SEPTEMBER HEADLINES

Tuesday, September 30

Wolf: Second Vote On Bailout Plan Expected
Leaders must address fundamental problems
L2D, Wash Post, Wash Times

McCain, Obama Forces Rally In Loudoun Saturday
Veterans lead really at Lansdowne for McCain, Women rally at Simpson for Obama
L2D

Supervisor announces measures to help STERLING
Taking action one step at a time
LTM

School Chief Hopes to Avoid 'Budget of Desctruction'
Good luck...
LX

Cobblestones, Confederates and country wagons
The Waterford Fair
LTM

Monday, September 29

Supervisors to Scrutinize Budget Sooner
County goal is to control costs, stem shortfall
LX

Lenah School Site Rejected By Divided Commission
What is next for Dulles South area schools?
L2D

Plans Advance For International Youth Program
Exciting project plans on bringing the world's youth to Loudoun County
L2D

High Court Denies Town's Condemnation AppeaL
No soup for you!
L2D

Businesses Urged To Help Fill Empty Shelves
Help Loudoun Interfaith Relief help others
L2D

Sheriff’s spokesman on the clock 24/7 365 days
Troxell busy keeping us informed
Examiner

Camelot Rising in Middleburg
Salamander Inn looking good (and big)
Living in LoCo

Friday, September 26

Wolf Pitches Plan To Skirt SCC, Feds On Power Lines
Just getting it done for his constituents
L2D

Downtown Retail Has Opportunities, Challenges Ahead
Consultant presents report - Town needs more cowbell
L2D

Transit Planners Seek Input From Area Residents
Only 1 percent of commuters count on public transit
L2D

Upscale housing helps Virginia counties grow
High-income=big houses
Wash Times

One Arrested In Oaklawn Townhouse Raid
Suspected Gang activity causes raid
L2D

Loudoun foreclosures drop 11 % in August
Some good economic news for once
LTM

Thursday, September 25

Sterling in an Uproar Over Violence
Residents and Supervisors and Sheriff talk through issues
LX, L2D, LTM, LTM2

Students speak: Build western high school now
They're probably tired of the overcrowding too
LTM

Decision On Commercial Center Deferred
Leesburg Town Council hears plenty from its citizens
L2D

Oaklawn Townhome Site Of Possible Raid
Reports of multiple arrests
L2D

Loudouners react to Wall Street upheaval
They don't react well
LTM

Leesburg Council Approves Dog Park Plan
Off lease 3/4 of an acre site in town
L2D, LX

List of potential school sites presented for Dulles South
There are a lot of them
LTM

School Board delays setting new HS boundaries
Waiting for Woodgrove HS to shake out a little more
LX

Wednesday, September 24

Today Show Selects Leesburg Families
To highlight battleground election issues
L2D

Warner Leads Gilmore By 30 Points, Poll Finds
GOP-Held U.S. Senate Seat From Va. Is at Stake
LX

Money Isn't the Only Green in This Bank
Leesburg branch of Middleburg Bank is environmentally-friendly
Living in LoCo

Redskins, KEEN Team Up For Day of Fun
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now
L2D

Local Firms Join to Create Online Video Powerhouse
Anystream and Voxant team up
LX

Tuesday, September 23

Suspect Named In Sterling Stabbing

Scary stuff going on - be safe down there
L2D, LX, LTM

Poll: Tight Race Shaping Up for Virginia
Ups and downs of a close, close race (Photo from LX)
LX

19 Potential School Sites Identified In Dulles Area
Miller asks for report
L2D

Connolly: You should get a refund if HOT lanes are slow
Guy will say most anything to get elected!
WTOP

Monday, September 22

Supervisors Plan Emergency Meeting In Sterling
Meeting to address violence in Sterling
L2D, LTM, Easterner

Democrats have set sights on Virginia

Battleground in election
USA Today

Former governors spar for Senate seat
Gilmore and Warner debate
LTM

Hospital public hearing may be delayed
County misposts hearing location on signs
LTM

Leesburg Looks to Spruce Up Downtown
Town Council Votes to Make King Street More Pedestrian Friendly
LX

Friday, September 19

Purcellville asks sup. court to rehear case
All due respect, give it up!
L2D, LTM

'Today' travels to Colonial Williamsburg Wednesday
Here's a little secret just for Scoop readers: watch for Loudoun to be featured
Daily Press

Warner, Gilmore Spar on Taxes, Partisanship
Debate gets energized
LX, Examiner

Chevy Chase Bank puts country club up for sale
Who wants to go halfsies with me on Lowes Island CC?
Biz Journal

Public Gets to Speak on BRMC Application
No comments
Connection

Parks Commission Backs Izaak Walton Dog Park
Step forward for all dogs and dog owners
L2D

Ideal Schools open in Ashburn
Maybe we need to turn the entire system over to the private sector??
LTM

Thursday, September 18

County faces major shortfall $176 million is pretty major LTM, L2D, LX, Examiner, Daily Press

Three Shot In Drive-by In Sterling Park
Motive not clear; victims condition not released
L2D, LX, NBC-4

Planning: Is School Site A Growth Magnet?
Real concerns that Lenah schools will spark more growth
L2D

Private schools surviving in today's economy
Quality education is still quality education
LTM

Biden to visit Loudoun on Friday
Down at Claude Moore Park
L2D, Living in LoCo

Fire Chief Reevaluates Staffing
Report said responders to May blaze were short-handed
LX

Wednesday, September 17

MCcain/palin offices open in Loudoun
Sterling location busy on grand opening night
LTM, Living in LoCo

Signs off the roads
Supervisors concerned about all the advertising going on out there
LTM, LX

Leesburg Man Gets 12 Years
Sentenced for fatal drunk-driving crash
LX

Leesburg Airport soars in slow economy
Airport is seeing an increase in traffic
LTM

MOre than 1/4 million new voters in VA
Traditional Democratic areas lead the growth
Wash Post

Contract Awarded For Round Hill Substation Design
Board moving forward
L2D

Homes Eyed For Park Expansion Area?
O'Connor property eyed for 28 homes
L2D

Tuesday, September 16

Presidential Golf Club Closes
It just opened, now its closed
Wash Post

Kaine to attend grand opening of VW
Headquarters in Herndon set to open doors
LTM

Monday, September 15

Permit Required For Western High School
Town role limited according to the VA Supreme Court
L2D, LTM, LX, Living in LoCo

violent weekend in sterling
Shooting and stabbing
L2D, LTM, Fox 5

Leesburg readies for birthday, gets flag
250 years young
L2D, LTM

Report Contains Lessons for Loudoun Firefighters
Issues addressed to make it safer for our first responders

LX

County Urged to Stem Flooding
A year ago it was all about the drought
LX

Mortgage giants' takeover worries DC area groups
Non profits fear cutbacks
Examiner

Friday, September 12

Lenah School Sites Divide Speakers
Lots of debate, lots of different opinions
LTM, L2D, Living in LoCo, L2D 2

Sheriff releases 'person of interest' in crime

Help out, find this guy and let the CA put him away
LX, LTM

NEVER FORGET

Thursday, September 11

McCain/Palin rally draws large crowd

Polls show McCain winning VA
LTM, Wash Times, Easterner, WTOP

Broadlands HOA Board Gets Behind Hospital
No comments
L2D

School Board Tentatively Supports Meals Tax
LCRC opposes it
L2D

Moving ground at The Village at Leesburg
Wegmans moving dirt and laying foundations
LTM

Inova Hospital Reveals New Technology
No comments
LX

Schools Vow to Advance Diversity
Some Blacks Question Officials' Commitment
LX

Wednesday, September 10

New Leesburg HS is: 'Tuscarora'
We have a winner
LTM

Supreme Court ruling on high school expected
Hopefully this will end this ongoing battle
LTM

Land Trade Yields Dulles-Area Regional Park
Dominion Power and County swap parcels; we win!
L2D

Venue changed for McCain's Fairfax rally
Van Dyck Park is new location
LTM

Sighting prompts renewed prowler warnings
Please stay vigilant and safe
LTM

Ashburn girl makes cut on 'America's Got Talent'
She's so cute - and talented
LTM

Leesburg Drainage Project Delayed 16 Months
Those folks are not happy
L2D

New Rt. 7 Interchange To Open Friday Evening
Oh, and the Wegmans has broken ground!!
L2D

Tuesday, September 9

MCCAIN/Palin coming to fairfax tomorrow
Fairfax High School will be the rallying point
LTM, L2D

BRMC gets PLanning Staff support

No comments
Wash Biz Journal, L2D, Living in LoCo

Loudoun Is Still Among Richest U.S. Counties
Median is over $100K
Wash Post

Wells To Ask Council To Fund DIA Project
GMU impacts decision
L2D

Monday, September 8

hanna's damage minimal
Some roads still closed, but by and large it's okay in the region
L2D, LTM, LX

 

McCain/Palin in Northern va?
Possibly on Wednesday
Wash Post

Will Miller’s New Deal Trump Lenah School Site?
Good developments in the search for more schools - and saving a buck or two
Living in LoCo

A look at Rep. Wolf's race
We can all rest easy, Paul Begala has weighed in on this matter...
LX

tell-all on World Bank corruption
Leesburg man writes expose on waste and corruption
LTM

Friday, September 5

HANNA's COming
Storm's predicted downpour, winds have officials on alert
LX, L2D

Council Retreat Brings Many Ideas, Little Resolution

Leesburg leaders plan for town’s future
L2D, LTM

Board Places 5-Year Ban On ALT Treatment Systems
Controversy ensues
L2D, LTM

No Overcrowding Fines TO BE Issued
County's zoning enforcement staff discovered no residential overcrowding cases
L2D

Biden Makes Stop in Manassas
Gov. Tim Kaine joins Dem VP nominee
Fox 5


Thursday, September 4

Board Balks At Police Department Study
York tables consideration
L2D, LTM

Board Backs Probe Of GMU Campus Options
The Town of Leesburg is also being offered a place at the table
L2D

At the Brew Pub, Last Call
Dominion Brewery closes their doors
LX

Wolf Criticizes Kaine Appointment
Not happy with Dominion Electric lawyer on the SCC
Connection

Local Businessman to Speak at GOP Convention
Danny Vargas, chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Observer

Wednesday, September 3

TATE ENTERS PLEA IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE
Thank goodness this melodrama is over
L2D, LTM, LX, Winchester Star, NV Daily

Sports complex gets approved
A big win for Loudoun County's kids
L2D, LTM

Hospital grows into West Wing addition
Inova Loudoun expands ICU
LTM

N. Virginia students breeze back into classrooms
Wash Times

Tuesday, September 2

Welcome Back Supervisors
Face another deep budget hole
L2D

Woman assaulted in Sterling
Link to prowler attacks possible
LTM

Computer Off, Pencil Up
Course helps kids get a grip on writing
LX

Push for Poll Workers As Election Nears
Typical shortage as election comes up on us
LX

Washington Area Residents Mobilize to Help Evacuees
Area residents help those who had to flee Gustov
Wash Post

GSA 4th Homeless Walk through Historic Leesburg
Walk on September 20th
LTM

Friday, August 29

Tri-county parkway revisited
Trying to relieve pressure on Rt. 28, road gets another look
Fairfax Times

Heavy Meeting Agenda Greets Supervisors
Back from August break with a full workload
L2D

Franklin Park Arts Center Ready To 'Rock And Roll'
Arts center opens to sold out concerts
L2D

Invaded
A victim's account of being attacked by a prowler
LTM