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Holly Hobbs
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- Caputo volunteer assaulted
- Candidates all business at Chamber debate
- Finding the right coffee bar to serve your needs
- BET founder mocks Deeds' stutter
- Deeds and McDonnell address Loudoun's economy
- Paintball makes 'bad neighbor,' good taxpayer
- Del. Joe May: From power lines to first down lines
- Limestone decay polluting water, creating sinkholes
- NRA endorses McDonnell
- Reception with Kaine, Miller
- Loudoun gets $1.5 million to fight terror
- Gubernatorial debate
- Presidential golf course controversy resurfaces
- For some, volunteering is a foot in the door
- Early funding forecast puts county in $156.8 million hole
- What's next in the 4,000-acre foreclosure?
- County examines sign ordinance and 'big box' restrictions
- McDonnell responds to attacks
- Planning commissioner quits
- 4,154 acres sold at foreclosure auction
- Golf cart proposals face roadblocks
- With few Loudoun visits, Deeds lags in donations
- Teachers support Poisson
- Politicians at PATH hearing
- Closing in on a county administratorcandidate
- On deck: Supervisors outline goals for remainder of terms
- A passion for land preservation
- ECHO-ing the call for help, Loudoun woman honored for longtime service
- Leesburg mayor's flier ignites new debate over water rates
- Local radio station goes silent
- Dear Supervisor, I need bubble gum: County officials get their share of offbeat questions and requests
- Va. rethinks DUI, drug cases: Supreme Court ruling could mean more time in court for police
- Decision Day: Supervisors rule on hot-button issues
- County approves guns in parks
- Commission gets extension on transportation plan
- County to allow alcohol at its sites for special events
- Development fees on the rise in Loudoun
- Baseball stadium approved
- Upcoming decisions in county government, news briefs
- E-mails investigated, more misconduct concerns on commissioners
- E-mail leads to boycott of transportation vote
- McDonnell opposes greenhouse gas cap
- Candidates agree on first gubernatorial debate
- Loudoun Briefs: Panel meets with nonprofits, celebrate July 4 safely
- 19 Loudoun bridges on state watch list
- Number vying for state office is up
- Politics: meet the candidate, Sen. Vogel honored
- 'Big box' store regulation debate continues
- State panel seeks solution to development fee debate
- D.C. United surveys fans on where to put a stadium
- Loudoun could be key in governor's race
- County transportation projects roll forward
- Politics: Candidates rally in No.Va., upcoming party meetings
- Century-old farmhouse up for demolition
- Health departments issue West Nile warning
- Special tax will pay for damaged bridge
- DMV serious about new 'no smile' policy
- Route 28 corridor options described
- Hamilton residents call on county to repair road hazards
- Business leaders oppose increasing development fees
- Baseball stadium plans met with mixed reviews
- Is Loudoun a good fit for D.C. United?
- Leesburg Today bought by creditors
- Minor league ballfield plans draw debate
- Sterling blight to face bulldozer
- Loudoun Briefs: Upcoming decisions and more
- McDonnell visits Loudoun to roll out gang prevention plan
- Politics: Democratic primary preview
- Leesburg Today auction scheduled for this week
- Pit bull case ruling in county's favor
- Loudoun Briefs: new planning commissioner, taxes due and getting involved
- Campaign donations: behind the dollars
- Board weighs in on campus plans
- County Briefs: Affordable housing, U.S. 50 widening, Claude Moore
- Lieutenant governor candidate drops out
- County reexamines its debt
- Politics: Republican convention, candidate meet-and-greets
- New tax considered for Crooked Bridge
- Neighbors: Repair or raze derelict house
- Pit bull trial ends; county awaits verdict
- Plans for college campus take next step
- Low-income housing grant sparks debate
- Failing septic systems may get funding
- Politics: Governor race debate, top donors
- Arrests raise more questions over Lansdowne attacks
- Update on Gilberts Corner
- Search for new county administrator continues
- County Briefs: transportation plan, taxes due and energy talks
- Politics: Creadit cardholders' Bill of Rights, GITMO and more
- What'd He Say? Web site tracks legislators' speeches
- Stimulus could expand broadband west
- Campaign donations in recession
- County stimulus funding so far
- House incumbents leading in donations
- Guns could be allowed in county parks
- Turner drops out of House race
- Loudoun Briefs: Community Block grants, day care at Ecovillage
- Board adopts budget, sets higher tax rate
- Cuts to senior center not as deep as first feared
- State leaders explore expanding unemployment benefits
- Huckabee: Northern Virginia doesn't think like us
- Board votes to raise tax rate to $1.245
- Governor OKs local initiatives, vetoes death penalty bills
- 'Another strike against nonprofits'
- Cuts challenge cultural organizations
- State leaders talk transportation needs
- County wants a say on rail stations
- Billion-dollar road partnership rejected
- Loudoun Briefs: Administrator says farewell, Claude Moore air quality
- Loudoun forwards stimulus wish list to state
- Eco-reform takes back seat to budget
- House, Senate agree on budget
- Middleburg officials unsure what resort slowdown could mean
- Residents favor tax increase -- if schools are fully funded
- Middleburg pleads with county to fund school, library
- Breaking down the county budget
- County looks to reduce capital improvements
- House, Senate reach compromise on smoking ban
- Governor: Stimulus means no more cuts
- House signs off on smoking ban
- Loudoun supervisors' assessments head south
- County plan would cut jobs, raise property tax rate
- County staff warned of layoffs
- Agreement reached on smoking ban
- Redskins deal approved
- Tax raised on hybrid cars; aircraft rate unchanged
- Route 28 corridor gets second look
- County Administrator announces retirement
- Aircraft tax fails to take flight, hybrids take a hit
- County development fees to increase
- Complaints against Plowman rejected
- Loudoun County Briefs: budget presentation, appeals to state lawmakers and Kincora
- Belfort business revitalization plan moves forward
- Loudoun County Briefs: Upcoming decisions, discussions
- Fundraising reports show GOP's McDonnell ahead of pack
- Delegates: 15-bill limit curbs legislative power
- Residents ask lawmakers to focus on schools, autism
- Time, money short in 2009, state leaders say
- General Assembly Briefs: Watch sessions live, governor's agenda
- Motion to rezone area catches supervisors by surprise
- Loudoun Briefs: Redskins update, dates you need to know
- County Briefs: Trial date set for pit bull case, board picks vice chair
- Kaine dubbed chairman of Democratic National Committee
- Politics: state leaders ask for input
- State budget shortfall escalates to $2.9 billion
- Survey ranks county health, lifestyle concerns
- Loudoun and Redskins deal back on track
- Public-safety radio debate over and out
- Loudoun Briefs: Golf carts sought at Lenah Run, new lifeguard policy, fraud alert
- 'Skins vote revisited: Fairfax in line to intercept deal
- Loudoun Briefs: Board may reverse two decisions Dec. 18
- Politics: Virginia governor honors history, budget hearings
- Loudoun's residential taxes highest in Virginia
- Business leaders urge board to reconsider Redskins deal
- Supervisors rethink money approved for radio upgrades
- County Briefs: Drug treatment court approved, buy a brick for Rust Library
- Board sacks Redskins deal
- $36.7 million for public safety radio upgrades approved
- New regional park in Loudoun proposed
- Loudoun Briefs: Honoring Mac Brownell, development fee increase and upcoming events
- Proposal to allow alcohol on public property rejected
- Politics: County forwards bills to General Assembly
- Insanity plea ends case against hostage taker
- Big-box stores regulation proposed
- Supervisors look for new taxes to share burden
- Politics: Autism coverage bill moves forward
- Supervisors seek privacy
- Politics: How to get inauguration tickets
- CSI: Washington
- County Briefs: 'Drunk tank' project approved
- Historic win: Loudoun voters help elect first black president
- Obama claims Virginia
- Loudoun turns blue
- Legislator proposes mileage tax to replace gas tax
- County lists prerequisites for colleges to move in
- Power line problem for Wage Drive residents
- Leesburg brief: Hamburg Döner plans could offer yearlong dining
- County Briefs: Going green, supervisors meeting moved
- Coalition: Meal tax not a happy option for restaurant owners
- Obama speaks to thousands in Leesburg
- Instrumental in united a community
- Local lawmakers weigh in on governor's proposed cuts
- Local lawmakers weigh in on governor's proposed cuts
- Dealers say auto sales have shifted down to first gear
- Loudoun's list of potential voters grows by 16,000
- Leesburg dog park approved
- Leesburg News in Brief: Monks pray for downtown businesses
- Leesburg's business climate is better than expected
- Leesburg dog park approved
- Leesburg Airport soars in slow economy
- McCain rally draws large crowd
- Leesburg approves spending for historic district revitalization
- Leesburg devoted to attracting a college
- Venue changed for McCain's Fairfax rally; mixed reasons given
- Leesburg man writes tell-all on World Bank investigations
- Leesburg leaders plan for town’s future
- Museum unveils Leesburg's past
- Deal struck in election fraud case
- ‘Fastest Indian on Earth’: Local chief zooms into Drag Racing Hall of Fame
- Tightening purse strings: Nonprofits say funding is down, service needs are up
- Leesburg's parking ticket tally
- Loudoun man breaks world travel record
- Lawyers gear up for election-fraud trial
- Leesburg dog park debate continues
- Former Leesburg mayor G. Dewey Hill Jr. dies
- Middleburg man takes off, aiming to break record
- Judge rules for open testimony: Plowman's deposition to be public in Tate case
- Leesburg homes, vehicles damaged by vandals
- County sets game plan:Supervisors say economy could limit four-year agenda
- County game plan: Supervisors set issues agenda for next four years
- Letters to senator save Scout from deportation
- Trial date set in Leesburg water-rate lawsuit
- Leesburg News: Council votes on BAR, Committee assignments made, Hammler picked as vice mayor
- Leesburg committee shuffle restricts town panels to residents
- Regulation changes deferred for development review panel
- Middleburg helicopter pilot hopes to break around-the-world record
- 13-year-old Boy Scout faces deportation to El Salvador
- Leesburg water-rate lawsuit goes to trial
- Rabbis set precedent in Loudoun
- Leesburg Town Council discusses remedies to BAR criticism
- Leesburg leaders respond to DIA recommendations
- Leesburg downtown group ready to get down to business
- Lovettsville pond in peril
- Governor proposes sales tax increase to fund roads
- Polo Cup draws thousands
- After 45 years, Johnson's restaurant was 'just like home' for many
- Animal shelter ordered to turn over documents in pit bull case
- Voter turnout up; spirited write-in campaign changes Hamilton's leadership
- Round Hill Arts Center jams on
- A warm welcome: Leesburg guardsmen make it home safely
- June is target date for transportation talks
- Leesburg council approves tax rate and budget
- Purcellville considers solutions to water shortage
- Leesburg council candidates debate best way to revitalize downtown
- Finish line in sight for Leesburg road
- Giving back to returning soldiers
- Leesburg looks to lower home tax bills
- National Guardsmen to return soon from Iraq
- Prostitution sting leads to three arrests in Leesburg
- Prostitution sting leads to three arrests in Leesburg
- Round Hill jam session in peril
- Kaine congratulates Loudoun Cares
- Leesburg resident realizes dream, 'booty dances' at the Apollo
- Town elections attract fewer contenders
- Kaine says Dulles rail could be back on track
- Hit-or-miss season for Loudoun lawmakers: Budget woes contributed to low bill approval
- Could Leesburg's banking boom bust?
- Leesburg Briefs: Council weighs in on city status
- Reps say, Bluemont concert series needs town funding
- Budget awaits governor's signature
- Panelists say race still an issue in Loudoun
- Leesburg leaders act on dog park, Chevy Chase Bank and firehouse
- Sen. Vogel escapes subpoena
- Dog park plans in peril
- Sarah Kyle takes center stage
- Justin Cook scores perfect numbers
- Panel deadlocked over Chevy Chase decision
- Leesburg panel says dog park should go
- Neighbors say dog park plans bite
- Leesburg kicks off budget talks
- Commission hears public comment on Chevy Chase Bank March 6
- Leesburg council may reduce meeting requirements
- Leesburg could see tax rate go up, bills go down
- Round Hill’s new manager names key issues
- Three generations of black mothers reflect on the importance of family
- Loudoun Museum closes for repairs, collection to be moved
- Leesburg leaders regularly absent from meetings
- Leesburg Briefs
- Longtimer retires from MARE Center
- Former state Senate candidate indicted on election fraud
- Honoring Dr. King: Keynote speaker offers tough love and praise
- Purcellville guys bike across the states
- Second look at abusive driver fees raises questions
- Report: Leesburg still not business friendly
- Welcome back: Schmidt returns to Leesburg town council
- Leesburg committee votes for change in water surcharges
- Leesburg council debates rescinded decisions
- Job Swap in Leesburg
- Meadowbrook developer reaches agreement with town
- Leesburg staff members swap jobs
- Leesburg committee votes for change in water surcharges
- Leesburg councilwoman says goodbye
- Leesburg Town Council narrowly approves Festival Lakes plans
- Candidates named for Burk's council seat
- 15 minutes of fame: Leesburg residents hit the small screen
- Council kills Festival Lakes plans
- BAR too high?: Business owners see Leesburg guidelines as limiting
- Town council approves new Leesburg fire station
- North Street senior center approved
- Annexation plans move ahead
- Business owners see Leesburg guidelines as too limiting
- Annexation plans move ahead
- Supervisors may vote to annex land to Leesburg
- Burk's Leesburg council seat up for grabs
- Festival Lakes gains commission's OK
- Leesburg Planning Commission approves plan for senior center
- Big rigs invade Middleburg
- Did you hear that?
- Leesburg supervisor candidates debate growth issues
- Town reviews land-use application process
- Town approves feasibility study for arts center
- NAACP honors Sterling man
- Vice President Cheney visits Lansdowne
- National Jousting Championship hosted in Loudoun
- Court rules, county can't euthanize dogs because of breed
- Court rules county can't euthanize dogs based on breed
- Republicans back Schultz, cite her bipartisan record
- Middleburg on mandatory water restriction
- Charges dropped in Tate case
- Middleburg on mandatory water restrictions
- Town discusses courts expansion
- Motion filed to stop pit bull euthanasia in Loudoun
- Annexation could mean more control for town
- Mandatory water restrictions in Middleburg?
- May, Martinez debate needs of western Loudoun
- Neighbors scrutinize Festival Lakes development plans
- Town official accepts job in North Carolina
- 27th District Senate candidates square off
- Seniors challenge candidates
- The independent factor
- Leesburg Briefs
- Leesburg group continues Malawi mission at home
- Town's appeal in water-rate suit granted
- Leesburg Briefs
- Judge says not enough evidence to call Plowman
- Vogel pulls out of debate
- Showers have little impact on water supplies, officials say
- Expansion of Leesburg fire station approved
- Virginia Supreme Court orders Meadowbrook case back to local circuit court
- Nanette’s Walk: Stepping up breast cancer awareness
- Ball's Bluff brings the 1860s back to life
- Businesses voice concerns of county seat leaving
- Leesburg says 'no' to joining Culpeper Coalition on illegal immigration
- Jewish High Holidays begin this week
- Reporter confirms Plowman leaked investigation details
- Town Briefs
- Leesburg Briefs
- Reporter says Plowman leaked Tate indictments
- Leesburg National Guard leaves for Iraq
- A day of training
- Defense calls commonwealth's attorney to give evidence of political influence
- Kaine asks for 5 percent from state agencies
- Leesburg Briefs
- $9 million needed to renovate 32-room mansion
- Middleburg council votes in favor of Johnson's five-star resort, spa.
- Leetown
- Town briefs
- Paxton Manor opens doors, asks for donations
- Middleburg approves Salamander resort
- Man recants guilty plea of embezzling from reward fund
- County revamping pit-bull policy
- 'Bad driver fees' could congest courts
- Town briefs
- Tate auction canceled
- Leesburg Briefs
- Salamander to go before council for final approval
- Tate trial date set for November
- Former candidate could lose house to debt
- Board denies Crosstrail application
- Leesburg Brief
- Record-breaking crowds at fifth Harry Potter movie: Fans eager for final book release
- Crosstrail meeting stirs up debate with no resolution
- Symington's final endowment, a jaw dropper
- Leetown
- Crosstrails and economic development
- Tate's defense moves closer to trial
- Leesburg Guardsmen bid farewell to loved ones , prepare for Iraq
- Former soldier donates flag to Dodona Manor
- Leesburg briefs
- Salamander, Middleburg strike deal
- Reid announcement surprises council
- Indictments loom over election in November
- 'Fireball' Firetti ignites campaign trail
- Council, docents settle Pink Box dilemma
- Rust Library closes, temporarily
- Case prompts question: TB a concern in Loudoun?
- Grant solves major Leesburg traffic woe
- Equine Rescue League looks for new pastures