Archive for: October, 2011

Dominion High School Students Feed 550 Sterling Children

On Sunday morning, October 16th, 600 Dominion High School students arrived ready to join forces with Generosity Feeds. Accompanied by their friends, parents, grandparents and siblings, the students volunteered in an effort to feed more than 550 children in Sterling. Generosity Feeds is a non-profit organization with the mission of feeding hungry children caught in [...]

Purcellville Sees New Businesses Opening

The Town of Purcellville Community Development Department is pleased to announce the opening of three new businesses in the downtown district. The Town would like to welcome Long & Foster Realtors, Sara Huntington Photography and Purcellville Sports. All three businesses are located in the Dental Arts Building, a locally historic structure at the corner of [...]

October Storm Causes Dozens of Accidents in Loudoun

The freak winter storm that passed through our area caught many drivers by surprise and snarled roads over the weekend. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office worked 60 crashes, mostly weather related, during the inclement weather on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Deputies also responded to a total of 30 disabled vehicles. A crash worked by the [...]

Loudoun Sheriff’s Crime Report – October 31, 2011

Eastern Loudoun Station (Sectors 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290) 10/28/11 1612 hrs. 700 block E. Staunton Ave. Sterling Suspicious Person: A 16-year-old female reported that an unknown male followed her after she got off of a school bus in the area. The subject is described as a Hispanic male, 5’8” tall, [...]

Trick-or-Treating in Middleburg

Happy Halloween – Just a friendly reminder that the Town of Middleburg has no official beginning but there is a 9:00 p.m. curfew on Halloween night.  Trick or Treating is for children 12 and under. Please only trick or treat at homes with their porch lights on!! Have a safe, fun, spooktacular Halloween!!   Don’t [...]

Performed at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Team Performs First Double Hand Transplant of Region

For the first time in the Delaware Valley Region, a patient has undergone a complex and intricate transplant procedure that could significantly enhance the quality-of-life for persons with multiple limb loss. Last month, a highly-skilled, specially-trained team from the newly established Penn Hand Transplant Program at the Penn Transplant Institute performed its first bilateral double [...]

Traffic and Accident Updates For Northern Va and Loudoun County for 2011-10-31

Traffic Alert: Event Cleared: Disabled Vehicle: WB On I-66W at MM 40 in Prince William Co. 1 lane closed.10:09PM # Traffic Alert: Accident: EB On I-66E at MM 55 in Fairfax Co. 1 lane closed.10:49PM # Traffic Alert: Event Cleared: Disabled Vehicle: NB On I-495N at MM 49 in Fairfax Co. 1 lane closed. Minor [...]

LCPS Students Get High Marks at Space Olympics

Four Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) students are currently competing at the International Space Olympics in Korolyov, Russia. The Space Olympics consists of several exams and, thus far, the LCPS students are doing well in the competition. Kevin Lin (Potomac Falls High School/Loudoun Academy of Science) placed first in the Astrophysics category; Katharine Xiao (Broad [...]

Shots Fired During Robbery in Sterling

LCSO is investigating an armed robbery that occurred overnight in the Sterling Park area. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2011, deputies responded to the 100 block of North Cypress Road for a report of gunfire. Deputies responding to the scene located three adult males. The three men reported they were walking a small distance [...]

Wegmans Uses Shopper’s Club Card to Notify of Recall

On October 26th, 2011, CDC announced that a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infection is linked to Turkish Pine Nuts purchased at Wegmans grocery stores. The CDC investigation has identified illness in 42 individuals from six states, including four persons in Virginia. The Turkish pine nuts were available for purchase from bulk bins and they [...]

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