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Stormwater Costs, Compensation to Top Leesburg Budget Talks
Stormwater Costs, Compensation to Top Leesburg Budget Talks
Leesburg Town Manager Kaj Dentler won’t present his fiscal year 2027 budget proposal until February, but the Town Council is already getting preliminary briefings from department heads.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Stormwater Costs, Compensation to Top Leesburg Budget Talks
Hamilton Council Sells Colonial Highway Properties
Hamilton Council Sells Colonial Highway Properties
Hamilton will likely be getting a new restaurant after the Town Council this week approved the sale of two town-owned properties to Inderjit Singh, who operates Mehak Indian Bar and Restaurant in Chantilly.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hamilton Council Sells Colonial Highway Properties
Thousands Flock to See Award-Winning Ashburn Home Christmas Display
Thousands Flock to See Award-Winning Ashburn Home Christmas Display
An award-winning Christmas display at an Ashburn home has drawn thousands to the neighborhood to see the show for themselves.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thousands Flock to See Award-Winning Ashburn Home Christmas Display
Number of Homeschool Students Falling in Loudoun, Data Shows
Number of Homeschool Students Falling in Loudoun, Data Shows
As enrollment in Loudoun County Public Schools continues to fall, data collected by the Virginia Department of Education shows that trend is not driven by growth in homeschooling.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Number of Homeschool Students Falling in Loudoun, Data Shows
Manslaughter Charge Filed in Fatal Brambleton Crash
Manslaughter Charge Filed in Fatal Brambleton Crash
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office today has filed an involuntary manslaughter against the driver in Saturday’s fatal crash on Olympia Drive in Brambleton.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Manslaughter Charge Filed in Fatal Brambleton Crash
Nett Accused of Altering Documents in Latest Court Filing
Nett Accused of Altering Documents in Latest Court Filing
Purcellville Vice Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett has been accused of altering a document subject to a Freedom of Information Act request in the latest court document filed by Special Prosecutor Erin Olsen.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Nett Accused of Altering Documents in Latest Court Filing
Federal Court Rules Loudoun School Board May Limit Public Comment
Federal Court Rules Loudoun School Board May Limit Public Comment
A federal judge has ruled that the Loudoun County School Board can limit what people say during the public comment portion of its meetings.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Federal Court Rules Loudoun School Board May Limit Public Comment
Tuscarora Mill Celebrates 40 Years
Tuscarora Mill Celebrates 40 Years
The Tuscarora Mill Restaurant yesterday celebrated its 40th anniversary and received a letter from the Leesburg Town Council lauding the establishment and late founder Kevin Malone for their contributions to the town.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tuscarora Mill Celebrates 40 Years
LCPS Formally Opposes Federal Involvement In Locker Room Case
LCPS Formally Opposes Federal Involvement In Locker Room Case
Loudoun County Public Schools has announced that it is opposing the federal Department of Justice's request to become a party against the school division in the lawsuit filed against the division by the parents of two Stone Bridge High School…
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December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LCPS Formally Opposes Federal Involvement In Locker Room Case
Lovettsville Eyes State Grants to Address PFAS Contamination
Lovettsville Eyes State Grants to Address PFAS Contamination
The Town of Lovettsville is looking at federal funding to help address water contaminated by “forever chemicals.”
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December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Lovettsville Eyes State Grants to Address PFAS Contamination
2024 Crime Statistics Show Crime Dropped in Loudoun
2024 Crime Statistics Show Crime Dropped in Loudoun
The Virginia State Police on Thursday released statewide crime numbers for 2024. The data shows crime in Loudoun County dropped last year compared to 2023, with shoplifting being the biggest problem.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
2024 Crime Statistics Show Crime Dropped in Loudoun
Reid: A Path Forward for Whites Ferry
Reid: A Path Forward for Whites Ferry
It’s hard to believe, but this year marks the five year anniversary (Dec. 28, 2020) of Whites Ferry ceasing operations when Virginia’s 20th Circuit Court, based in Loudoun County, ruled that the Maryland ferry operator did not have a legal…
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December 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Reid: A Path Forward for Whites Ferry
Fatal Crash Under Investigation in Brambleton
Fatal Crash Under Investigation in Brambleton
One person is dead and another is injured after a single-car crash in Brambleton early Sunday morning.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Fatal Crash Under Investigation in Brambleton
Mansfield Reflects on Time As School Board Chair
Mansfield Reflects on Time As School Board Chair
Loudoun County School Board Chair Melinda Mansfield (Dulles) chose not to run for reelection this year, which means her time on the board will be over come January. Loudoun Now spoke with Mansfield about her time on the board and…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Mansfield Reflects on Time As School Board Chair
Grigsby Retires After 30 Years with Leesburg Police
Grigsby Retires After 30 Years with Leesburg Police
Growing up in Loudoun County, Vanessa Grigsby always knew she wanted to be a police officer. Today, she served her final day on duty with the Leesburg Police Department, retiring after 30 years of service.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Grigsby Retires After 30 Years with Leesburg Police
Public Hearing for Leesburg-Based Dog Kennel Draws Crowd
Public Hearing for Leesburg-Based Dog Kennel Draws Crowd
More than 40 community members gathered at the County Government Center on Thursday night to voice their opinions on an application that would permit a kennel serving 30 dogs to operate along Oatlands Chase Place south of Leesburg.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Public Hearing for Leesburg-Based Dog Kennel Draws Crowd
Leesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Strangulation
Leesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Strangulation
A Leesburg man pleaded guilty to attempted strangulation and attempted abduction in an incident that occurs at Jimmy John’s restaurant on Catoctin Circle in August. He will spend three years on supervised probation, according to a plea agreement with the…
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December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Leesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Strangulation
School Board Adopts Legislative Priorities for 2026
School Board Adopts Legislative Priorities for 2026
The Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday adopted its 2026 legislative priorities.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
School Board Adopts Legislative Priorities for 2026
School Board Adopts Revised Policy for School Transfers
School Board Adopts Revised Policy for School Transfers
The Loudoun County School Board at its Dec. 16 meeting approved a revised school assignment policy, which also governs the special permission process.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
School Board Adopts Revised Policy for School Transfers
Laurel Hill Farm Designated a Virginia Historic Landamark
Laurel Hill Farm Designated a Virginia Historic Landamark
The 30-acre Laurel Hill Farm near Waterford is the latest Loudoun property to be added to the Virginia Landmarks Register.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Laurel Hill Farm Designated a Virginia Historic Landamark
Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke Residents Join to Oppose Paris Mountain Hotel
Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke Residents Join to Oppose Paris Mountain Hotel
As a New York-based lodging company advances through the early stages of considering a Loudoun site for a new rural resort, area residents are raising concerns about the impact to their quality of life.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke Residents Join to Oppose Paris Mountain Hotel
Van Huyck Honored for Long Standing Preservation Efforts
Van Huyck Honored for Long Standing Preservation Efforts
Professional planner and longtime preservation supporter Al Van Huyck was honored by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition last week.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Van Huyck Honored for Long Standing Preservation Efforts
Second Business Eyes Hamilton Property for Restaurant
Second Business Eyes Hamilton Property for Restaurant
A month after developer Jason Brownell proposed buying two Town of Hamilton properties to convert them to a restaurant, another business owner has made an offer on the buildings.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Second Business Eyes Hamilton Property for Restaurant
School Board Adopts Ashburn, Dulles North Attendance Zone Changes
School Board Adopts Ashburn, Dulles North Attendance Zone Changes
After weeks of debate and community advocacy from parents with students at Dominion Trail and Madison’s Trust elementary schools concerning attendance zone boundary changes, the Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday adopted an amended form of Plan 280. Most requests…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
School Board Adopts Ashburn, Dulles North Attendance Zone Changes
Dulles General Manager to Welcome Trump Administration Improvement Ideas
Dulles General Manager to Welcome Trump Administration Improvement Ideas
Just as Dulles Airport leaders were putting the finishing touches on a new long-term master plan for the next round of facility improvements, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to put his own stamp on its future.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dulles General Manager to Welcome Trump Administration Improvement Ideas