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Lingg, Thayer, LINK Volunteers Honored in Fairfax, Loudoun Counties
LINK volunteers George Lingg and Kenny Thayer recognized in Fairfax and Loudoun.
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Oh what a night!
My mind was wandering last night while I was watching the White House Correspondent Dinner last night in Washington D.C. ...
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Medic Alert Bracelet for Caregivers
“If anything happens to you I’m a gonner,” Dad commented, seemingly out of the blue while eating breakfast this morning. 
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As seen on TV
I'm a sucker for infomercials.
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Slimming Down in Loudoun County
Let me show you how Loudoun has made living on the leaner side just a little bit easier...
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CFF Walk: Steps in the right direction
What are you doing Sunday, May 18, say around 9 a.m.? Are you free? Do you want to make the best ...
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Opening Wood Grove High School Will Ease Congestion in Purcellville
Opening Wood Grove High School will relieve congestion in Purcellville
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Oscar Blah!
Gene Kelly is the original “McDreamy.”
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Another Rant: The Bane of My Existence!
I don't rant about too many things, but when I do, you know there's a good reason for it.
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Crooked Bridge, which crosses Goose Creek off Lime Kiln Road near Leesburg, was washed out the morning of May 12, trapping several residents in their homes. ... | ›› more

Bridge damage traps residents on rural road

5/12/2008

Many other Loudoun roads closed or restricted due to flooding. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Recent News Stories

South Riding woman makes gluten-free travel a breeze

5/11/2008

When her 4-year-old son, Ryan, was diagnosed with celiac disease three years ago, Karen Broussard wondered if her family would still be able to eat out and travel as much as they used to. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

April record month for bus ridership

5/10/2008

While soaring gas prices might be emptying wallets, they are helping to fill up local buses, as the Loudoun County commuter bus system saw record ridership last month. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Middleburg boutique brings customers more than clothes

5/9/2008

Sheda Vasseghi had a vision, and her friend Lisa Locke had a great eye for fashion. Together the two came up with Avatar and Beyond, a store in Middleburg they call a concept boutique, opening this weekend. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Three people hospitalized after U.S. 15 crash

5/8/2008

A mother remains in critical condition and her daughter was also hospitalized after a crash that occurred on U.S. 15 northbound near Tail Race Road on May 7 at 4:46 p.m., according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Briefs: Library survey, Wolf, volunteer awards, heard saying

5/7/2008

More Loudoun news. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Bush signs Journey Through Hallowed Ground bill

5/8/2008

President Bush signed into law May 8 legislation designating a portion of U.S. 15 – dubbed the Journey Through Hallowed Ground -- a national heritage area. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Mother, son arrested for Home Depot scheme

5/8/2008

A mother and son from Sterling were charged May 6 with stealing more than $8,000 in merchandise from a Home Depot. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Residents asked to limit lawn watering to twice a week

5/8/2008

In light of last year's damaging drought, Loudoun Water has a simple message for its 55,000 costumers: Water less and not while it's raining. | 1 comment - ›› more ...

Cascades residents want sidewalks

5/6/2008

Homeowners in the Potomac Terrace neighborhood of Cascades have long been frustrated by the steady flow of pedestrian traffic along their neighborhood streets. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Lawsuit: Pizza war in Lansdowne

5/6/2008

At the Lansdowne Town Center, two restaurants – Emilio's Brick Oven Pizza and Not Your Average Joe's – face each other, separated only by a sidewalk. | 5 comments - ›› more ...

Painter survives electrocution

5/7/2008

A painter survived electrocution at the White Palace Restaurant in Purcellville the morning of May 6, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Dustin Sternbeck said. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Voter turnout up; spirited write-in campaign changes Hamilton's leadership

5/7/2008

Voter turnout for town elections May 6 was projected to be lower than in previous years, as many thought incumbents would carry the house. Write-in votes and hot topics, however, shook things up this year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Leesburg News: Johnson's sets date for last meal

5/6/2008

Johnson's Charcoal Beef House will serve its last meals May 14. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Hearing scheduled for Ashburn sports complex

5/6/2008

Ashburn Soccer Club president Beckwith Bolle said the problem is not finding enough kids to play, but where to play them all. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Huckabee to deliver PHC commencement address

5/6/2008

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will deliver the keynote commencement address at Patrick Henry College's graduation ceremonies May 17 in Purcellville.  | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Parents oppose cuts at Middleburg school

5/6/2008

Turning potential students away from Middleburg Elementary School and denying the school a chance to house a full-day kindergarten hurts everyone, say the parents who are fighting the Loudoun school system's ruling this week. | 1 comment - ›› more ...

State OKs plan to put power station on farm

5/6/2008

The state gave Dominion Virginia Power the green light May 6 to put its 230-kilovolt power transmission line underground from one end of the Shenstone subdivision to the other, and to put its 3- to 4-acre transition station on Donald and Gretchen Kuney's farm on Dry Mill Road, just west of Leesburg. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Court denies request to withdraw from ag district

5/6/2008

Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne ruled April 28 that Sally and John Roy Mann will have to wait until the Hillbrook Agricultural District expires next December before getting their property on Route 704 south of Hamilton out of that district. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Voters head to the polls

5/6/2008

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This Week

Mother, son arrested for Home Depot scheme

5/8/2008

A mother and son from Sterling were charged May 6 with stealing more than $8,000 in merchandise from a Home Depot. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Three people hospitalized after U.S. 15 crash

5/8/2008

A mother remains in critical condition and her daughter was also hospitalized after a crash that occurred on U.S. 15 northbound near Tail Race Road on May 7 at 4:46 p.m., according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Painter survives electrocution

5/7/2008

A painter survived electrocution at the White Palace Restaurant in Purcellville the morning of May 6, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Dustin Sternbeck said. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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