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PUBLIC NOTICE: Mandatory Water Conservation Phase One
On July 17, 2024 - the Mayor & Town Council of Round Hill declared Mandatory Water Conservation Phase One effective July 19, 2024. According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Loudoun County is currently under a Severe to Extreme Drought and the Groundwater System is under Emergency Status. The...
Rush Bowls signs lease for second Loudoun location
Açai bowls are all the rage right now and a fast-growing bowl brand is planning its second location in Loudoun County. The local franchisee for Rush Bowls has signed a new lease in Ashburn. The new Rush Bowls will be taking a roughly 1,200 s.f. location in the Ashbrook...
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office to offer extra patrols following shooting at Trump rally
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said it is offering to patrol community members’ homes in light of a shooting that broke out at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. In a statement posted on X, LCSO Sheriff Michael Chapman wrote: “We are horrified by […]
Kaine meets with local Appalachian Trail advocates to discuss solution to dangerous crossings
A group of local Appalachian Trail stakeholders met with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on July 13 at Bears Den in Bluemont to discuss “hazardous” Appalachian Trail crossings in Northern Virginia. With three local Appalachian Trail crossings — Va. 7 at Snickers Gap near Bluemont; U.S. 50 at...
Kaine Briefed on Push for Appalachian Trail Safety Improvements
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) met with Appalachian Trail advocates at the Bears Den Trail Center near Bluemont on Saturday to discuss safety concerns at three area highway crossings. Locally, the trail along Loudoun County’s western border has three highway crossings—Rt. 9 at Key’s Gap near Hillsboro, Rt. 7 at Snicker’s Gap near Bluemont, and Rt. 50 at Ashby’s Gap near Paris.
Project Mixing Data Centers And Affordable Housing Faces Rejection In Virginia
Officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, are set to nix a proposed mixed-use project that would blend two data centers with hundreds of units of affordable housing near Dulles International Airport. Loudoun County Supervisors say any inclusion of data centers will almost certainly lead to the denial of Innovation Gateway, a...
Letter: Scott Billigmeier, Purcellville
Editor: I read your story about The Arc of Loudoun and the Paxton Trustees through the lens of an eyewitness of long standing. I was a neighbor of the property for nearly 25 years and led the effort to stop the trustees from selling the property to developers. By the end of that tug-of-war, the property was added to Leesburg’s Historic District and The Arc of Loudoun was selected as the nonprofit that could best put the trustees back into compliance with their fiduciary responsibility. In fact, since the trust was created in the 1920s, they had been just as often out of compliance as they were in it.
Loudoun County’s equine community finds sanctuary
Loudoun County is prime horse country. Middleburg especially is teeming with equines and their riding companions. Foxrock Stables and the Salamander Resort’s Equestrian Center draw horse lovers of all experience levels from both near and far, while the annual Middleburg Spring Races are a premier destination for witnessing thoroughbred athletics.
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