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The Purcellville Planning Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend the Town Council deny the county’s proposed Rt. 7/690 interchange project, or condition an approval on the county fully addressing the commission’s concerns. The decision comes after months of review by the Planning Commission following a decision by...

PURCELLVILLE, Va. March 23, 2023 — Beginning Monday, March 27, 2023, the Town’s Contractor, Stuart M. Perry, will be conducting milling and paving operations at the following locations in Town: Wintergreen Drive, Woodbine Court, Orchard Brook Drive, Sunflower Court, Sage Court, Rosemary Lane, Canterbury Circle, and South 11th Street.

The pilots who were flying a business jet when a woman was injured during an in-flight disturbance earlier this month and later died had aborted their first takeoff after receiving caution messages on their instrumentation, according to a report the National Transportation Safety Board released Friday. The NTSB has been...

Another Woodgrove sports season is coming up and here are some athletes you should keep an eye on. After she made the switch over from baseball, Senior Annika Rohs started playing softball at age 12. Rohs is pursuing her academic and softball career at Virginia Tech and offers a piece of advice: “Don’t take your four years for granted. Listen and respect what your coaches do for you; they put in a lot of time and effort that is underappreciated and not seen.”

PURCELLVILLE, Va. March 23, 2023 —Beginning Thursday, March 23, 2023, Segra will be relocating a portion of their underground facilities along the east side of S. Maple Avenue from approximately E. Main Street to E. Stephens Drive. This relocation work is required in order to accommodate the Town’s planned roadway and drainage improvements project along S. Maple Avenue that is scheduled to start construction later this year.

Not to toot our own horn (OK, we will anyway) — but our prediction last summer that a new Dairy Queen Grill & Chill was in the works for Loudoun has proven correct. The restaurant is coming to the Guilford Station development in Sterling. That’s at the intersection of...

After two terms on the county board, Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) has formally announced he will not seek reelection this November. In his emailed announcement March 23, he thanked his constituents for the honor of representing them. “That being said, while I very much enjoy representing the needs...

Loudoun County has begun its yearly property maintenance work at the former Westpark golf course in Leesburg, which is planned as parkland and protected by a conservation easement. Residents nearby may soon see activity on the property as that maintenance begins. The county does not own the former clubhouse, and...

Franklin Antonio Carcamo Giron on Thursday pleaded guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old family member, at a court hearing that was delayed more than 20 years. The 45-year-old man was indicted in December 2001 on two counts of rape and was scheduled to enter a guilty plea the following month. However, he was released from jail on bond prior to his court date and fled the area. He remained missing for two decades.

On January 19th, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office was notified of multiple white supremacy propaganda flyers posted on roads in the Purcellville, Hamilton and Waterford areas. Approximately 50 posters were found, reading, “Pray for White America.”. It is speculated that the flyer was made by the Loyal White...

3/10/23 1:01 p.m. 200 Block of Willie Palmer Way Hit and Run. The complainant parked his undamaged vehicle in the lot at approximately noon. He returned to the car at 1:00 p.m. and noticed damage on his passenger side fender. No note with information was left and there were no cameras in the area. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Officer Nett at 540-338-7422 x2122.

As years of discussions around the county’s plans for roads and parks in Purcellville continue inside the Town Hall, the county government is moving ahead with or without the town’s sign-off. Already delays have prompted the county to cancel plans that were decades in the making for a...

STERLING, Va. - Officials with Loudoun County Public Schools said they hope a series of community listening sessions help them rebuild trust within the community. The first of eight sessions was held Wednesday night at Potomac Falls High School. A few dozen parents, teachers, and also a couple of students asked wide-ranging questions of district leadership, including Acting Superintendent Dr. Daniel Smith.

ASHBURN, Va. — The Loudon County Sheriff's Office said markers at the African American Burial site in Belmont were toppled over and destroyed by vandals and the Jewish memorial was dismantled and tossed into a nearby pond. Pastor Michelle C. Thomas discovered the damage Monday while visiting her son's...

PURCELLVILLE, Va., March 20, 2023 — Loudoun County is hosting a community meeting to provide an update to the public on the proposed Route 7 and Route 690 (Hillsboro Road) interchange in the Town of Purcellville. The meeting will be Friday, March 24, 2023, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Purcellville Train Station, 200 N. 21st St. in Purcellville. Members of the public are invited to attend to learn and ask questions about the project.

It’s a big step in the life of many restauranteurs — after testing their recipes and their concept in a food truck for several years, they decide to take a leap and open what’s referred to as a “brick-and-mortar” location. That’s what the folks at C&E Southern Bites have in the works.

Out with the old, in with the new. That could be the motto for the tiny commercial building at 15 Loudoun Street SE in downtown Leesburg. Buford’s Biscuits has no sooner vacated the premises to move to a bigger space than a new restaurant is ready to move in.

There are 2 high school Softball🥎 games in Leesburg. The Stone Bridge High School softball team will have a game with Loudoun County High School on March 24, 2023, 17:30:00 CST.

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People who have enjoyed getting their morning java jolt at SimplyBe Coffee in Leesburg will have to change up their plans a bit. The small shop is moving halfway across town to a new location. SimplyBe opened in late 2020 in the town’s Shenandoah Square shopping plaza. That’s the same...