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The Leesburg Town Council Tuesday night unanimously approved an application by St. John the Apostle Catholic to build a new church and fellowship hall. Full Story »

After weeks of discussion and hours of public comments from parents in the Dulles South area, the School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night change the boundaries of six elementary schools in the area in preparation for the opening of Buffalo Trail Elementary School next fall. Full Story »

The Leesburg Downtown Business Association is collecting donations for China King employees who are out of work following a Nov. 22 fire at the popular downtown restaurant. Full Story »

Fifty speakers Tuesday night gave the Board of Supervisors a preview of the difficult choices to be made during the FY11 budget deliberation in the first of two public input sessions planned for this week. Full Story »

The Purcellville Town Council last night voted to annex the remaining 66 acres of the Patrick Henry College property, but the action did not come without dissension. Full Story »

The streak appears to be over for uncontested mayoral races in the Town of Leesburg. Councilman Tom Dunn announced Tuesday he will run for the seat held by Mayor Kristen Umstattd since 2002. Full Story »

The pains of the FY11 budget grow more acute each passing week and county leaders are still months away from final deliberations. This week, challenges facing the School Board began to sting. Full Story »

Two decades ago, Rt. 28 was a congested two-lane road crossing through 10 miles of largely undeveloped land and skirting the edge of underutilized Dulles Airport. Full Story »

This week, we are fortunate to celebrate a tragedy averted. Quick and selfless actions of Randy Heiston and other Ashburn residents yet unknown to us pulled a young driver from a vehicle sinking into a neighborhood pond. Full Story »

When faced with a large number of often competing requests to utilize a limited public resource, it may seem that the fairest course of action is to deny them all. There can be no accusation of favoritism or bias in that action. Full Story »

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Owners of local watering holes will have to tell customers to kick the butts today, upon the enactment of the statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants. Full Story »

Belmont Greene has become home to Ashburn's newest French bakery and caf/. Gout de Paris is located at 42910 Winkle Drive, in the community's expanding village center. Full Story »

It was all about location, location, location for Guernsey Office Products, which hopes to make the move from Fairfax to Loudoun by year's end. CEO David Guernsey confirmed Wednesday that his almost 40-year-old company will move its headquarters from Chantilly to Dulles. Full Story »

Inova Loudoun Hospital's Breast Care Institute has earned a three-year accreditation in breast care from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, part of the American College of Surgeons, which sets the standard for how breast cancer patients receive care. Full Story »

The 17-year-old student who was involved in a fight at Broad Run High School during class yesterday has been charged with malicious wounding and simple assault. Full Story »

The Loudoun County School Board is scheduled to vote tomorrow to establish the attendance zone boundaries for Stone Bridge and Tuscarora high schools. The action comes after dozens of Ashburn and Lansdowne residents filled the boardroom Thursday night to voice their opinions. Full Story »

Members of the Loudoun County School Board met with local state delegates and senators this morning to express their hopes and concerns for the coming General Assembly session. Full Story »

After nearly 10 months of often contentious debate, the Loudoun County School Board voted 6-3 Tuesday night to implement a phased boundary shift to move students living in Lansdowne from Stone Bridge High School to the new Tuscarora High School in Leesburg starting next fall. Full Story »

Michael Sheppard is already a well-known solo artist in this area, but now he has garnered national attention with a 2010 Grammy nomination for his work with the children’s band Milkshake. The group has been tapped among six bands vying for the award of “Best Musical Album for Children.” Full Story »

Once again, the Loudoun County Animal Shelter is preparing to kick off its Home for the Holidays animal adoption program in an effort to find loving homes for all the animals in its care. Full Story »

The Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg will begin its “Family Holiday Favorites” movie promotion series Friday, Dec. 18, featuring some of most popular and loved holiday films ever recorded. Full Story »

A Loudoun resident who claims he has found compelling new evidence of the existence of civilizations on the surface of Mars will hold a presentation on the subject and will be signing copies of his new book The Martian Codex from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Esoterica in Leesburg. Full Story »

The lingering mistrust after the bruising eight-year fight between the county supervisors and the Town of Purcellville over the construction of Woodgrove High School on the county's Fields Farm property is resurfacing. Full Story »