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Hit the right note with a Story & Clark piano, which is one of the many items featured in the current Loudoun County surplus auction. The auction also includes children’s wooden lockers, a pirate ship playhouse, a foosball table, fire extinguishers, computers, office furniture, and other miscellaneous items. The auction will close at 9:30 a.m.,…
In partnership with Crossroads Jobs, Inc. and Rabbi Neil Tow of Congregation Sha’are Shalom, the Leesburg Diversity Commission is hosting an employment fair in the lower-level banquet hall at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center on Sunday, June 26. The fair will run from 1 to 4 p.m. The fair is aimed at entry-level job seekers…
For the second consecutive year, peregrine falcon chicks have successfully fledged and are learning to fly at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP), Maryland. Out of four hatchlings, three chicks survived the vulnerable nestling phase and have entered the fledgling phase after they developed feathers enabling them to fly. Monitoring program volunteers and park staff have…
By Laura Longley In the age of Twitter and TikTok, it’s hard to imagine news taking two years and eight months to reach the African Americans of Galveston whose lives literally depended on it. Not until Union General Gordon Grainer arrived in that Texas town did the Black residents learn they were no longer enslaved.…
Field Trip Photography by Christi Porter By Laura Longley It’s fair to say it’s been a rough couple of years for Loudoun County Public Schools and the parents who want more of a say in their children’s educations. We share this story of a 5th grade field trip as a case study in how parents,…
On May 9, Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser, who instituted local enabling legislation for the expansion of broadband internet for the Purcellville area, joined other municipal and business leaders at the White House for President Biden’s announcement on reducing the cost of high-speed internet for all Americans. “I applaud President Biden and Vice President Harris for…
By Laura Longley Whew! You step out on the deck and that first blast of hot, humid air hits you. What wouldn’t you give for a long, cool quaff of iced tea right now? Sure, you can hustle over to the grocery store and grab a jug of Arnold Palmer Half & Half Tea and…
By Andrea Gaines The minute you ask people about memories of mom or memories of Mother’s Day, the floodgates open and the stories come pouring out. Moms are the portals, the pathways to all kinds of family memories. Birthdays, holidays, first jobs, old homes and neighborhoods, graduations, old friendships – the list goes on and…
Complaints about online fraud and hostage hauls rising Continued record homes sales coupled with the high season for moving means more people are preparing to move. This high demand means more people are at risk of getting scammed by rogue movers or other deceptive brokers. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) received…
AUDIO – For best results, please listen with earphones. Happy and Fat Look at the Red Shiny Ball I don’t take directions from ANY CCBs. After the Purcellville Planning Commission meeting had ended on Oct. 21, 2021, a senior staff member and a local developer stayed after the meeting and spoke for 1 hour and…