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Moderate turnout for Rail to Dulles public information session

Fri., May. 25 | 10:48 AM - Community members displayed mixed reactions about the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project at the county's first public outreach session May 24.

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UPDATE: Decision on courthouse holiday displays coming in June

Fri., May. 25 | 09:20 AM - If Supervisor Shawn Williams' (R-Broad Run) late-night closing remarks May 15 are any indication, he won't be voting in favor of the Courthouse Grounds and Facility Committee's recommendation regarding the holiday displays on the courthouse lawn.

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Mays named acting director of Loudoun County finance department

Thu., May. 24 | 02:15 PM - Loudoun County deputy chief financial officer Ben Mays was appointed today as the acting director of the county's Department of Management and Financial Services.

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Metrorail local funding talks begin in earnest

Wed., May. 23 | 12:30 PM - The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors heard from county staff Tuesday the options before them to pay for the most substantial transportation and economic development project in Loudoun County's 255 year history.

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Metro to Loudoun public sessions begin May 24

Tue., May. 22 | 09:18 AM - The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has scheduled four public outreach sessions regarding the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project -- the first of which is May 24 -- providing the public an opportunity to comment on the approximately $5.5. billion Metro extension.

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Towns gear up for council elections

Thu., Apr. 26 | 08:00 AM - Two weeks after a special election in Leesburg, voters in Loudoun's towns and villages will go to the polls on May 1 to select mayors and populate the town councils for Hamilton, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville and Round Hill.

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Leesburg goes to vote April 17

Thu., Apr. 5 | 08:00 AM - Special election to replace Ken Reid on Town Council will occur April 17.

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Memorial Day ceremony

Sat., May. 26 | 08:00 AM - Lovettsville will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at 11:30 a.m. May 28 at the Town Square.

Property taxes due June 5

Wed., May. 23 | 02:51 PM - The deadline for payment of the first half of real property tax is June 5.

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McDonnell signs into law voter ID legislation

Sun., May. 20 | 12:07 PM - Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed off on hotly-debated voter identification bills.

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Welsh to serve in General District Court

Fri., May. 18 | 03:06 PM - Loudoun County attorney Deborah C. Welsh will replace retiring judge Julia Cannon on the 20th Judicial District of the General District Court.

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Dopilka to give Leesburg Town Council another run

Fri., May. 18 | 02:17 PM - Dwight Dopilka is the first candidate to file for the three Leesburg Town Council seats that will be up for election in November.

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VDOT shows Leesburg Sycolin Road overpass

Fri., May. 18 | 12:01 PM - The Virginia Department of Transportation held an impromptu public meeting May 17 to allow citizens of Leesburg the opportunity to ask questions, give comments and provide suggestions to the proposed plan of the Sycolin Road Overpass of the Route 7 and Route 15 Bypass slated to be construction next year.

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Loudoun Democrats criticize GOP over vote against gay judge

Fri., May. 18 | 08:44 AM - Loudoun County Democrats condemned the actions of local Delegates David Ramadan (R-87) and Tag Greason (R-32) Wednesday after gay judicial nominee Tracy Thorne-Begland fell 18 votes short of the 51-vote majority necessary to be appointed as a general district judge.

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Crime down in Loudoun in 2011

Thu., May. 17 | 08:26 AM - As a whole, crime was down in Loudoun County in 2011, according to a Virginia State Police report, but residents still saw an uptick in violent crimes and thefts.

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MWAA ripped in U.S. Department of Transportation IG report

Wed., May. 16 | 03:03 PM - MWAA in past years has had to answer questions relating to its internal operations, financial disclosures and bidding practices; this publicity has heightened of late considering the authority is in charge of overseeing construction of the approximately $5.5 billion Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which will bring Metro's Silver Line to the Dulles International Airport and into Loudoun County.

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Pending Governor’s signature, commonwealth finally has a budget

Wed., May. 16 | 01:02 PM - Two months later than expected, the Virginia General Assembly has agreed on two-year spending plan for the commonwealth.

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Raspberry Falls well operational again

Wed., May. 16 | 10:05 AM - A well in Raspberry Falls shut down in August 2011 is back in service, Loudoun Water officials announced May 15.

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Supervisors approve $7.9 million increase for schools

Tue., May. 15 | 07:21 PM - Loudoun County Public Schools will see an additional $7.9 million for its fiscal 2013 budget from the county's Board of Supervisors contingent on Gov. Bob McDonnell signing off on the two-year state budget approved by the General Assembly May 14.

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Delgaudio says Obama “assaulting” traditional marriage

Tue., May. 15 | 02:14 PM - Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), in response to President Barack Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage, says the president's “evolution comment gives evolutionists” a bad name.

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Loudoun senators at odds over voter ID bills

Fri., May. 11 | 02:18 PM - Throwing himself in the middle of a contentious Republican vs. Democrat debate, State Sen. Richard Black (R-13) is urging Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell to sign politically-charged voter identification legislation from the 2012 session.

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Purcellville names new Town Attorney

Thu., May. 10 | 01:19 PM - Purcellville's Town Council has appointed a new full-time Town Attorney.

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Anti-rail group claims denied access to Metrorail forum

Wed., May. 9 | 04:29 PM - With the biggest financial decision for Loudoun County just around the corner, there was bound to be controversy stemming from the State of Rail to Loudoun meeting held May 9 at the Dulles International Airport Marriott.

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McDonnell announces Civil War site preservation in Middleburg

Wed., May. 9 | 08:44 AM - Gov. Bob McDonnell was in Middleburg this morning to announce a public-private partnership preserving Mount Defiance, a five-acre Civil War battlefield.

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The Board of Supervisors-appointed Loudoun County Courthouse Grounds and Facilities Committee started off its meeting Tuesday with an executive session, one not listed on the May 8 agenda. Times-Mirror photo/Trevor Baratko

Locked doors at the Loudoun County courthouse grounds meeting

Tue., May. 8 | 04:58 PM - Loudoun citizens trying to attend the county's Courthouse Grounds and Facilities Committee meeting Tuesday needed the ability to pick locks in order to gain entry to the first half hour of the so-called public affair.

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UPDATE: Middleburg Fire Department claims $500,000 embezzled by former treasurer

Tue., May. 8 | 10:15 AM - A Middleburg attorney has confirmed that the late Paul Draisey, a well-known former radio personality in Loudoun County, was allegedly involved in an embezzlement scheme with the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department that spanned at least three years.

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Still no details on county assessor’s leave

Tue., May. 8 | 09:21 AM - Loudoun County remains hush on any details regarding County Assessor Todd Kaufman's placement on paid leave in April.

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New Metro report shows Loudoun losing $25 billion in gross product by 2040 without rail

Mon., May. 7 | 01:50 PM - The cost of Metrorail's extension into Loudoun County in relation to the payoff are miniscule, and no one is making a defensible argument for the benefit not being there, Dr. Stephen Fuller, director of George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis.

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Supervisor Clarke predicts the future

Fri., May. 4 | 10:17 AM - Supervisor's newsletter blurb declares outcome of Belmont Ridge Road decision before official vote.

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Loudoun County’s CFO heading to MWAA

Fri., May. 4 | 07:25 AM - Loudoun County's Chief Financial Officer Mark Adams will leave his role with the county to take a deputy CFO position with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), according to Loudoun County Supervisor Ken Reid (R-Leesburg).

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