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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…
A Reston man has been arrested and charged in connection with the June 11, 2022, shooting of three people on N. Fillmore Avenue in Sterling. On Jan. 5, Isaias Lainez-Alvarado, 19, of Reston, was arrested at a residence in Reston and charged with six felony charges. Lainez-Alvarado has been charged with three counts of Use of…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery and auto theft that occurred in the late evening of Jan. 5, in Ashburn. At approximately 7:12 p.m. on Jan. 5, deputies responded to the Ashburn Cigars and Vapes store in the 44000 block of Ashburn Shopping Plaza for a reported robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that…
By Valerie Cury Loudoun County officials are trying to force the Town of Purcellville to accept the County’s altered design for the Rt. 7/690 Interchange. This pressure meanwhile disregards the Town’s due process and the expressed desires of most of the Town’s citizens. Purcellville’s legislative rules and procedures require the Town to make decisions on…
On Thursday, Dec. 29, at shortly after 2 a.m., Leesburg Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a burglary that had occurred a few minutes prior at Tobacco King, located at 345 East Market Street. Responding officers determined that the pictured subject had shattered the business’ plate glass door and had taken an undetermined…