On August 25, 2010 at approximately 1:00 AM, Leesburg Police Officers discovered a body in Balls Bluff Park in Leesburg. The body has been identified as that of a Leesburg man. At this time, all indications are that the individual took his own life. Detectives from the Leesburg Police Department are conducting a thorough investigation in conjunction with the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine exact cause of death.
There is no indication of a connection to the homicide that is currently under investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
The …

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent homicide after human remains were discovered in a wooded area near Ball’s Bluff Regional Park in the Town of Leesburg.
Around 5:47 p.m. August 23rd members of the Leesburg Police Department and the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management responded to the 42300 block of Ball’s Bluff Road for a report of a small structure fire. At the scene human remains were discovered.
The Loudoun County Fatal Fire Arson Task Force (LFFATF) responded to the scene. Members of the Loudoun …

On Thursday, September 2, 2010, the Leesburg Town Council, Leesburg Airport Commission and Town staff will celebrate the completion of new aircraft hangars on the South Apron at the Leesburg Executive Airport. At 6:00 p.m., prior to the Leesburg Airport Commission’s regular monthly meeting, Town officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the hangars.
“Continued growth of airport capabilities is a major goal for the Town” said Dennis Boykin, Chairman of the Leesburg Executive Airport Commission. “Airports are about commerce, not about airplanes, and we need to continually …

The annual Reston Century Bicycle Tour, a 100-mile bicycle ride that begins at Reston Town Center and travels through Leesburg and Western Loudoun County, will take place on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Riders are scheduled to leave Reston Town Center at approximately 7:00 a.m., with the first riders expected to reach Leesburg at 7:30 a.m.
Tour riders will travel into Leesburg on the W&OD Trail to Crosstrail Boulevard and then north onto Rivercreek Parkway to Edwards Ferry Road. Riders will proceed west on Edwards …

As a result of Town Council input on the Downtown Improvement project at their meeting on July 13, 2010, a fourth stakeholder event has been announced. The lower level of Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg will host the event on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. All interested businesses owners, property owners and residents are once again invited to come and be part of the project.
The focus and the format of this meeting will be slightly different than the …

Town of Leesburg officials announced that the Town has received funding from the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund for the construction of a 38-horsepower hydroelectric generator. The generator will use the existing hydraulic fall at the Town’s Water Pollution Control Facility outfall into the Potomac River to generate electricity. The electricity generated will be used to power parts of the Town’s water treatment plant and dechlorination facility.“The Water Pollution Control Facility outfall is a clean, renewable source of energy that is currently untapped,” explained Aref Etemadi, the Town’s Deputy …

Get a Taste of Chicago in Downtown Leesburg starting Friday May 28th.  The Ashburn based restaurant’s new location will be at 28 South King Street and will feature Chicago Style hot dogs, Polish, Italian Beef and Pizza Puffs just the way Chi-Town serves them up!

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), in partnership with the Leesburg Police Department will be observing National Missing Children’s Day this year by participating in the national Take 25 child safety campaign. A “Child Safety Day” will be held on May 25th, 2010 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Ida Lee Park Loudoun Inova Hospital, Loudoun County Animal Care and Control and Loudoun County Fire and Rescue will be present as well. All participating agencies will be offering information on child safety. The Leesburg Police Department …

The Leesburg Police Department, assisted by members of The Northern Virginia Gang Task Force executed three search warrants and made three arrests in follow-up of a malicious wounding incident on April 26, 2010.
All three search warrants were executed in Leesburg. One adult and two juveniles were charged with Malicious Wounding by Mob and Prohibited Street Gang Participation.
The charges are a result of Leesburg Police responding on April 26, 2010 at approximately 6:00 pm to a fight in progress near Battlefield Parkway NE in Leesburg. Subsequently, police investigation led …

China King, located at 5 South King Street in downtown Leesburg, will celebrate their re-opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 22, 2010. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, light refreshments will be served. The restaurant will open for lunch at 11:30 a.m.The popular downtown eatery closed in November 2009 following a fire in the alley behind their building and has been extensively renovated.“We would like to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to the countless friends, patrons and local businesses that have reached out to us …