The public question and answer meeting held last night at Lovettsville Elementary School turned ugly last night, erupting in a screaming match as members of the public expressed vehement opposition to Loudoun County Public Schools’ plans to construct a 170-acre high- middle- and elementary school complex on the Wheatlands Farm property located at the intersection [...]
A contentious couple with a court date in Henrico County this week apparently took their arguments outside the building, resulting in multiple charges against each of them. Arrest records show that Charles Wicked Hudson Clarke, 25, and Jessica Danielle McCloud, 24, face three charges each of child endangerment. Read full story via :Richmond Times-Dispatch. __________________________________________________________________________ [...]
New boundaries have been drawn for elementary and middle schools across Loudoun, but the School Board on April 28 decided to put off redistricting several high schools. “Let’s regroup and try to come to a reasonable outcome,” said School Board Chairman Robert DuPree Jr. (Dulles). “We’ve got a bunch of bad choices.” Read full story [...]
The Town of Purcellville took another step last week in its efforts to boost the town’s business sector. Thursday, April 16, the town co-sponsored “Building A Strong Business Bridge over Troubled Economic Waters,” Beyond Survival, a roundtable small business discussion by a panel of experts, at the Carver Center. Read full article via Leesburg Today [...]
Leesburg Police are investigating two deaths in the northeast part of town. Police are calling the deaths suspicious. Early April 29, officers responded to a 911 call from a home at Smartts Lane NE to find a 47-year-old man, Inam A. Uddin, dead in an upstairs bedroom. Read full story via Loudoun Times
American Community Newspapers Inc., which owns Loudoun Magazine, Leesburg Today and Middleburg Life among other publications, has filed for bankruptcy protection. “A difficult economic environment and weak advertising market have created a number of challenges for our industry and our company,” CEO Gene Carr said in a press release. Read full story via Loudoun Times
Amidst reports that the Department of Justice is investigating Google’s online book deal, Google on Wednesday defended the settlement and argued that it will expand access to select titles. “The settlement won’t just expand access to out-of-print books, either. Because authors and publishers will have the ability to let users preview and purchase their in-print [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—The League of American Bicyclists has announced its 2009 spring Bicycle Friendly Communities and States in celebration of Bike Month 2009, starting May 1. The League is recognizing 13 new Bicycle Friendly Communities and three BFC renewals. Notably, five states have their first BFC designations: Cedar Falls, Iowa; Columbia, Missouri; Tulsa, Oklahoma.; Columbus, [...]
If you are a homeowner and you’re getting that itch to do some remodeling or if you’re facing some repairs brought on by the inclement weather we’ve had lately, here are two words you need to remember: Buyer beware. It’s a fact that the Consumer Protection Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office receives more [...]
New State Historical Highway Markers Approved in Richmond. “Grace Evelyn Arents 1849-1926,” to be erected in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood, recalls Arents’ work “as an urban reformer and philanthropist” who sought “to improve the daily life of individuals regardless of race, gender, or class.” Arents developed a community complex that included a church, school, library, [...]