Morning Minute

For the ninth time in 105 years—and for the first time in 15 years—one of Loudoun's oldest and most historic businesses changes hands; if the county's new comprehensive plan stays on its current track, the School Board may need even more schools than they planned for.

Loudoun schools will let swing, see-saws and merry-go-rounds onto playgrounds; the Planning Commission considers where to put more housing.

The first Taste of Leesburg packs the streets; a judge hands down sentences adding up to 280 years for a teenager in a gang-related killing.

After years of planning and months of delay, Sleeter Lake Park will open this week; the Planning Commission tells the Board of Supervisors "we're done when we're done" with the new county comprehensive plan.

After years of work to get Hillsboro addresses recognized by the postal service again, some people outside town wish they hadn't; a Loudoun high school will, for the first time in its history, not field a varsity football team.

Plans for a factory in Ranson, WV have some Loudouners worried about air quality here; a Little League team from South Riding comes only one game short of playing in the World Series.

The estate of farmer, photographer and former county supervisor Henry C. Stowers sets up a scholarship; a woman is arrested near Leesburg for shooting her two children, one fatally.

39 more people make it to graduation at Briar Woods High School; Loudoun hits two major road milestones.

Local and state economic leaders says a dearth of technology workers is the biggest drag on the economy; a man in Purcellville can keep his meadow despite his HOA—for now.

Friday, August 3, 2018 by Loudoun Now