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Written By Amber Lucas County supervisors and other dignitaries gathered Monday to mark the complete of the newly expanded Belmont Ridge Road between Truro Parish Lane and Croson Lane. The project turned the two-lane rural road section into a median divided, four-lane suburban road. The 1.5-mile expansion is the last piece of Belmont Ridge Road… Read more

Written By Charlotte Rene Woods A committee of state lawmakers met in Virginia’s Eastern Shore this week as part of ongoing gatherings to hear from health care providers and other experts about rural health care challenges and possible solutions. The cohort will deliver a report later this year with recommendations.  Topics at the meetings have… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni The 435-seat auditorium at Belmont Ridge Middle School on Thursday night was overflowing as Loudoun’s elected leaders and residents gathered to speak to the State Corporation Commission about a transmission line project planned by Dominion Energy. The 9.4-mile Aspen to Golden line is planned to have a double circuit of 230… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni Loudoun County residents will have the chance to get a little glimpse of India—and help feed the hungry—this weekend during an Indian Independence Day Celebration hosted by Anna Sudha Community Kitchens and the Dulles Town Center. The festival will feature diverse vegetarian and non-vegetarian regional Indian cuisine, Indian classical dance forms,… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni The Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard for state lawmakers and celebrated in Leesburg on Thursday with the four members of the Northern Virginia delegation who received 100% scores. Sen. Russet Perry (D-31) and delegates Marty Martinez (D-29), Atoosa Reaser (D-27) and Kannan Srinivasan (D-26) gathered at Rebellion… Read more

Written By Alexis Gustin Several Democrat members of the Loudoun delegation June 13 gathered at the Loudoun County Animal Shelter to celebrate animal welfare day and to recognize the progress made in animal welfare in the state with the passage of 10 bills.   Speakers included Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall (D-At Large) and… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) met with Loudoun County senior residents on Monday to talk about the challenges surrounding access to and the cost of prescription drugs, as well as the work he is doing to lower those costs. The audience at Lansdowne Woods was welcome by Supervisor Michael Turner (D-Ashburn). They… Read more

Written By Emily Schabacker A team of state delegates descended upon Southwest Virginia this week to kick off the first meeting for a new House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care.  Del. Rodney Willett, D-Henrico County, who chairs the committee, and a panel of 11 other legislators made the drive to… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni Loudoun’s state representatives stepped into the year’s legislative session Jan. 10 with a long list of bills they submitted. Topics covered include education, affordable housing, data centers, opioid use, traffic calming measures, firearms, transportation, taxes, local authority, conservation, utilities and more. Six of the county’s seven state legislators have introduced bills… Read more

Written By Hannah Pampoloni The General Assembly 2024 session adjourned Saturday, with Loudoun representatives introducing 117 bills, 58 resolutions, and 90 budget amendments since Jan. 10.   Of those 117 bills, 52 passed, 33 failed, eight were incorporated into other legislation, and 24 were continued to 2025. The bills included changes to gravel roads funding,… Read more