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By Reed Carver As of approximately 11 p.m. on Aug. 13, Loudoun County Public Schools will have “an exclusive bargaining unit,” that is LEA, the Loudoun Education Association. At the School Board Public Hearing, about 45 speakers with LEA were in favor of the unionization. “I encourage you to adopt the Collective Bargaining system. I…
By Valerie Cury At its July 9 Purcellville Town Council meeting an update was provided on the Chuck Kuhn Valley Commerce Center annexation/boundary line adjustment proposal. At the council’s work session on July 23, the council’s majority voted to continue the annexation/boundary line adjustment process to further enter into discussions with the applicant. In a…
By Reed Carver The problem, and proposed solution Arcola was an agricultural region that is now changing rapidly. Rezonings as far back as 2014 began to shift the area from farming to industrial/data centers uses. These trends have sandwiched the neighborhood along one-lane gravel road Hiddenwood Lane between data centers, soon to be built data…
Purcellville is set to sizzle this September with the launch of its Inaugural Purcellville Restaurant Week. Sponsored by Silas Redd, owner of Mister on Main and Nostalgia Boutique, this highly anticipated event promises to showcase the vibrant and diverse culinary scene of this charming small town. From Sept. 4 to 8, local food enthusiasts and…
By Grace Bennett A $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons is in the works with a recently released list of all the divestitures. While the merger is still pending approval due to union opposition and a lawsuit, C&S Wholesale Grocers has agreed to acquire that which is divested, including six Harris Teeter grocery stores…
On July 2, President Joe Biden signed into law the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.” The legislation, which was championed by Congresswoman Wexton and named in her honor, is the most significant action Congress has taken in decades to combat Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative diseases like Wexton’s…
By Reed Carver Dominion has announced four new transmission line projects in Loudoun. Speakers representing major associations took turns presenting information on the lines on June 11, in a Piedmont Environmental Council meeting at Heritage High School. The Loudoun Transmission Alliance and the Lansdowne Conservancy argued for the Aspen to Golden 500 kilovolt lines to…
By Valerie Cury At the June 11 Purcellville Town Council meeting, comments were made during the council comments portion regarding the political insert in the town utility bill. Also, council voted 3-2, with Mayor Stan Milan, Vice Mayor Erin Rayner, and Council Member Kevin Wright to demolish the Pullen house at a cost of $49,260.…
The Town of Purcellville has chosen Lt. Barry Dufek as its new Chief of Police, effective July 1, 2024. The Purcellville Town Council confirmed the appointment at its June 25 Council meeting. “The Town conducted an extensive search with the assistance of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police to identify the individual who would…
Loudoun County invites members of the public to attend a public information meeting to review site design concepts for the Western Loudoun Recreation Complex in Purcellville. The Western Loudoun Recreation Complex project includes the design and construction of a new 83,000-squre-foot recreation facility with an aquatics center, and a park with up to ten athletic fields on a…