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Crews Fighting Countryside House Fire
Crews Fighting Countryside House Fire
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews are fighting a well involved house fire in the Broad Run Farms neighborhood in Sterling.
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February 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Crews Fighting Countryside House Fire
Trial Set for Brothers Charged in 16-Year-Old’s Murder
Trial Set for Brothers Charged in 16-Year-Old’s Murder
A nine-day jury trial has been set for two brothers charged in an April 2025 shooting that left a 16-year-old boy dead.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Trial Set for Brothers Charged in 16-Year-Old’s Murder
Hillsboro Charter School Celebrates 10 Years
Hillsboro Charter School Celebrates 10 Years
As Hillsboro Elementary School was set to close in 2016, a group of locals gathered to kickstart an idea based on project-based learning and experiences that both teachers and students would look forward to each day. Ten years later the…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Hillsboro Charter School Celebrates 10 Years
County Planning Commission Endorses Valley Commerce Center
County Planning Commission Endorses Valley Commerce Center
Plans by JK Land Holdings to build a flex industrial park just outside of Purcellville’s town limits was endorsed by the county Planning Commission on Thursday night.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
County Planning Commission Endorses Valley Commerce Center
Oak Hill State Park Bill Clears House
Oak Hill State Park Bill Clears House
Legislation that would turn the 1,200-acre Loudoun home of President James Monroe into a state park received unanimous approval from the House of Delegates on Thursday.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Oak Hill State Park Bill Clears House
Experiences of Black Families Form Foundation of Middleburg's Asbury Church Preservation Effort
Experiences of Black Families Form Foundation of Middleburg's Asbury Church Preservation Effort
As the Town of Middleburg advances plans for a nearly $2 million restoration of Asbury Church, a series of new oral history videos helps explain the building’s role as a focal point for the Black community.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Experiences of Black Families Form Foundation of Middleburg's Asbury Church Preservation Effort
Perry’s Bill to Add Sixth Circuit Court Judge Moves to Full Senate
Perry’s Bill to Add Sixth Circuit Court Judge Moves to Full Senate
A bill by Sen. Russet Perry (D-31) that would add a judge to the 20th Circuit Court has received approval from a second Senate committee and will now move to the full body for consideration.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Perry’s Bill to Add Sixth Circuit Court Judge Moves to Full Senate
Crews Responding To House Fire in Leesburg
Crews Responding To House Fire in Leesburg
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue is on scene of a well-involved house fire in northeast Leesburg.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Crews Responding To House Fire in Leesburg
Hemstreet Presents $5.4B Budget, Touts Lower Tax Bills
Hemstreet Presents $5.4B Budget, Touts Lower Tax Bills
The average homeowner in Loudoun with two vehicles will see their property tax bills increase this year but that will be “more than offset” by a significant reduction in their car tax payments, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet told the Board…
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February 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Hemstreet Presents $5.4B Budget, Touts Lower Tax Bills
Dentler Presents $201M Budget, Warns of Additional Needs
Dentler Presents $201M Budget, Warns of Additional Needs
Town Manager Kaj Dentler on Tuesday presented his proposed $201.3 million fiscal year 2027 budget that holds the town’s real estate tax rate steady, but he advised that tax hikes could be needed to keep pace with stormwater system and…
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February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Dentler Presents $201M Budget, Warns of Additional Needs
Nett Elected to Second Term as Purcellville Vice Mayor
Nett Elected to Second Term as Purcellville Vice Mayor
Carl “Ben” Nett will serve a second one-year term as Purcellville’s vice mayor after his fellow councilmembers on Tuesday reappointed him to the position on split vote.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Nett Elected to Second Term as Purcellville Vice Mayor
Purcellville Council Adopts Personal Property Rates
Purcellville Council Adopts Personal Property Rates
The Purcellville Town Council on Tuesday adopted personal property rates for calendar year 2026, keeping both business and vehicle rates the same as 2025.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Purcellville Council Adopts Personal Property Rates
Sabio’s Contract in Limbo as Purcellville Council Split on Next Steps
Sabio’s Contract in Limbo as Purcellville Council Split on Next Steps
Interim Purcellville Town Manager Anthony Sabio, originally hired to serve for 90 days, will continue in the position indefinitely following a vote by the Town Council late Tuesday night. However, he will do so without a ratified contract.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Sabio’s Contract in Limbo as Purcellville Council Split on Next Steps
County Supervisors May Drop School Costs from Proffer Formula
County Supervisors May Drop School Costs from Proffer Formula
Proffers collected from residential developers in Loudoun County may be getting significantly lower as the Board of Supervisors prepares to adjust its policies to reflect declining public school enrollment growth.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
County Supervisors May Drop School Costs from Proffer Formula
County Supervisors to Award Rt. 7/Rt.690 Interchange Contract
County Supervisors to Award Rt. 7/Rt.690 Interchange Contract
After more than a decade of planning, the Rt. 7/Rt. 690 interchange project is moving closer to construction.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
County Supervisors to Award Rt. 7/Rt.690 Interchange Contract
As Needs Increase, BetterALife Grows Capacity
As Needs Increase, BetterALife Grows Capacity
Purcellville-based BetterALife is expanding its space – and its reach – with a new location just two doors down from its office of the past four years.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
As Needs Increase, BetterALife Grows Capacity
Leesburg Council Again Explores Noise Ordinance Permit Program
Leesburg Council Again Explores Noise Ordinance Permit Program
The Leesburg Town Council on Monday agreed to pursue a permit process for outdoor music venues, but postponed action changing the noise ordinance until further testing is completed.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Leesburg Council Again Explores Noise Ordinance Permit Program
Sheriff Discusses Expanded SRO Proposal with Supervisors, School Board
Sheriff Discusses Expanded SRO Proposal with Supervisors, School Board
Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman presented his proposal to expand coverage of school resource officers to all county elementary schools over the next four years to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and School Board on Monday.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Sheriff Discusses Expanded SRO Proposal with Supervisors, School Board
Hamilton Approves Utility Rate Hikes to Rebalance System
Hamilton Approves Utility Rate Hikes to Rebalance System
After months of discussions, the Hamilton Town Council on Monday adopted new utility rates that will see costs for all customer classes increasing.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Hamilton Approves Utility Rate Hikes to Rebalance System
Foxcroft Celebrates Traditions and Opportunities with New Mars STEAM Center
Foxcroft Celebrates Traditions and Opportunities with New Mars STEAM Center
Since 1914, girls have been coming to Foxcroft School near Middleburg to learn under the traditions established by founder Charlotte Haxall Noland. Starting this semester, they’ll pursue those studies in a state-of-the-art STEAM classroom building made possible by a family…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Foxcroft Celebrates Traditions and Opportunities with New Mars STEAM Center
Bill to Advance Underground Power Lines Moves Toward Senate Vote
Bill to Advance Underground Power Lines Moves Toward Senate Vote
Legislation proposed by Sen. Kannan Srinivasan (D-32) aimed at building high-voltage transmission lines underground cleared a hurdle Monday night after receiving approval from the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Bill to Advance Underground Power Lines Moves Toward Senate Vote
Spence Presents School Budget to Loudoun Supervisors
Spence Presents School Budget to Loudoun Supervisors
Superintendent Aaron Spence on Monday presented the fiscal year 2027 budget for Loudoun County Public Schools to the Board of Supervisors.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Spence Presents School Budget to Loudoun Supervisors
Feds Withhold $150K from LCPS Over Non-citizen Student Issue
Feds Withhold $150K from LCPS Over Non-citizen Student Issue
The U.S. Department of Education is withholding around $150,000 in grant funding from Loudoun County Public Schools.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Feds Withhold $150K from LCPS Over Non-citizen Student Issue
Perry’s Bill to Discourage Infrastructure in Conservation Easements Advances
Perry’s Bill to Discourage Infrastructure in Conservation Easements Advances
Legislation aimed at incentivizing utility companies to avoid building infrastructure through conservation easements will be considered by the full Senate after a committee approved the bill Monday morning.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Perry’s Bill to Discourage Infrastructure in Conservation Easements Advances
Parties to Argue Motion to Set Aside Conviction in Fatal Home Explosion Case
Parties to Argue Motion to Set Aside Conviction in Fatal Home Explosion Case
After sentencing for the man convicted in the Feb. 16, 2024, home explosion that left one firefighter dead and 13 other people injured was delayed by a request to set aside the jury’s verdict, attorneys in the case will have…
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February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Parties to Argue Motion to Set Aside Conviction in Fatal Home Explosion Case