to the Chapman DeMary Trail at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29 to start your own nature journal and adopt a tree. The Purcellville Arts Council and the Tree and Environment Sustainability are jointly hosting the first nature walk of 2023 with the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. In addition to supplying the notebooks…
Local non-profit arts organizations are invited to submit requests for funding to the Purcellville Arts Council to be considered for inclusion in the Town’s proposal for the Virginia Commission for the Arts Creative Communities Partnership Grant Program. Eligible arts organizations are encouraged to apply online by Sunday, March 5. Through the Creative Communities Partnership Grant Program, the…
Mike Chapman announced that he will seek a fourth, four-year term as Sheriff of Loudoun County, overseeing the largest, full-service Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, the position he has held since 2012. This announcement comes fresh off an International Association of Chiefs of Police study showing the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office provides “excellent” service, and a…
On January 9, 2023, 28-year-old Darrell A. Segraves was indicted by a Loudoun County Circuit Court Grand Jury for one felony count of arson of an occupied dwelling (§18.2-77). On Nov. 4, 2017, occupants of a single-family dwelling in the 17,000 block of Tedler Circle in Round Hill, dialed 911 reporting an odor of gasoline. Loudoun…
On Tuesday, the Leesburg Town Council voted unanimously to authorize the Department of Economic Development to further develop the Virginia Main Street Program for the Historic District in downtown Leesburg. In November 2021, the Town became a Main Street Community at the Tier 1 level, which provides access to training and grant opportunities. During the…
The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System announced the graduation of 67 first responders who successfully completed various levels of fire and rescue training. On Thursday, Jan. 5, the graduates were joined by friends and family, along with members of LC-CFRS leadership, Loudoun County Administration and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at a…
Loudoun County offers ongoing mental health education and substance abuse prevention programs. All programs are free, but registration is required, and seats are limited. The schedule of upcoming classes for January and February 2023 is as follows: Adverse Childhood Experiences Training The Adverse Childhood Experiences training is a one-hour educational program that aims to raise awareness of…
The Leesburg Town Council has appointed Council Member Neil Steinberg as its next Vice Mayor. The vote to appoint the Vice Mayor was made at the Council’s Organizational Meeting on Monday evening. Vice Mayor Steinberg has been a member of the Town Council since first taking office Jan. 1, 2019. He was recently re-elected to…
On Jan. 7, the Cochran family held their annual sheep drive, which started January 2015. They started walking the sheep from their late autumn field back to Stone Eden farm. In the next few weeks the lambing season will start. Allen Cochran, along with his wife Nancy and their two daughters, Emily and Montana along…