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Loudoun County is offering information sessions in February and March on home improvement program grants available to Loudoun County residents. All sessions are free, but seating is limited and registration is required. Home Improvement Program GrantsThree home improvement program grants are available to Loudoun County residents, depending on eligibility. The Loudoun County Department of Housing…
On Feb. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will begin excavation and off-site disposal of the trichloroethylene (TCE) source area next week as part of a remediation phase at the Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund site in Sterling, Virginia. The excavation, scheduled to start Feb. 20, is the first phase in removing the TCE…
On Feb. 15, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that Washington Dulles International Airport will be receiving $35 million in federal funding thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to aid in the construction of a new 14-gate regional and commuter terminal. This is the third consecutive fiscal year that the new terminal project has received funding…
County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has presented a proposed budget for the Loudoun County government to the Board of Supervisors for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025), which begins July 1. The proposed budget totals $5.2 billion in appropriations for the county government and Loudoun County Public Schools. Proposed BudgetThe proposed budget has been prepared at a…
Teaching the youth that will be the community leaders and voting citizens of tomorrow is not a small responsibility. Blue Ridge Middle School’s Civics teacher, Erik Sassak is doing this job to an award-winning level. Erik Sassak received the Virginia Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Excellence in Teaching Award. This award is a nationally acclaimed…
On Feb. 9 at noon at the Evergreen Christian School on Evergreen Mills Road in Leesburg, the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center released a rehabilitated immature eagle that has been in its care for over two weeks. The young eagle who does not have a white head or tail yet was found unable to fly near…
On Feb. 8, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced Jasmine Yoon in a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. In November, the senators recommended Yoon to fill an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, which will be created when Judge Michael F. Urbanski assumes senior status in…
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding citizens that open burning is restricted in Loudoun County between Feb. 15 and April 30. The regulations, which prohibit open air fires, or open burning as it is commonly referred to, between the hours of midnight and 4 p.m., are enforced by the Loudoun County Fire…
On Friday, Feb. 2, members of the Purcellville Police Department were recognized at the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office 2023 Awards and Recognition Ceremony. The awards program recognized members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, as well as their partners in law enforcement, for their dedication and service to the community during 2023. Lieutenant Scott Moskowitz,…
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus, and Senator Todd Young (R-IN), also co-chair of the Senate CTE Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students (ACCESS) to Careers Act. The bill would boost student…