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Firefighters Team Up with Mobile Hope and One Warm Coat® for Annual Coat Drive

January 11, 2021

The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System, along with the Loudoun Career Firefighters Association Local 3756, have once again partnered with One Warm Coat and Mobile Hope Loudoun to collect winter apparel for local residents in need. This year due to COVID-19 we will be collecting coats through a contactless drop off. To limit…

Purcellville debates height limits for historic downtown

January 6, 2021

By Valerie Cury At the Dec. 8 Purcellville Town Council Meeting, the Council moved forward to decrease the maximum height of buildings in the C-4 District. The district includes Hatcher Avenue and 21st Street and parts of Main Street – and is referred to as the old downtown area. The Town Council voted 5-2 to…

Between Middleburg and Purcellville, the perfect place to hang your hat

January 6, 2021

What could be better than living just 10 minutes from Purcellville, western Loudoun County’s hub for shopping and schools, with easy access to Leesburg, the Greenway, and Dulles Airport? Or how about living just 15 minutes from Middleburg, the heart of Virginia horse country and home to delightful shops and restaurants? Middleburg is also home…

Loudoun Health Department to coordinate COVID-19 vaccination – for health care workers not already signed up

January 6, 2021

 The Loudoun County Health Department is seeking to identify any health care offices or providers, that are part of the Virginia Department of Health’s Phase 1a group for COVID-19 vaccination, but are not already signed up to receive vaccine. Health care providers have been defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the Commonwealth of Virginia as…

County seeks public input on Linear Parks and Trails System

January 6, 2021

On Jan. 17, 2019, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors directed the Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Board to develop a detailed implementation plan for an interconnected, countywide linear parks and trails system. PROS subsequently appointed representatives from key stakeholder groups to the Linear Parks and Trails Subcommittee to advance the initiative.…

Purcellville police reports for the week ending December 31, 2020

January 6, 2021

11:04 p.m.       100 Block of North 16th Street                        Hit and Run  The complainant was inside his residence and heard a loud crash in the parking lot. Looking out, he observed a grey Cadillac leaving the area and saw that the striking vehicle apparently pushed one of the complaints parked car into his other parked car. …

It’s time to weigh in on 7/690 Interchange

January 6, 2021

Loudoun County is seeking public comment regarding the proposed Route 7/Route 690 Interchange Project. Information related to the project, including an exhibit and comment form, is available at https://loudoun.gov/5179/Route-7-690-Interchange. The deadline for comments is Jan. 16. You may submit your comment by email at DTCI@loudoun.gov or by the comment form. The project funds the design,…

County considers expanding Gable landfill

January 6, 2021

Despite years of controversy and unanswered safety questions, the trucks drove in and the trucks drove out, dumping their loads and earning the property owner potentially millions of dollars in dumping fees. And it’s all being done under the guise of a “personal recreational field” use. The site, on Gable Farm Lane, is part of…

Cochran’s Annual Sheep Walk in Lincoln- We love you, Mr. Cochran!

January 6, 2021

By Andrea Gaines Allen Cochran, two willing assistants, and his border collies drive his herd of sheep through the village of Lincoln on Jan. 2 each year.  It is one of Loudoun County’s most sweet, enduring, and captivating New Year’s rituals. Allen is a direct descendant of the original Goose Creek Quakers meeting members.  Raised…

BOS adds 144 homes to TPA – ‘Buffer’ between suburban east and rural west melting away

January 6, 2021

As it closed out the 2020 legislative session, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted 7-1-1 to add 144 new housing units to the Transition Policy Area. Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) was the only no vote. Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-Chair At-Large), Supervisors Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling), Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian), Michael R. Turner…