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A historic truss bridge in Lovettsville reopened to traffic this week after being closed since January 2021, according to a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.
DYS Volleyball Club holds annual toy drive
The Dulles Youth Sports Volleyball Club held their annual toy drive Dec. 11 in Herndon. The club donated more than 500 toys to LINK, a local non-profit organization.
The staff and volunteers at Mobile Hope Loudoun hosted their annual Holiday Village Festival Dec. 16 and 17 at the nonprofit’s Leesburg campus and provided gifts for over 2,000 children in need of assistance, according to Executive Director Donna Fortier.
The staff and volunteers at Mobile Hope Loudoun hosted their annual Holiday Village Festival Dec. 16 and 17 at the nonprofit’s Leesburg campus and provided gifts for over 2,000 children
A new project coordinated by historic Morven Park in Leesburg and the Loudoun County Circuit Court Clerk's office will soon provide public access to documents for families and historians researching men, women and children who were enslaved in Loudoun County.
A new project coordinated by historic Morven Park in Leesburg and the Loudoun County Circuit Court Clerk's office will soon provide public access to documents for families and historians researching
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is looking for information regarding the whereabouts of a Sterling man reported missing earlier this week.
A search is underway by Loudoun County Sheriff's Office deputies in the neighborhood of a Sterling man who disappeared on Dec. 21.
A historic former church in Hillsboro caught fire Tuesday morning and Route 9 through the town of Hillsboro remains closed, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue spokesman Laura Rinehart.
The Loudoun Times-Mirror asked the county's Board of Supervisors to their top accomplishments and priorities. The supervisors emphasized that this list does not include all that they accomplished in 2022 or plan for 2023.
Loudoun County supervisors had a busy year in 2022. They were able to start work on implementing the county's first unmet housing needs plan, initiate work on alleviating Route 15
Going into 2023, Democrat Phyllis Randall, Loudoun's at-large chair, said she still has "lots to do."
Loudoun County's top elected official enters the final year of her four-year term with no signs of slowing down.
Dominion and Riverside high schools are represented on the 2022 Virginia High School League all-state volleyball team.
Managing the direction Loudoun's transit service will take is nothing new for Nancy Boyd, who County Administrator Tim Hemstreet tapped Dec. 9 to head Loudoun's Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure after conducting a nationwide search.
Managing the direction Loudoun's transit service will take is nothing new for Nancy Boyd, who County Administrator Tim Hemstreet tapped Dec. 9 to head Loudoun's Department of Transportation and Capital
Dominion seniors set to play college athletics
Dominion High School held a ceremony in November to recognize 10 seniors who will continue their education and athletic careers in college.
While the Purcellville Town Council and Planning Commission are in the midst of ongoing discussions surrounding Loudoun County’s applications for rezoning and special use permits, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has written in a memo to the Board of Supervisors this week describing “unusual delays” by the town of Purcellville which could end up terminating two significant projects in town.
While the Purcellville Town Council and Planning Commission are in the midst of ongoing discussions surrounding Loudoun County’s applications for rezoning and special use permits, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has
School attendance zone changes were approved by the Loudoun County Public Schools board on Dec. 13.
Pretty much everyone east of the Rockies — around two-thirds of the country — will see extreme weather in the coming days, said Ryan Maue, a private meteorologist in the Atlanta area.
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An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and high winds to much of the U.S. this week. Cold air moving down from Canada is causing temperatures to plunge
Through a joint effort of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, the Loudoun Impact Fund brings together individuals and businesses to pool funds for charitable gifts.
Through a joint effort of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, the Loudoun Impact Fund brings together individuals and businesses
A new home for a wounded veteran is ready just in time for the holidays as the fifth HeroHome has been completed and retired U.S. Marine Jimmy Ochan, his wife Pat and son William moved in over the weekend.
A new home for a wounded veteran is ready just in time for the holidays as the fifth HeroHome has been completed and retired U.S. Marine Jimmy Ochan, his wife
Five weeks after they were accused of s*xually assaulting a fellow student, three Smart’s Mill Middle School students had charges against them dropped on Monday, according to the attorney for one of the boys.
Five weeks after they were accused of s*xually assaulting a fellow student, three Smart’s Mill Middle School students had charges against them dropped on Monday, according to the attorney for
ICYMI: Loudoun County observed the beginning of Hanukkah this week with a celebration in Ashburn.
Dozens braved the icy winds and bitter cold to show up at One Loudoun to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of a menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum,
Loudoun County became the first locality in the commonwealth to offer a property tax rate relief to spouses of U.S. military service members who were killed in the line of duty.
Loudoun County became the first locality in the commonwealth to offer a property tax rate relief to spouses of U.S. military service members who were killed in the line of
Loudoun United FC and Betfred have entered into a multi-year agreement to make Betfred the USL Championship team's official sports betting partner.
An individual staying in one of Loudoun County's many hotels, motels, boarding houses, bed and breakfasts and other short-term residential rentals will soon be on the hook for paying the overnight stay tax, which until recently was only levied on stays by four or more individuals.
An individual staying in one of Loudoun County's many hotels, motels, boarding houses, bed and breakfasts and other short-term residential rentals will soon be on the hook for paying the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has unveiled a criminal referral for former President Donald Trump, citing evidence that it says merits prosecution by the Justice Department.
The House Jan. 6 committee has unveiled a criminal referral for former President Donald Trump, citing evidence that it says merits prosecution by the Justice Department. Among the crimes the
The Purcellville Police Department held an annual awards event on Dec. 10 and presented the 2022 Officer of the Year Award to Officer Alexander Burkett, according to a press release.
Purcellville Center LLC and 21st Street Holdings LLC recently joined together to purchase properties located at 210 N. 21st Street and 105 E. Cornwell Lane. The four-acre deal was finalized Nov. 30 and previously owned by JB Properties Inc., according to Casey Chapman, manager of 21st Street Holdings LLC.
Purcellville Center LLC and 21st Street Holdings LLC recently joined together to purchase properties located at 210 N. 21st Street and 105 E. Cornwell Lane. The four-acre deal was finalized
Speakers at a Loudoun County remembrance on Wednesday for the Sandy Hook and other gun violence victims said there's reason for hope.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre horrified the nation, but gun violence continued unabated in the bloody decade that followed it.
Landmark Commercial Real Estate and L4 Capital Partners held a Dec. 7 groundbreaking event for Church & Market, a mixed-use apartment community located in historic downtown Leesburg.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin laid out his proposed changes to the two-year state budget Thursday, asking lawmakers to enact another $1 billion in tax relief, including a corporate tax rate cut.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is laying out his proposed changes to the two-year budget, asking lawmakers to enact another $1 billion in tax relief. Youngkin signed around $4 billion in
A six-year, $1.3 billion Capital Improvement Program was approved by Loudoun County Public Schools board members on Tuesday.
LCPS will be operating on a two-hour delay on Thursday, with the possibility of closing depending on weather.
The National Weather Service is predicting hazardous weather conditions throughout much of the Washington, D.C., area, including here in Loudoun County, starting early Thursday morning.
Firings, resignations demanded over LCPS handling of student s*x assaults
“Arrogant,” “an embarrassment,” and “morally bankrupt" — those were among the descriptions of Loudoun County Public Schools board members by some of the approximately 75 public speakers at Tuesday’s school
Returning to council for the first time since 2018, the revamped Meadowbrook development met with partial approval from Leesburg Town Council Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service is predicting hazardous weather conditions throughout much of the Washington, D.C., area, including here in Loudoun County, starting early Thursday morning.
After Leesburg’s vintage sneaker store Restocked sneakers was burglarized two times in the past month, the store’s owner, Dana Green, began to consider whether or not to reopen at all.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Disabled students can request that their peers be required to wear masks in class in 12 Virginia schools under the terms of a settlement reached Monday.
Disabled students can request that their peers be required to wear masks in class in 12 Virginia schools under the terms of a settlement agreement to a federal lawsuit. Parents
The Independence Tigers continued their strong start to the varsity wrestling season by placing third as a team at the Battle in the Boro tournament Dec. 9-10 in Boonsboro, Maryland.
The Independence Tigers continued their strong start to the varsity wrestling season by placing third as a team at the Battle in the Boro tournament Dec. 9-10 in Boonsboro, Md.
International data center developer Equinix successfully persuaded five supervisors Tuesday night for permission to light up the façade of its data center to celebrate momentous occasions like July 4, Christmas, Diwali and Pride like the White House and Kennedy Center do in Washington, D.C.
International data center developer Equinix successfully persuaded five supervisors Tuesday night for permission to light up the façade of its data center to celebrate momentous occasions like July 4, Christmas,
A 25-year-old man died after he collided with two parked vehicles in Sterling before 3 a.m. Monday, according to a release from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
Former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott A. Ziegler and longtime school district spokesman Wayde B. Byard have been indicted by a special grand jury investigating the handling of the s*xual assaults of two students last year by a fellow student.
Former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott A. Ziegler and longtime school district spokesman Wayde B. Byard have been indicted by a special grand jury investigating the handling of the
When Paige Critchley, owner of Paige’s Pit Stop on Route 9 at the corner at Hamilton Station Road, arrived at work last Sunday, she discovered that six of her pre-cut Christmas trees had been stolen from the lot.
While feeling disappointed and frustrated, a negative situation quickly turned positive when one of her loyal customers heard what happened.
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When Paige Critchley, owner of Paige’s Pit Stop on Route 9 at the corner at Hamilton Station Road, arrived at work last Sunday, she discovered that six of her pre-cut
Daniel W. Smith was named the interim superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools at a Thursday meeting.
Daniel W. Smith acknowledged the heat of the job he's stepping into this week — a stark contrast from the cold of his first one.
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