News Stories Tagged "western Loudoun"

Western Loudoun Rugby Sweeps States

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Two rugby teams from Western Loudoun exhibited their dominance over the rest of the Commonwealth with marches to state titles. Read story »

Up Close: Kelsey Baker

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Kelsey Baker doesn’t quit. For the 17-year-old Loudoun Valley High School senior, writing is a passion, a gift and a struggle. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Tysons Corner Farm Isn't A Good Model for Loudoun

Thursday, May 14, 2009

In a letter to the editor in the May 10 Loudoun Extra, Priscilla Godfrey omitted or misstated a few compelling details in her discussion of the Loudoun School Board's "deep, deep trouble" as it proposes to build three schools in Wheatland. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: It's the Wrong Place And the Wrong Cost

Thursday, April 16, 2009

As a mother, teacher and 12-year Loudoun County taxpayer, I am appalled that Loudoun officials — namely, the Loudoun County School Board — contracted recently to purchase a 170-acre site in the agricultural district of Wheatland (between Lovettsville and Purcellville) for a future elementary, middle and high school complex for more than 4,000 students. Read story and 9 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Don't Rush the Decision To Buy Land for 3 Schools

Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Loudoun County School Board has authorized the $11.4 million purchase of two parcels totaling 170 acres for a high school, middle school and elementary school in western Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »

Supervisors Vote Down School Plan

Lincoln Neighbors Opposed Proposal

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

Loudoun County supervisors unanimously rejected a proposal Tuesday to open a 60-student private school on the outskirts of Lincoln, saying that the project's scope is incompatible with the rural character of the small village. Read story and 7 comments »

Proposed High-Voltage Line Sparks Worries in Lovettsville

Utility Meets With Residents

Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009

Plans to run a high-voltage transmission line through a 10.5-mile stretch of northwestern Loudoun County have alarmed many Lovettsville residents, who say the towers carrying the line would mar the area's rural charm. Read story and 10 comments »

Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight in Loudoun

Friday, Dec. 5, 2008

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will hold a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Western Loudoun beginning at 10 p.m. Read story and 1 comment »

Board Allows Family to Keep Pet Goats

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008

A Hamilton family may keep its three pet goats, despite objections from neighbors who had argued that the animals did not fit in with their residential community. Read story and 6 comments »

Neighbors Say School Would Mar Rural Lincoln

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008

A Loudoun County couple's plans to open a school in a historic rural building have drawn objections from neighbors who say it would shatter the tranquillity of their village. Read story and 9 comments »

Artists Invite Public to Studios

Monday, June 16, 2008

At the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, local painters, sculptors and others invite the public to enjoy an insider's peak into their works in progress. Guests drive to 32 different studios within western Loudoun County at this annual event. Read story and 1 comment »

Bus Tour Puts Colonial Loudoun on Display

Monday, April 7, 2008

Just a few miles beyond Loudoun's highways, past the modern housing developments and recently built homes, the remains of many colonial-era landmarks can be seen -- if you know where to find them. Read story »

Supervisors Deny Permit For Disguised Towers

Vote Hinders Cell, Broadband Service in West County

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

They may look like evergreen trees or silos, but the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday that four telecommunications towers designed by an Arlington-based company to blend into rural settings do not belong in western Loudoun. Read story »

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