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Park View graduate heads to Republican convention.
7/24/2008
This September, Michael Monrroy, 18, of Sterling, will get to experience the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis firsthand. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
"Welcome Home” campaign for Iraq troops raises nearly $196,500
7/24/2008
More than a year ago, 180 National Guardsmen from the Leesburg Armory packed their bags and left their families behind to answer their nation's call in Operation Iraqi Freedom. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County game plan: Supervisors set issues agenda for next four years
7/24/2008
Goals were named by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at a day-long strategic planning meeting July 23. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Obama opens office in Leesburg
7/24/2008
The 2008 presidential campaign for Democrat Barack Obama opened its Leesburg office at 312 E. Market St. (three blocks east of the court house across from Mom's Apple Pie). | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Weekend Happenings
7/24/2008
Movie nights, concerts, culinary day trips and blackberry festivals. With so many options, events in Loudoun County are sure to book your weekend calendar. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Suspicious person incidents reported in Ashburn
7/23/2008
Residents in the Ashburn Farm area should be on the lookout for prowlers because of two recent incidents, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
This Week
The newest brave on the warpath
7/22/2008
The Washington Redskins introduced newly acquired defensive end Jason Taylor at a news conference Monday at Redskins Park in Ashburn. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Hometown boys make good
7/22/2008
All of Eastern Loudoun's runs came in the fifth inning as the team battled back from a two-run deficit for a 4-2 win over McLean/Great Falls to claim the Babe Ruth championship for Virginia 14-year-olds July 22 under the deep blue skies over Park View High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Showing off their skills
7/22/2008
More than 200 elite high school lacrosse players from around the mid-Atlantic converged onto the campus of Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg July 19 to display their skills for talent-seeking college coaches in the NoVa West Shootout. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Baseliners seek another crown
7/22/2008
Since mid-June, the Sterling-based Baseliners 12U travel softball team has won three state championships. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Redskins open practice schedule
7/22/2008
When can you see the burgundy-and-gold on the practice fields at Redskins Park? | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Upper Loudoun falls out of state tourney
7/22/2008
Upper Loudoun American fell 5-2 to the Alexandria All-Stars on July 21 in the first round of the single-elimination portion of the 2008 Virginia State Little League baseball tournament for 9- to 10-year-olds. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Briefs: July 22
7/22/2008
Broad Run High School rising senior Kristen Burt has verbally committed to play Division 1 volleyball at Norfolk State University on an athletic scholarship. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 22
7/22/2008
Check out the options among many community sports. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Upper Loudoun ousts Abingdon to advance
7/21/2008
Upper Loudoun American defeated Abingdon 11-1 July 20 to advance to the single-elimination round of the 2008 Virginia State Little League baseball tournament for 9- to 10-year-olds. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Greater Loudoun falls in Babe Ruth opener
7/18/2008
Under a blazing summer sun, McLean/Great Falls (MGF) bested Greater Loudoun 8-3 in the opening round of the 10-team Virginia Babe Ruth 14U tournament July 17 at Park View High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Sterling Park needs an HOA
7/22/2008
Is Sterling Park a "cesspool," as Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) called it during an interview on WAMU 88.5 last month? In a phrase, of course not. | 2 comments - ›› more ...
Rose M. Plowman
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Duane L. Defibaugh Sr.
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Norris W. 'Andy' Anderson
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Peggy A. Yarbrough
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Chamber of Commerce closed until July 28
7/23/2008
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will be closed July 24-25 as they make the move to their new office space at 19301 Winmeade Drive, Suite 210, Lansdowne. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Moving traffic around businesses: Transportation improvement projects leave businesses with less customer traffic
7/22/2008
Traffic congestion is probably one of the biggest pitfalls of living in Northern Virginia and Loudoun County. But while county government and Virginia transportation officials put into motion new traffic patterns on Route 7 and Route 28 to relieve the congestion, some Loudoun business owners are affected by the loss of direct access to their front doors from these major roads. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
New bump in the road for Metro but construction continues
7/22/2008
Virginia's failed transportation session could have consequences for the Dulles rail project. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
WSPN president retires, Whippen assumes role
7/22/2008
Gay Nuttall, president and CEO of the Washington Suburban Press Network, announced her retirement at a staff meeting July 11. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Judge silences two Telos board members
7/22/2008
Ashburn-based defense contractor Telos Corporation was granted June 27 an injunctive relief order by a Baltimore judge, barring two officers from activist hedge fund Costa Brava Partnership -- who also serve on Telos' board of directors -- from any and all contact with past, present and future auditors for Telos. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
480,000
7/22/2008
Acres of corn planted in the commonwealth of Virginia in 2008 -- 13 percent less than in 2007. Corn producers expect to harvest 360,000 acres for grain this year, which is l45,000 less acres than in 2007. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entrees and Entrances
7/22/2008
Aurora brings dinner theater to Loudoun: Meredith Bean McMath, of Purcellville, the artistic director of Aurora Studio Theatre, has served Loudoun a new dish, fresh off the chef's burner and seasoned with the talents of Aurora's actors, actresses, costume designers and backstage crew. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Odd Angles
7/23/2008
Packaderm: Ladies, if you haven't done it already, it's time to pack it in. So get your suitcases, backpacks and garment bags. Although vacation packing should create excitement, to most women it brings on "the packing mood," which makes family members cower at the sight of an open duffle. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local Gourmet
7/22/2008
Sweet Delights for afternoon, morning, evening: There’s a new sweetness in town in Hamilton, and it tastes a whole lot like the holidays at mom’s house. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Stage
7/22/2008
The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in Loudoun: Productions - 'Oklahoma': The Sterling Playmakers will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” weekends | 0 comments - ›› more ...
On Exhibit
7/22/2008
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'The Dark Knight'
7/22/2008
The mind of madness: Staring madness in the face has never been such a delightful ride. Opening with a violent bank robbery, "The Dark Knight" grabs you and refuses to relinquish control over the next two and a half hours of your life. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Class Acts
7/22/2008
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County: Art - Cartoon workshop: Jan Watkins, a professional cartoonist, teaches children how to create cartoon strips and develop humorous characters. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'Mama Mia'
7/22/2008
In this movie musical, please hold the movie; I’ve tended to like the movie musical. But “Mamma Mia!” just didn’t do it for me. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Entry Levels
7/22/2008
Fall into the Arts: Leesburg Crossroads¹ ³Fall into the Arts² Committee invites all artists, in any fine art medium, to submit work for a juried art exhibit at Leesburg¹ssixth annual 22008 Fall into the Arts Festival by Aug. 30. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Still Reeling
7/22/2008
'Step Brothers' (R)Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. ReillyImagine, if you will, grown stepbrothers who are forced together late in life. Then imagine Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as those stepbrothers. I'm laughing already. Opens July 25. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
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