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By Maura Walsh-Copeland In response to recent articles and letters, residents should know that the Route 690/7 Interchange will impact more than just the Town of Purcellville; it will impact all of northwestern Loudoun. This interchange, on various developer and County plans for 30 years, has gone through many paths – literally. The current interchange…
By Liz Jarvis Gringo Gordo has joined the growing list of ethnically diverse restaurants in Purcellville. Serving a variety of baked crescent-shaped empanadas, the restaurant celebrated its grand opening with an official ribbon cutting on Dec. 17. Empanadas are savory pockets of dough filled with meats, cheeses and/or vegetables plus spices. They may then be baked…
1. Neil Steinberg Will the popular Leesburg Councilman set his political sights on something higher? 2. Robert Duval Will the venerable actor come out of retirement for one more Oscar-worthy role? 3. Mark Herring Will Leesburg’s former twice-elected Virginia Attorney General (with his awesome shock of white hair) throw his hat in the ring for another…
75-cent increase at main toll plaza, 50-cent increase on ramps Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the toll rate for passenger vehicles at the Main Toll Plaza on the Dulles Toll Road will increase to $4.00 at the main toll plaza and $2.00 at ramp plazas. New Toll Rates Effective Jan. 1, 2023 The 2023 toll increase…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the number of employed residents dropped by 7,426 in November and according to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, the labor force in Virginia showed little change, decreasing by 519 to 4,347,555. According to LAUS, the number of employed residents was 4,223,765 in November and since January 2022, over 85,000 more Virginians…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order #24, banning the use of certain Chinese-owned mobile phone applications and websites on state government technology. The Executive Order bans TikTok and WeChat, and any other applications developed by ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited on state government devices and wireless networks and requires businesses who contract with the…
Northern Virginia’s hospitals are experiencing severe capacity shortages due to the spread of respiratory illnesses such as the seasonal flu, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Just as communities across the country have experienced, local emergency rooms continue to be inundated with sick patients, leading to longer wait times. This trend is expected to persist throughout…
Organizers of the Bluemont Fair have selected Seth Robinson of Seth’s Custom Creations as Juried Crafts Winner of the 52nd Annual Bluemont Fair. The prize for winning Juried Crafts is complimentary display space at the 53 rd Annual Bluemont Fair, to be held Sep. 16 and 17, a very large Blue Ribbon, and, of course,…
As the first significant winter weather of the season is forecasted to impact Loudoun County andour region, officials encourage members of the community to take steps to prepare for the effectsof a forecasted winter weather event. Here are five things for every resident to know ahead of the storm: 1. Know the ForecastGet updated weather information from the…
Loudoun County will offer a third temporary trash drop-off service Saturday, Dec. 17, for Loudoun residents who were customers of Haulin’ Trash. At this time, the County has not scheduled any additional trash drop-off events as residents should have been able to procure new curbside trash service. In the event that a resident has not…