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The Bluemont Citizens Association hosted a private ceremony for families of the 92 lives lost on TWA Flight 514 on Dec. 1, 1974. This event occurred on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m., on the 50th anniversary of the crash. The ceremony took place at the Bluemont Community Center, which served as the emergency operations…
The Town of Leesburg is offering a sustainable solution for residential food waste disposal. Beginning Monday, Dec. 2, Town residents may utilize a food waste drop-off site at the Liberty Streetparking lot. The site will be available 24/7. The pilot program provides Town residents with a sustainable way to dispose of food scraps and keep…
The next Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste collection event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at Claude Moore Park, 46150 Loudoun Park Lane in Sterling. The event will take place at the end of Loudoun Park Lane. Loudoun residents are welcome to bring HHW from their homes to the event,…
Six students and two teachers from Briar Woods High School and the Academies of Loudoun represented Loudoun County Public Schools at the 2nd Annual Quad Cyber Challenge at The White House on Thursday, Oct. 10. The event, held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, focused on “Unlocking Cybersecurity Career Pathways to Success and Global Security”…
The Leesburg Police Department arrested the suspect in connection with a burglary at the White and Ivory Diamonds store earlier this month. On Saturday, Aug. 24, at approximately 6:50 p.m., officers located the suspect in the 1300 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE and placed him under arrest. The suspect, identified as Terrance C. Turner,…
Replacement of bridge over Piney Run Turneysville Road (Rt. 833) will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 to 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19 to replace the bridge over Piney Run just west of Harpers Ferry Road (Rt. 671), according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Despite the closure, access will be maintained for…
By Reed Carver “Working as a public servant in local government has not always been easy, but it’s been rewarding.” Del. Geary Higgins (R-30) said in an interview on July 15. Everyone in politics must balance the public life, and then there’s your private life, but … “unfortunately, all too often, it takes a backseat…
During its July 16, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors authorized the reallocation of more than $2.2 million in funds from the county’s share of the federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. ARPA funds are intended to financially support the Loudoun community in recovering from the negative impacts of COVID-19. The money has been…
Hillsboro Charter Academy has completed its inaugural “Discovering Flight: Problem Solving with Wilbur and Orville” summer camp. Created by the National Aviation Hall of Fame in collaboration with PBS Think TV and the Ohio Department of Education, this multidisciplinary curriculum focuses on the Wright brothers’ journey of perseverance and innovation, culminating in the first powered,…