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By Valerie Cury At the Aug. 22 Loudoun County Republican Committee meeting, Purcellville Council Member Joel Grewe received the party endorsement he was seeking from the local Republican Party. Grewe is running for Mayor of the Town of Purcellville on a slate with Caleb Stought, Erin Rayner, and Tip Stinnette for Town Council. The Town…
Loudoun County officials say the invasive species of insect known as the spotted lanternfly has been found in Loudoun County, signaling a new stage in efforts to slow the spread of the pest that can damage agricultural crops and more than 100 other plants and trees. Over the past few years, the invasive insect has…
Neither scorching heat nor sudden downpours could keep the young 4-H contests and enthusiastic crowds from enjoying this year’s Loudoun County Fair. From Tuesday, July 26, through Sunday, the 30th, the 4-H Fairgrounds on Leesburg’s Dry Mill Road also welcomed barnyard animals and alligators, demolition derby drivers and bull riders, llamas and alpacas, milking cows…
By Laura Longley Early on July 15 Michael Oaks swung open the double doors at Re Love It’s new Purcellville home on W. Main St. across from Loudoun Golf and Country Club. Within an hour, the shop behind Paint & Paper Place was packed with more than 200 curious neighbors, well-wishers, eager consignors, antique and…
By Laura Longley If you live in the Birchwood community of Brambleton, last March it’s likely you received a surprise missive in the mail: a notification from Loudoun County about pending changes in the areas around Dulles International Airport and their designations for decibel levels. These areas were approved by a previous Board of Supervisors.…
By Valerie Cury For the eight years Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser has served as mayor, he has been asking, without effect, management to direct the Town’s utility consultants to base their water and sewer rate predictions on innovation such as the selling of nutrient credits, stream water credits, and available grants. Every year the utility…
Casey Chapman wasn’t happy to hear Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser’s comments questioning Stantec’s model for a projected Town of Purcellville utility rate increase. Fraser encouraged the company to fix their model, instead of basing it on building more homes in the Town. In citizen comments addressing the mayor at the Purcellville Town Council Work Session…
Loudoun photographer Philip Ulanowsky will present an introduction to black-and-white film photography at the Purcellville Library on Saturday, July 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The program is titled “Film Photography Rebounds: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of the Silver Print.” Prompted by the significant resurgence of film photography over recent years, he…
On Monday, June 20, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a former civil rights lawyer, attended the NAACP Loudoun Branch’s Juneteenth March & Celebration in Leesburg, where he delivered the keynote speech. He first marched from the Leesburg County Courthouse to the Orion Anderson Memorial, which honors a 14-year old boy from nearby Hamilton who was lynched…
The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a virtual design public hearing Thursday, June 23, on planned safety improvements along Rt. 15 (James Monroe Highway) in the Village of Lucketts. The improvements include: Adding new sidewalks Enhancing the pedestrian crossing adjacent to the northern Lucketts Elementary School entrance Striping a new crosswalk with pedestrian signals at the…