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Purcellville Police Chief Cynthia McAlister was honored with the prestigious Stu Plitman First Responder Community Service Award at today’s 2024 Loudoun Chamber’s Annual Valor Awards held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia. The event is to honor local first responders for their heroic and lifesaving efforts during incidents which occurred in 2023. The…
The JK Community Farm is seeking teams of volunteers from companies, civic groups as well as individuals of all ages and sponsors to participate in its 6th annual Plant-A-Thon. With two days to choose from, Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, individuals and teams will kick off the growing season by planting 52,000 seedlings that will grow into…
During the March 19, business meeting, the majority of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to reconsider its previous vote on March 13 to deny a residential development application known as Tillett’s View (LEGI-2023-0031, Tillett’s View). As a result, the Board may approve or deny an amended application on the same project. The revised…
Loudoun County is seeking grant applications from community organizations for the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program to support their strategies that ensure greater equity and access to COVID-19 vaccine for those populations disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Loudoun County is extending the deadline for applications to 4 p.m., May 8. The COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program is…
Loudoun County Animal Services is seeking people willing to adopt rabbits after the agency received a record number of rabbits at once. On Friday, April 5, LCAS received 43 rabbits, ranging from two days to two years old, from a Loudoun resident. The resident had initially acquired just three rabbits as pets, but their numbers…
A segment of Evergreen Mills Road, between Creighton Road and Ryan Road, will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26 until approximately 12 p.m. on Friday, March 29, to accommodate necessary construction. During the closure period, all through traffic along Evergreen Mills Road will be required to detour around the construction…
Loudoun Valley High School presents the musical Once Upon a Mattress, based on the classic fairy tale The Princess and The Pea. What distinguishes this musical is its comedic energy. The childish Prince Dauntless brings a warm and whimsical air to the show. Dauntless faces the “daunting” challenge of finding a bride. Only, this task…
Vincent Jones has been appointed as a Deputy Loudoun County Administrator effective March 14, Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet announced on March 11. Jones, who was selected for the position after a nationwide search, comes to Loudoun from Warren County, North Carolina, where he served as county manager. “Vincent has extensive experience in all levels of…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) Gabriella Miller Kids irst Research Act 2.0, which would reauthorize federal funding for the National Institute of Health’s Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First), which has supported lifesaving pediatric research of treatments and cures for childhood cancer over the past nine years. The…
Amy Goodyear, a biology teacher at Heritage High School, has been named the Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2024 Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes a Virginia educator for incorporating agriculture into their core curriculum. Goodyear uses hands-on activities and real-life applications in her classroom to engage students in agricultural concepts. She encourages her…