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Loudoun County will hold another COVID-19 testing event this week, on Thursday, Dec. 30. The Thursday event is intended to help address recent demand for testing stemming from holiday travel and gatherings, as well as increased interest in testing due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus, as the county continues…
At 9:28 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 26, Loudoun County fire and rescue units from Cascades, Kincora, Sterling Park, along with units from Fairfax County, were dispatched to a reported structure fire at N. Watford Court in Sterling. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story, single-family home with fire and smoke showing from the carport area and roof.…
In response to the current increase in COVID-19 cases, due to the omicron variant, the Purcellville Town Hall will be temporarily closed to visitors. The health and wellness of the citizens and staff is the Town of Purcellville’s first priority. As such, the Purcellville Town Hall will be closed to visitors, effective tomorrow Tuesday, December…
On Dec. 27, crews found a second 1887 time capsule, located in the base of the former statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond. The capsule was opened on Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Department of Historic Resources lab, located at 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, 23221. The discovery…
Crews may have located the 1887 time capsule of Confederate artifacts on Monument Avenue in Richmond. It was discovered by crew members disassembling the pedestal that formerly held the Robert E. Lee statue. Workers noticed something that looked “different,” so they chiseled down with a hammer and found the top of what appears to be…
By Laura Longley An 11-year lawsuit over landing rights, a snapped cable, a new owner, a costly study, hostile negotiations, and now the specter of eminent domain. Could this story have a happy ending? Once upon a time, a hundred ferries plied the Potomac River carrying farmers and livestock, horses and buggies, Confederate and Union…
The Loudoun County General District Court has entered an Order of Abatement in the case of County of Loudoun v. Gable Family Limited Partnership, which requires the owner of the Gable Farm property to correct violations of the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. Order of Abatement The Gable Farm property is located west of Leesburg, off Colonial…
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office attributed the cause of a Thanksgiving Day house fire that displaced a family to a malfunction within a golf cart stored on the exterior of the home beneath a covered deck. At 11:52 a.m., on Thursday, Nov. 25, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a call for a…
The Kuhn family has put a contract on 42 acres in Saint Louis, Virginia, one of the first African-American townships in Loudoun County. As part of the buying process, a study of the site will be conducted, which is currently owned by the developer Mojax. If the purchase proceeds, the goal would be to place…
Pursuant to an investigation, 21 year old Ali Panahi (AKA Ali Panahiroodsari) of Ashburn, VA has been charged with one felony count of unlawful creation of an image of a minor, two counts of unlawful creation of an image of another, and one count of attempted unlawful creation of an image of another. Panahi remains…