Morning Minute

In Hillsboro, it's time to reclaim the Charles Town Pike; the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce signs onto a letter asking Congress to reclaim oversight over tariffs; Lovettsville declares Zoldos Day.

Purcellville's second try at an investigation into allegations against police chief Cynthia McAlister stretches into a new town council's term; Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (Orbital ATK until last month) proposes a rocket monument.

Months after some students were escorted out of school without warning, never to return, the School Board has voted to give the next class more time to graduate; Loudoun Planning Commissioners worry about parking and traffic around plans for a 5,000-seat professional soccer stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park south of Leesburg.

A study says the Town of Leesburg is understaffed; a new way to crowdfund lobbyists so the average American can afford to hire them launches.

Loudoun County finds 90 percent of its bus stops are not ADA-compliant; elementary students get more time for recess.

The county sets goals for expanding broadband and cell coverage, especially in western Loudoun; 30 years later, Loudoun may actually get an Ashburn Recreation and Community Center.

Round Hill looks to hire its first-ever public works director; rising high school seniors try their hand at trying a case at the 18th annual Thomas D. Horne Leadership in the Law program.

Supervisors back off tighter gun regulations, opting instead for a safety study; the county will look at putting homes some places they've never been before in Loudoun to encourage affordable housing.

The Housing Advisory Board says finding a home in Loudoun isn't just a problem for people with lower incomes; the developer at Westpark Golf Club proposes to give the golf course to the Town of Leesburg if the town to keep it open.

JK Moving founder Chuck Kuhn helps save a habitat for rare species near Lucketts; the comprehensive plan revision is almost ready for the next step.