Archive for: September, 2010

Police Respond to Bomb Threat in Downtown Leesburg

Shortly after noon on September 30, 2010, the Leesburg Police Department responded to a bomb threat that was received electronically by a downtown business. The building was evacuated and members from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Loudoun County Fire Marshall’s Office responded with explosives trained K-9s to conduct a search of the premises. [...]

Motorola Solutions Gains System Acceptance by Loudoun County

Virginia‘s Loudoun County today announced that it has formally accepted its nine site, 11 channel ASTRO® 25 digital radio system from the Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT). The system, which was installed by Motorola and operational in less than 12 months from contract signing, also marks the first large-scale deployment of APX™ [...]

School Board Presented Options on Ashburn School Sites

School Board Presented Options on Ashburn School Sites The Loudoun County School Board was presented a study detailing options for Ashburn school sites at its Tuesday, September 28th, meeting. This study was compiled as a result of discussions among members of the Joint School Board-Board of Supervisors Committee in late 2009. The Board of Supervisors [...]

Hope’s Treasures To Hold Grand Opening in Leesburg

At 1:00 pm, on Saturday, October 2, 2010, Town of Leesburg officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for Hope’s Treasures, located at 703 East Market Street, Suites F and G, in the Prosperity Center shopping plaza. Vice Mayor Kevin Wright will be officiating. The East Market Street store is the fourth Hope’s Treasures location, [...]

Free Document Shredding Event Offered to Leesburg Area Residents

The Town of Leesburg’s Public Works Department will host a free community document shredding event on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Heritage High School in Leesburg. Every year, millions of Americans become the victims of identity theft. Documents with sensitive information tossed into trash cans, recycling containers and public [...]

Dominion High School Running Back Deandre Reaves Will Be a Mountaineer

Dominion High School running back Deandre Reaves has committed to play football next year at West Virginia University. Reaves announced his commitment before the start of the Titans’  football season. West Virginia has penciled him in at slot receiver and running back. Reaves said recently that he was attracted to West Virginia because of its [...]

SmarterCuts Salon Celebrates Grand Opening in Leesburg

At 12:30 pm, on Saturday, October 2, 2010, Town of Leesburg officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for SmarterCuts Salon, located at 705 East Market Street, Suite C. Vice Mayor Kevin Wright will be officiating. SmarterCuts Salon owner Kim Dang has centered her business on a philosophy of personalized service in a clean and [...]

Grand Opening of the Equestrian Ring at Franklin Park

The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, the Loudoun Horse Association, Tri State Riding Club & US Trail Ride, Inc. are pleased to announce the grand opening of the Equestrian Ring at Franklin Park. The public is invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. [...]

VHSL Bans Energy Drinks

Energy drinks came under the scrutiny of the Virginia High School League last week as the policy committee met to discuss the use of these popular beverages by student athletes.  At the September 22 meeting the VHSL Executive Committee passed an energy drink policy which went into effect immediately for all VHSL member schools. The [...]

Fire Prevention Week in Loudoun

“Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” is the theme of the 2010 Fire Prevention Week campaign, supported by the Loudoun County Fire-Rescue system during the week of October 3-9, 2010. Once again, the fire-rescue system is partnering with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to promote fire prevention and safety. NFPA has been [...]

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