Morning Minute

For the second time, a former senior officer under Sheriff Michael Chapman is now trying to unseat him; a man from West Virginia is arrested in charged in the death of a Bluemont man on the side of Rt. 7 in Clarke County.

What builds roads, fights fires, funds schools, keeps the libraries opens an costs $3 billion a year? And police are investigating two incidents of gunfire, one fatal.

Middle Schoolers at Eagle Ridge Middle School spend time every Friday building and programming robots; Loudoun United scores the first goal in franchise history.

The Planning Commission wraps up work on the comprehensive plan, which is pretty much what it sounds like; two men are accused of mailing seven pounds of marijuana.

County supervisors appoint a committee to try to make sure everyone gets counted in the 2020 census; longtime western Loudoun community resource officer Victor LoPreto retires.

County supervisors approve nearly $30 million of road safety improvements on Evergreen Mills Road, although it will be years before drivers see it; Trump National Golf Course is cited for illegally clearcutting along the Potomac River and dumping those trees in the river.

A mastiff named Goliath finds a home, and his story could win a local shelter $20,000; after two house fires, the Fire Marshal urges fire safety in the cold months.

County supervisors get to work on the county budget; a controversial plan to develop part of Westpark golf course in Leesburg is set for a public hearing.

Supervisors hear from the public on the next county budget; Loudoun farmers and producers make deals with industry buyers at a "speed-dating" event.

Faith leaders gather for a meeting on what elected leaders can do to combat racism; a champion spellers gets the three-peat.