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Section of North Street to Close to Traffic July 10-11

July 10, 2023

Leesburg, VA (July 7, 2023) – North Street between Wildman Street and Browns Meadow Court will be closed to traffic during the daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, July 10, and Tuesday, July 11, for removal of old water infrastructure ahead of planned road repaving later this year. The road work will necessitate a…

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Loudoun (LoCo) youth rugby U14 team wins

July 5, 2023

The Loudoun U14, under 14 years old, Youth Rugby (LoCo Rugby) won the Virginia State Rugby Championship in “Fifteens” – 15 players per side – at the state final competition on May 13, in Culpeper, VA.  LoCo Rugby was able to pull away in the final 20 minutes of the match to beat a previously…

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What does western Loudoun broadband expansion mean for you?

July 5, 2023

By Laura Longley For everyone living and working without high-speed internet service in rural America, the news from the White House on June 27 couldn’t have been better: $42.5 billion from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding— $1.48 billion of that for Virginia—would be coming to their rescue by 2030. In Loudoun County,…

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7 quick points on floodplain impact from Rt. 7/690 Interchange ramps

July 5, 2023

In the three minutes allotted to each speaker in the citizen comment portion of the June 27 Purcellville Town Council meeting, Catoctin Meadows resident Ron Rise Sr. offered some quick points, which serve to clarify controversial issues between the town and Loudoun County. They address the planned Rt. 7/690 Interchange and its impact on a…

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Plans for the incoming Western Loudoun Recreation Center proceed despite criticism

June 21, 2023

By Tabitha Reeves In the interest of building a new recreation center for Western Loudoun, the Board of Supervisors have agreed to purchase 142.7 acres of farmland located between Purcellville and Round Hill for $6.9 million. The transaction is slated to be finalized this month, with the successful vote to buy the parcel occurring back…

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Fire Causes Over $522K in Damages to Chantilly Home

June 12, 2023

Fire Marshal’s estimate an early morning fire did over half a million dollars in damage to a residence in the 25,000 block of Leonard Drive in Chantilly on Wednesday, June 7.  Just before 5:30 a.m., the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls advising of fire and smoke coming from a home on Leonard…

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Sheriff Chapman announces realignment of Sheriff’s Office

June 9, 2023

Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman has announced a strategic realignment of the organization and his executive leadership team, effective July 6.  The realignment expands the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office from two to three distinct bureaus: the Field Operations Bureau, Investigations Bureau, and Administrative and Corrections Bureau.  A third Lieutenant Colonel will be named instead of…

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Commanders and OrthoVirginia hold Flag Football Clinic

May 31, 2023

On May 20, the Washington Commanders hosted the first ever Flag Football Clinic presented by OrthoVirginia at the newly named OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park for a day of movement and skills training for young athletes. The event was held in partnership with RCX Sports and the Loudoun County NFL FLAG Football League. OrthoVirginia physicians, youth…

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Loudoun County employee charged with embezzlement

May 11, 2023

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has charged Theresa A. Smith of Haymarket, VA, with two counts of embezzlement after an investigation into her work with the Loudoun County Department of Family Services. Smith is charged with embezzling approximately $29,000 from the Child Subsidy Program during her employment with Loudoun County DFS as a Child Care…

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Purcellville Police apprehend suspect with stolen firearm

May 10, 2023

On Saturday, May 6, at approximately 10:22 p.m. the Purcellville Police Department received a report of a burglary in the 100 block of the 16 th  Street where at 9mm handgun was stolen from a residence. After a thorough investigation throughout the weekend by the Purcellville Police Department, officers identified a juvenile suspect. In collaboration…

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