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What’s in it for Purcellville? By Laura Longley Last spring, Purcellville became one of the first places in the country which began testing wastewater for coronavirus, after Mayor Kwasi Fraser learned of a new process developed by Boston-based BioBot labs in collaboration with researchers at MIT, Harvard, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Town Council…
Anytime Fitness held a ribbon cutting at the beginning of October, at their new location at 609 E Main Street in Purcellville. Mayor Kwasi Fraser joined members of the business community and council members to celebrate the opening.
The Lovettsville Cooperative Market has announced updated plans to locate its future grocery store in downtown Lovettsville in the undeveloped space across from the Town Center. The Co-op’s Board of Directors recently signed a letter of intent to lease a 7,000 square foot property that will be home to its long anticipated, full-service grocery store. Lovettsville Co-op Market will be open seven days…
By Valerie Cury The Purcellville Town Council held a joint meeting Oct. 6 with Purcellville’s Economic Development Advisory Committee to listen to a presentation by Chuck Kuhn of JK Land Holdings, LLC, along with developer Hobie Mitchel. The presentation addressed uses for the 118.81-acre Warner Brook property, located at 17110 Purcellville Road. Kuhn bought the property on July 31, for $3.25…
By Andrea Gaines Jennifer Wexton (D-VA 10) and newcomer Aliscia Andrews debated in an in-person meeting at The National Conference Center’s West Belmont Place on Oct. 15. Wexton serves in the US Congress. Andrews is a former Marine who now serves as a cyberspace security consultant. The debate was part of the Loudoun Chamber Policymaker Series. It was moderated…
A Leesburg man was arrested on Oct. 20 on charges of fraudulently obtaining over $2.5 million in loans through the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program, and then spending the fraudulently obtained money on luxury items. According to court documents, Didier Kindambu, 48, fraudulently obtained two loans issued under the PPP, a program instituted by Congress…
10/10/20 3:23 p.m. Town of Purcellville Missing Juvenile A family reported that a 16 year old suffering from emotional distress left home did not return. The investigation indicated that the juvenile was considering self-harm. Officers and Deputies began a search of likely locales in the area where the missing teen had been known…
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents that effective Oct. 1, through midnight Feb. 14, 2021, open burning is permitted for the burning of leaves and trees, brush, yard and garden trimmings generated on-site, except where always prohibited. Note: all fires must be called into the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center at 703-777-0637 prior to ignition and when the…
What happened there? … a new – or old resident of Purcellville might say. In recent weeks, well-known local developer Casey Chapman, with Martinsburg Plaza LCC and Loudoun West Investments LLC, presented a rendering of his vision for a major new residential/commercial development on Hatcher Ave. in Purcellville. Most residents would consider Hatcher Ave. to be the start, so-to-speak, of the old part of Town. The proposal…
As fires continue to rage on the West Coast, a blaze has ignited in Western Loudoun County over the proposed construction of a new Philomont Fire Station on the village’s beloved old Horse Show Grounds. Not surprisingly, this fire’s been lit by a failure to communicate. First brush fire Early in September 2020, residents of Philomont, located…
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