Embattled Loudoun County School Board member Beth Barts (Leesburg District) on Friday announced her resignation — effective Nov. 2 — from the board in a social media post.

Essential workers from around the region joined dozens peers from Loudoun County to rally for a collective bargaining ordinance from local leaders.

After more than a year of discussions and contract negotiations, the Purcellville Town Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve a contract with Wireless Edge to develop, market and manage a  telecommunications facility at the town’s Basham Simms Wastewater Treatment Facility on S. 20th St.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) visited Loudoun County Wednesday, attending the Virginia Aviation and Aerospace Summit, held at the Northrop Grumman Campus in Sterling.

The Leesurg Police Department is investigating an alleged assault they said took place on the evening of Oct. 7 in the area northwest of the W&OD Trail’s access point from Tuscarora Creek Park in Leesburg according to a Wednesday press release.

Stafford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Olsen (R) has been appointed to serve as special prosecutor in a case brought by a group of Loudoun County residents seeking the removal of School Board member Beth Barts (Leesburg District).

LEESBURG, Va. — Republican attorney general candidate Jason Miyares relentlessly attacked Democratic incumbent Mark Herring for the actions of the state’s parole board at a debate Wednesday, while Herring said Miyares fundamentally misunderstands the duties of the office.

Loudoun County Public Schools on Wednesday issued a statement responding to reports of an alleged sexual assault at Ashburn’s Stone Bridge High School on May 28, which had not previously been made public.

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host a “Loudoun Job Fair Tailgate” with local employers on October 21 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park, 42405 Claudia Drive, Leesburg, in the parking lots adjacent to fields 12 and 13, according to an Oct. 8 release.

After a 4-3 vote Tuesday night, the Leesburg Town Council will require all town employees and appointed officials to get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to keep their positions.

RICHMOND, Va. — Former President Barack Obama will campaign with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final stretch of the Virginia governor’s race.

Members of the Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday evening appointed Andrew Hoyler to fill the board seat representing the Broad Run District, which had been vacant since the death of board member Leslee King on Aug. 31.

The case against a Sterling man charged with assaulting his wife in July and attacking her in September was continued for a second time during a Tuesday hearing, delaying his arraignment until Oct. 29.

Three 19-year-old men were charged with being drunk in public, and one was charged with assault, following an altercation during which they allegedly used racial slurs against several high school-age teens Saturday outside a Velocity Wings restaurant in Lovettsville, according to police.