Job Fair Tailgate with local employers Oct. 21
The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host a Loudoun Job Fair Tailgate with local employers Thursday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park, 42405 Claudia Drive, Leesburg, in the parking lots adjacent to fields 12 and 13. The Loudoun Job Fair Tailgate will feature local employers with full-time, part-time…
Loudoun Fall Farm Tour returns, emphasizing community connection
For the first time in two years, the Loudoun Fall Farm Tour returns to its in-person format, and Loudoun Economic Development is encouraging the region’s residents and visitors to enjoy a self-guided, family-friendly weekend on the farm, Oct. 16-17. This year marks the 28th annual Loudoun Fall Farm Tour, which began in 1993 as the Loudoun…
Loudoun Chamber opens nominations for 2022 Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Community Leadership Awards. The deadline to nominate a local business or community leader for this award is Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. The Community Leadership Awards honor Loudoun’s business and nonprofit community leaders that have demonstrated exemplary leadership to positively impact…
Supervisors vote down AT&T cell tower atop Short Hill
By Laura Longley On Oct. 5, Loudoun County Supervisors brought to a close the long-running battle between the world’s largest telecommunications firm—AT&T—and a small band of rural western Loudoun residents and conservation groups. In an 8-1 vote—Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) voted for the tower, citing safety response features—the Supervisors upheld the Planning Commission’s unanimous denial of…
White’s Ferry owners—Chuck and Stacy Kuhn—have formally offered to donate the White’s Ferry operation to Montgomery County. This most recent offer is part of their commitment to getting the ferry operational to preserve history, save jobs, and reduce traffic. “We are happy to propose a resolution…
On April 15, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for the Town of Leesburg to install new power generator systems for the town’s potable water pumping station and pollution control center. This funding will help ensure reliable access to water and continued…
Wheelchair users for the first time will have their own race category in this year’s Run the Greenway Saturday, May 4 at Loudoun Station, putting them in competition for medals, glory and prizes. First, second and third place overall finishers in the new Roll 5K…
By Reed Carver Alternate sites will no longer be considered for the Philomont Fire Station, according to a motion passed on Tuesday, April 9, during a Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee meeting. On April 10, at the Board of Supervisors Public Hearing, the Board…
Loudoun County continues to offer free professional development opportunities for nonprofits serving Loudoun County residents, with new trainings scheduled for May and June. The opportunities include an introductory training open to all nonprofits and a specialized series of trainings, which will be open to a…
Leesburg has announced the launch of its inaugural Flower & Garden Week, which will take place from Saturday, April 13 to Sunday, April 21. During the week-long event, residents and visitors can look forward to a diverse range of activities and promotions, that highlight the beauty…
During its April 2, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of filing a “notice of participation” in Dominion Energy’s application to the State Corporation Commission for construction of a new substation and new transmission lines that, if approved, would run along…
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved a budget totaling approximately $6.9 billion in total appropriations for the general county government and school system for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The adopted budget includes a real property tax rate of $0.865 cents per $100 in…
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The Town of Leesburg will host an open house on Saturday, May 4, from 11…
On April 15, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for…
Loudoun County will host a hazardous waste collection event for businesses and other non-residential generators…
The Commonwealth Transportation Board will host nine meetings across Virginia and is inviting the public…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on April 8, released a package of 242 budget amendments to find…
By Reed Carver Alternate sites will no longer be considered for the Philomont Fire Station,…
Loudoun County continues to offer free professional development opportunities for nonprofits serving Loudoun County residents,…
The Loudoun County Department of Building and Development will be closed to the public on…
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During the March 19, business meeting, the majority of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to reconsider its previous vote on March 13 to deny a residential development application…
Loudoun County is seeking grant applications from community organizations for the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program to support their strategies that ensure greater equity and access to COVID-19 vaccine for those…
Loudoun County Animal Services is seeking people willing to adopt rabbits after the agency received a record number of rabbits at once. On Friday, April 5, LCAS received 43 rabbits,…
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Loudoun Valley High School presents the musical Once Upon a Mattress, based on the classic fairy tale The Princess and The Pea. What distinguishes this musical is its comedic energy….
Vincent Jones has been appointed as a Deputy Loudoun County Administrator effective March 14, Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet announced on March 11. Jones, who was selected for the position after…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) Gabriella Miller Kids irst Research Act 2.0, which would reauthorize federal funding for the National Institute of Health’s Gabriella Miller Kids…
Amy Goodyear, a biology teacher at Heritage High School, has been named the Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2024 Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes a Virginia educator for…
Sunday, March 10, we “spring forward” and set our clocks ahead one hour in observance…
Loudoun County has installed new electrical vehicle charging stations for public use at three county…