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Sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library, the Loudoun County Public Library Short Story Contest invites teens and adults to curl up with their imaginations this winter and share an original, unpublished short story. Submissions will be accepted online through Sunday, Feb. 15, with winners celebrated at awards ceremonies on Saturday, May 9. Along the…
By Valerie Cury On Dec. 18, the County Planning Commission held a public hearing for Happy Paws K9, LLC, a dog kennel that has been operating in a Leesburg residential neighborhood, zoned Agricultural Rural-1 (AR-1), without the required zoning approvals. The applicants, Marcel and Beatriz Uttembergue, who live on a three-acre property on Oatlands Chase…
By Valerie Cury The divide in Purcellville is not between honest governance and corruption. It is between a majority fulfilling the will of the voters and a very well-connected political minority determined to reverse the outcome of an election. Purcellville is being portrayed as a town unraveling, plagued by misconduct and unprecedented corruption. Senator Russet…
For the second year in a row, the Virginia Military Institute Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team won the bronze medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the British Army’s premier patrolling event held Oct. 3-12 in the Brecon Beacons, a mountain range in Wales in the United Kingdom. Last year was the team’s first year to compete,…
The Town of Leesburg is participating in the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System’s first “Heroes for the Holidays” Toy Drive, held in partnership with the Loudoun Career Firefighters Association Local 3756. For many years, LC-CFRS has supported the U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots program. Building on that tradition, this new local initiative aims…
Quiet on the set! Local filmmakers are encouraged to submit their work for the ninth annual Cabin Fever Film Festival, co-hosted by the Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center and the Purcellville Arts Council. The festival celebrates films created by Loudoun County residents and remains Purcellville’s only dedicated film festival. The two-day event will…
The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Loudoun Hunger Relief, is hosting the 23rd annual Freeze Your Gizzard Cross Country 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 22. Runners of all skill levels and ages are invited to join this community tradition. The cross-county style 5K run will begin at 9 a.m.…
Halloween morning brought a sky-high surprise to pediatric patients at Inova Loudoun Hospital as real-life superheroes rappelled down the side of the building to spread a little magic and cheer. Members of Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue traded their turnout gear for capes and costumes, becoming Captain America, Mario, Luigi, Stitch, Mr. Incredible, Spider-Man,…
Following Wednesday’s (Oct. 29) water main break near the Mayfair community, Town of Purcellville crews teams have completed all immediate repairs to the affected section of the Water Treatment Plant to Town Water Main, originally installed in 1963. The break prompted a town-wide Boil Water Advisory, which remains in effect as officials work with the Virginia Department of Health to ensure water…