Ashburn

Around 3:50pm yesterday, the Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Emergency Communications Center began receiving calls for a reported house fire at 43335 Earls Court in Ashburn. Units from Moorefield, Ashburn, Lansdowne, Arcola, South Riding and Cascades were dispatched to the scene. 

A large-scale water tank project in the Dulles area of Loudoun County was featured Monday night on a History Channel TV show.

While Del. David Ramadan (R-87) is proposing state legislators offer the Dulles Greenway owners the option of roadside advertising as an incentive to curb annual fare hikes--already approved at nearly 3 percent through 2020--Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13) is making another attempt to legislatively require the distance-based pricing on the highway before any additional toll increases take effect.

Loudoun deputies are investigating a report that a driver threatened a group of juveniles with a firearm in the parking lot of the Ashburn Shopping Plaza last night.

Emerging from a brief closed session that followed public speakers for and against building the county's next high school at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, the Board of Supervisors voted to extend the due diligence period to study the property until Feb. 17. The additional time, supervisors said, would allow for all the needed information to be collected before a contract is executed.

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the two electronic signs requested for the One Loudoun development--one on Rt. 7 and one on Loudoun County Parkway--despite some concerns the county should first establish some set standards for such signs in the future.

Another movie theater company is making plans to expand into Loudoun. This week, the developers of One Loudoun in Ashburn and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced plans to build a 34,000-square-foot facility with a spring 2013 opening date.

The first highway fatality of 2012 in Loudoun County occurred this morning in Ashburn.

From the beginning of their first meeting Tuesday morning it was clear that newly seated county supervisors were united in their priorities and eager to make good on campaign promises, but it took less than an hour to show that just because they share a party affiliation residents should not expect the all-Republican board to vote in lockstep.

One phrase almost became a household term in Loudoun County this year, particularly among those in Ashburn: three-school solution.

It's not too late to decide to come together with neighbors and fellow celebrants to "ring in hope" this New Year's Eve.

While the final decision on construction of Phase 2 of the Dulles Metrorail extension to Loudoun still looms in early 2012 following a round of cost-cutting talks, attention in Loudoun has once again turned to what will happen around the Rt. 606 Metro station-and how to maximize the positive impact rail could bring to Loudoun's economy.

Washington Redskins players joined together with a Sterling restaurant to serve up free dinner to the community Monday night as an early gesture of holiday goodwill.

A nine-year AOL employee, Bluemont resident Alicia Leith sensed the impending company layoffs at the dawn of 2009. A single parent not wanting to wait for the inevitable to make her next career move, Leith recalls the night she was chatting on the phone with a friend, venting about life's obstacles, including divorce and financial challenges. It was that night that the idea for Alley Cat Waste Management was born.

This weekend marks one month until the 120-day due diligence period wraps up for the 46-acre site slated for Ashburn's newest high school, known as HS-8, and debate over whether the property is the best location still looms among some Lansdowne residents and newly elected county representatives as the site is not without its challenges.

Almost two dozen local area Realtors have been elected to the Dulles Area Association of Realtors Board of Directors for the coming year.

A lawsuit by OpenBand Multimedia against the Board of Supervisors over its denied cable franchise agreement was filed Dec. 2 only to preserve the rights of the company to sue, according to representatives of its Dulles-based parent company MC Dean.

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Loudoun Gifts for Good, formerly known as the Loudoun Alternative Gift Fair, provides an easy way for people to donate to Loudoun Community Health Center-affiliated local charities in honor of the special people in their lives.

All branches of the Loudoun County Public Library will be closed for staff training Friday, December 9.

There's still time to register to volunteer to build a portion of a new scenic trail in Eastern Loudoun County.

Leesburg Today and Loudoun Magazine are ushering in the holidays with a special gift for families: a chance to win a Winter Getaway Package!

As a special treat for Loudoun families and shoppers, My Child's Closet is hosting a one-day sale Saturday featuring women's and teen clothing, household items, children's toys and, of course, holiday items.

Ashburn's Red Branch Technologies announced this week it is changing its overall business plan and the direction of the company.

The Ashburn Village tennis team that traveled to Tucson, AZ, to participate in the United States Tennis Association National Tennis Championship last month has returned home with a third place trophy in hand.