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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…
Update as of December 12, 2022 On Dec. 12, three indictments by Special Grand Jury were unsealed against former Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools Scott Ziegler. Ziegler was fired on Dec. 6. Ziegler is charged with one count of prohibited conduct, one count of penalizing an employee, and one count of false publication. The…
The Loudoun County School Board appointed Dr. Daniel Smith as the school division’s interim superintendent Thursday, Dec/ 8. Smith was the division’s Chief of Staff. Smith’s appointment was made during a special meeting at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administrative Offices. He replaces Dr. Scott Ziegler, who the School Board fired Tuesday. “During his brief…
By Valerie Cury In preparation for the construction of the 690/Rt.7 Interchange, the County and the Town of Purcellville did not follow the proper Town Zoning Ordinance procedures. As a result, Catoctin Meadows Lot 74 has been removed from the Catoctin Meadows Deed of Dedication – effectively extinguishing the lot from public records, giving it…
By Laura Longley Last fall, two visions for a Philomont Fire Station came under the consideration of Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System and Chief Keith Johnson. At the same time, Philomont village community members as well as preservation and conservation organizations proposed an alternative. They envisioned a more modest looking station that centered…
By Laura Longley If you’re heading from Hillsboro to Purcellville, where the County road enters the Town, on your right you’ll see a residence on a little over a half an acre, nestled within 14.2 acres of mature forest and wetlands. Those wetlands—rich with frogs and salamanders, turtles and fish, snakes and beavers and long-eared…