Loudoun Now

08/11/2025

The Paxton Trust has taken full control of its Leesburg campus that has housed The Arc of Loudoun for the past 16 years.

The Arc of Loudoun CEO Lisa Max announced late Saturday night that a security service and locksmith had changed the locks that day, prior to the organization clearing all their equipment from the site.

The action comes after negotiations to renew the nonprofit’s expired lease failed.

The Paxton Trust has taken full control of its Leesburg campus that has housed The Arc of Loudoun for the past 16 years.

08/10/2025

Protrayed by Mark Schneider, Lafayette speaks to a crowd gathered at the Loudoun County courthouse on Saturday evening to commemorate a community celebration held there 200 years ago.

08/09/2025

Layafette has arrived in Leesburg where the town is celebrating the 200th anniversary of his Farewell Tour visit this weekend in 1825. The St. Paul VI Catholic High School fife & drum corps joined in the welcome.

08/08/2025

Purcellville Mayor Christopher Bertaut has called a special Town Council meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m.

Typically, the Town Council takes a recess in August and does not schedule meet during the month.

The agenda includes initiating a process to hire a new interim town manager. Town Manager Kwasi Fraser was placed on administrative leave during a special meeting last month following his arrest after being charged with two felonies. Assistant Town Manager Diana Hays was appointed to the position during that same meeting and has been serving in that capacity ever since.

Purcellville Mayor Christopher Bertaut has called a special Town Council meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m.

08/08/2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 45 immigrants outside of the Sterling Immigration Court in July, according to members of New Virginia Majority.

NVM is a political advocacy group that has been drawing attention to the arrests this year.

At least 10 of the arrests occurred last week, according to Communications Associate Claudia Rojas. In May, there were eight arrests and that jumped to 28 in June, according to the organization.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 45 immigrants outside of the Sterling Immigration Court in July, according to members of New Virginia Majority.

08/07/2025

Residents in northwestern Loudoun said they continue to be concerned about the impacts of electric transmission lines and development pressures near their homes during a community meeting attended by Del. Geary Higgins (R-30) and Supervisor Caleb A. Kershner (R-Catoctin) Wednesday night.

The meeting was held at the Between the Hills Community Center, not far from where existing high voltage Dominion Energy transmission lines cross from West Virginia through Loudoun on their way to Maryland.

Residents in northwestern Loudoun said they continue to be concerned about the impacts of electric transmission lines and development pressures near their homes during a community meeting attended by Del.

08/07/2025

As a local startup pushes cutting-edge scientific research, a hallmark of its work is raising the next generation of bioengineers, scientists and more through internship opportunities that emphasize hand-on learning and safe spaces to fail, troubleshoot and try again.

Athari BioSciences Inc. was started by Susan Mitchell, who spent over two decades leading a federal contracting company, to transform healthcare through research, diagnostics and medical testing.

As a local startup pushes cutting-edge scientific research, a hallmark of its work is raising the next generation of bioengineers, scientists and more through internship opportunities that emphasize hand-on learning

08/06/2025

Sheriff's deputies are responding to reports of gunfire near the intersection of Piggot Bottom Road and Mandileigh Lane.
Piggott Bottom Road is currently closed at its bridge over South Fork Catoctin Creek.

08/06/2025

Come take a tour of the new Ashburn Recreation and Community Center with PRCS Division Manager Jay Allred!

08/05/2025

Loudoun County Public Schools are no longer providing detailed statistics on hate and bias incidents that happen in county schools. The last time the data was reported was in 2023.

LCPS Public Information Officer Dan Adams said in an email that the division had experienced “665 incidents of ‘using slurs’ for SY24-25.” In a June email, Adams had said there had been “around 660 incidents of some type of hate speech this school year,” which he added was approximately 200 fewer than the same timeframe last year.

When asked to provide a detailed breakdown of those statistics, Adams said he did not have them broken down by school and was unable to provide details because the incidents are part of confidential student records.

Loudoun County Public Schools are no longer providing detailed statistics on hate and bias incidents that happen in county schools. The last time the data was reported was in 2023.

08/04/2025

A Loudoun teacher is hosting a weeklong program designed to educate teachers on the Holocaust and racial injustice and teach them how to effectively facilitate hard conversations in their classrooms.

Heritage High School teacher Nicole Korsen and Shanedra Nowell, an associate professor in education at Oklahoma State University, organized the seminar facilitated through The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights.

Twenty participants from within Loudoun and outside the county, including educators traveling from North Carolina and California, will spend the week hearing from experts in the field, local Jewish students, a Holocaust survivor and touring museums in Washington, DC.

A Loudoun teacher is hosting a weeklong program designed to educate teachers on the Holocaust and racial injustice and teach them how to effectively facilitate hard conversations in their classrooms.