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Loudoun Electoral Board Determines School Board Members’ Staggered Terms

January 23, 2023

At its January 12, 2023, meeting, the Loudoun County Electoral Board determined which Loudoun County School Board members will be elected to four-year terms and to two-year terms in the November 2023 general election. The School Board members who will serve four-year terms are members who will be elected from the: In 2021, the Code of…

White Supremacy flyers located in western Loudoun

January 22, 2023

On Jan. 19, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of White supremacy propaganda flyers found in the driveways of several homes on Sagle Road in Purcellville, Hamilton Station Road in Hamilton, and Waterford Creek Circle in Waterford.  All the flyers were in plastic bags that also contained bird seed. There is no indication…

Purcellville’s Rock the Rink Feb. 19

January 19, 2023

The Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is pleased to introduce Rock the Rink, a live concert at the Bush Tabernacle Skating Rink featuring local and regional music for all ages. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Beer, wine, and food will be available for purchase. Bands that will be playing…

Round Hill man convicted of receiving child pornography

January 19, 2023

A federal judge convicted a Round Hill man yesterday on charges of receipt of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least November 2019 through January 2022, Max Christian Frear, 35, used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive child pornography. When the FBI executed…

Avoid in Home Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

January 17, 2023

The risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning increases during winter months due to cold temperatures forcing home heating systems to run longer and more frequently. Often called the silent killer, CO is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. In the home,…

Adult spring sports sign up now

January 15, 2023

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…

Start a nature journal and adopt a tree Jan. 29 at the Chapman DeMary Trail

January 15, 2023

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…

Purcellville Arts Council issues call for local art groups to apply for funding

January 15, 2023

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…

Sheriff Chapman will seek fourth term

January 15, 2023

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…

LCFR Fire Marshal’s Office makes arrest in 2017 house fire

January 14, 2023

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…