Morning Minute

The estate of farmer, photographer and former county supervisor Henry C. Stowers sets up a scholarship; a woman is arrested near Leesburg for shooting her two children, one fatally.

39 more people make it to graduation at Briar Woods High School; Loudoun hits two major road milestones.

Local and state economic leaders says a dearth of technology workers is the biggest drag on the economy; a man in Purcellville can keep his meadow despite his HOA—for now.

Friday, August 3, 2018 by Loudoun Now

Record-breaking rains have Loudoun farmers reeling; Loudoun County sets out to assess how much the opioid epidemic has cost the local taxpayer.

Purcellville Police Chief Cynthia McAlister is back on the job today—here's what it says in the 25-page report that cleared her; America's 9/11 Foundation rides again.

More than a year later, Purcellville Police Chief Cynthia McAlister is cleared of all wrongdoing and put back on the job; election season is starting in Loudoun County.

The county nears a deal on a proposal that could shape development around Loudoun's Metro stations into the future; the Town of Round Hill is looking for a logo.

Friday, July 27, 2018 by Loudoun Now

Loudouners pack the Rust Library for Ending Violence Against Women in Loudoun; Governor Ralph Northam touts, among other things, the Metro funding bill at lunch with the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.

The Planning Commission gets its turn at the county's rewrite of the comprehensive plan; Leesburg looks ahead to the next town budget.

A proposal to use public money to help pay for protecting land from development moves ahead; the Leesburg Planning Commission recommends taking the parking meters off of 37 street parking spaces downtown.

The Dulles Greenway proposes improvements at both ends of the toll road, and asks the county to help pay for one; Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Ralph Buona announces he will not seek a third term.

Loudoun leaders try to figure out new ways to bring more affordable housing to Loudoun; plans for a 19,000 square foot church in Aldie are approved.

The Loudoun Museum is closed after the executive director was fired and the remaining staff resigned; Loudoun welcomes Loudoun United FC for the first time.

An Ashburn theatre company is hit for a federal lawsuit for allegedly not paying licensing fees for years; Purcellville Town Manager David Mekarski says he needs more money to pay for moving expenses.

Middleburg and Lovettsville fill some empty seats in the town hall; a report on affordable housing in Loudoun raises questions of political will.

The county fires the contractor building the Kirkpatrick Fire and Rescue Station; the owner of the property at Rt. 15 and Evergreen Mill Road sues the Town of Leesburg.

Two years later, the county is officially done with the first phase of its 18-month comprehensive plan project; Leesburg signs off on a design for the most expensive transportation project in its history.

A contested appointment to one of the county's more than 40 advisory committees points to a deeper divide over development; a 99-year-old WWII veteran from Ashburn is now, apparently, a French knight.

The School Board considers whether to loosen up about which playground equipment should be allowed at schools; Loudoun Supervisor Tony Buffington proposes a program to help pay for protecting land from development in conservation easements.

Loudoun schools will get two new principals in the fall; two months after Sleeter Lake Park was scheduled to open, the town and HOA are still working things out before it can.

Sunset Hills Vineyard owner Diane Caney and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts work to memorialize longtime downtown Leesburg business owner Stanley Caulkins with a bronze statue; county supervisors approve a controversial gas station on Rt. 15 north of Leesburg.

Meet the people who make the fireworks happen; Purcellville has plans to open up a town-owned property to hops farming, but finds out there's already a farmer there.

In Hillsboro, it's time to reclaim the Charles Town Pike; the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce signs onto a letter asking Congress to reclaim oversight over tariffs; Lovettsville declares Zoldos Day.