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• In the shadow of Trump's Loudoun County golf club, a family-friendly oasis

  Built around 1990, Lowes Island features a collection of planned communities that offer residents access to an abundance of trails for hiking, biking and running, "gorgeous views of the Potomac River," and quick access to shopping options and transportation hubs such as Dulles International Airport, said Sheila Cooper, an agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty. Barbara Conzone said that she could have become discouraged after her search for the ideal house dragged on for nearly a year. The Washington Post, Thu, Sep 21 2017 @ 01:07 PM

• Supervisors reject request to ask General Assembly for greater discretion over Confederate statue

  History was confronted and old wounds reopened Wednesday night as the Loudoun Board of Supervisors and more than a dozen local residents grappled with what to do with the controversial 109-year-old Confederate statue in downtown Leesburg. Loudoun Times, Thu, Sep 21 2017 @ 11:02 AM

• Loudoun County School Board membera s email on suicide and mental health dumbfounds observers

  A former Loudoun County Public Schools student says he's stunned by the harsh language used by School Board member Tom Marshall in response to an email he sent Marshall and other elected officials questioning how the school system deals with students at risk of suicide. Loudoun Times, Wed, Sep 20 2017 @ 09:53 PM

• Investigation seeks cause of fatal Loudoun crash new

  Investigators are still trying to determine why a food truck crashed into a car earlier this month, killing an Ashburn mother and injuring her three children. Erin Kaplan, 39, was killed Sept. WTOP-FM Washington, Mon, Sep 18 2017 @ 04:07 PM

• A monument to progress: Community dedicates renovated Ashburn Colored School

  The Ashburn Colored School was in service from 1892-1957, serving students from elementary through high school. Loudoun Times, Mon, Sep 18 2017 @ 03:56 PM

• Suspects at large in Sterling armed robbery; LCSO releases surveillance stills

  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance to help identify the suspects involved in an armed robbery at the High-Up convenience store in Sterling. Loudoun Times, Sat, Sep 16 2017 @ 12:32 PM

• Historic black school's makeover celebrated early

  The mark was left decades ago, when Winzor, now 73, was accidentally struck by a nail attached to a piece of wood she and her classmates at the Ashburn Colored School had fashioned into a makeshift bat for a softball game. "When we had recess, we would go in the back where the outhouse was. The Daily Republic, Sat, Sep 16 2017 @ 07:57 PM

• Loudoun wineries say thefts by customers are cutting into their profits

  Breaux Vineyards opened the spring wine-tasting season this year with a supply of 2,000 high-end crystal wineglasses manufactured by Riedel. The popular winery in western Loudoun County has only about 200 of them left. The Washington Post, Fri, Sep 15 2017 @ 03:00 AM