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Commending resolution for 246 Years Project to Morven Park

June 9, 2023

Del. David Reid (D-32) recently presented a Commending Resolution from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s General Assembly for the 246 Years Project to Morven Park in the presence of the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees. The 246 Years Project is a social justice initiative dedicated to documenting and honoring the millions of enslaved men,…

Purcellville passes reduced FY24 budget 

May 31, 2023

“For school D isn’t good, but for engineering D is not bad” – Dale Lehnig By Valerie Cury At the Town of Purcellville’s May 23 Town Council work session, council voted 4-3 to pass the town’s revised budget. Mayor Stan Milan, Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut, and Council Members Carol Luke and Boo Bennett voted for…

Mickie Gordon Park: field of dreams or future cricket center?

May 31, 2023

By Laura Longley About a mile east of Middleburg on the north side of Rt. 50 near the historically African American hamlet of Macsville, there is a 99-acre park with open fields, old oak trees, a fishing pond, tennis courts, a baseball field, and a lighted cricket field, which was formerly a baseball field. After…

Chair Randall gives the 2023 State of the County address

May 31, 2023

By Sophia Clifton At the State of the County address on May 24. 2023, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) began by speaking at length about the “historic times” that Loudoun County has faced since her term began in January 2020. “Through this great challenge … Loudoun weathered the storm…

Council votes to sell the Pullen house

May 30, 2023

At the Purcellville Town Council Meeting on May 23, the council voted 4-1-1 to sell the town-owned Pullen House which is located at 301 South 20 th Street in Purcellville. Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut, Council Members Carol Luke, Ron Rise Jr., and Boo Bennett voted for the sale, Council Member Erin Rayner voted no, and…

Purcellville Town Council appoints Glen T. Adams as interim town manager

May 3, 2023

At its Budget Work Session on April 26, the Purcellville Town Council voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Glen T. Adams as Interim Town Manager.

What’s up with broadband in western Loudoun?

May 3, 2023

Rural homes unserved or underserved by broadband and designated as part of Loudoun County’s western project are expected to have fiber service by summer 2024.

Anzivino quits as interim town manager

April 13, 2023

By Valerie Cury At Purcellville Town Council’s Tuesday, April 11 meeting, Interim Town Manager John Anzivino abruptly quit.  Anzivino had been slated to serve as interim town manager for three months, through the end of May. He expressed frustration over a council member motion to lower a proposed staff raise, through the fiscal year FY…

Ashburn student has The Voice

April 5, 2023

By Liz Tenney Jarvis When Ashburn’s Mary Kate Connor stepped onto the stage of the TV show “The Voice” in Los Angeles, she realized that she was standing in the same spot as so many inspirational singers she had watched over the years.   “It was so surreal.  I was incredibly nervous but I thought about all…

Kuhns and Local Governments Offer to open White’s Ferry Rejected

March 28, 2023

Offer Would Have Enabled Ferry to Reopen in 30 Days White’s Ferry owners worked closely with the State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Virginia, Montgomery and Loudoun Counties, including their economic development authorities and transportation departments, and previous Ferry owner Herb Brown, to develop a proposal to purchase the Virginia landing site from Rockland Farm in an…