Archive: 2021
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Community Unites to Help MPD Officers
There is strength in a community that bands together in times of struggle. Recently, Middleburg exhibited this strength through its efforts to help out two Midd…
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COVID's Impact on College Admission
An international pandemic affects everything. For high school students and their families who went through the college application process last year, they saw t…
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Butterflies Help Highland Lower Schoolers Learn Life Skills
Highland's third and fourth graders recently took a trip to Laughing Dog Farm in Delaplane, VA, where they searched for milkweed and monarch butterfly caterpill…
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24 Foxcroft School Students Earn AP Scholar
Five Foxcroft students achieved the premier status of AP Scholar with Distinction to lead a group of 24 girls who earned 2021 AP Scholar Awards from the College…
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118 First Responders Graduate Fire and Rescue Training
The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System (LC-CFRS) is honored to announce the graduation of 118 first responders who successfully completed various le…
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The Currency of Conservation - The Fence Post
T he Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) latest assessment report, Code Red for Humanity, says it all. In order to stave off a global mean…
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Purcellville Police Officer Honored for Community Service
Sergeant Robert Wagner was honored by the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club, Old Dominion Chapter, for his outstanding record of community service to the…
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Go Green Committee renamed Middleburg Sustainability Committee
The Middleburg Town Council recently adopted a name change for its environmental advisory committee. Formerly named the Go Green Committee, the committee is…
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Creighton Farms Invitational Hosted by Jack Nicklaus Raised Almost $1.4 Million for Charity
The extremely popular Creighton Farms Invitational Hosted by Jack Nicklaus returned to Creighton Farms this year after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic.…
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Susan Carroll Named President of Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Health System announced that Susan Carroll, FACHE, MA, MHA, has accepted the permanent role of President of Inova Loudoun Hospital, effective Monday,…
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Middleburg Concert Series Resumes with a New Three Day Music Festival Format
The pandemic caused the cancellation of the wonderful concerts produced by The Middleburg Concert Series. This year, however, we are fortunate that the…
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Willard H. Scott, Jr.
Willard H. Scott, Jr., a long time area resident of Delaplane, VA, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 4th at the age of 87. He…
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The retreat from Afghanistan: An Alternative Strategic Scenario
The retreat from Afghanistan has subjected us all to a media blitz. Analysis-paralysis on steroids seems to have been the defining characteristic of every so ca…
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The Salamander Family Reunion A celebrates Diversity in Hospitality
The Salamander Family Reunion A celebrates Diversity in Hospitality
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The Four-In-Hand Club Celebrate at Ayshire Farm
The Four-In-Hand Club Celebrate at Ayshire Farm
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The Currency of Conservation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) latest assessment report, Code Red for Humanity, says it all. In order to stave off a global mean temperat…
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The Common Traits of a Beautiful Smile
Considerable research has gone into the aesthetic analysis of what makes a beautiful, aesthetic, smile. What constitutes a beautiful smile are the traits that m…
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The Blessing of the Animals at the National Sporting Library
Middleburg's interfaith tradition of The Blessing of the Animals will take place Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m., in honor of St. Francis, at the National Sporting Li…
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TSA announces Las Vegas passenger screening canine Alona selected as the "2021 Cutest Canine"
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that a 4-year-old Golden Retriever and explosives detection canine named Alona is TSA's Cutest Canine…
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Republicans war on the right to vote
The nobel prize winning writer and poet, Toni Morrison, has an easy and apt phrase for the most painful assaults upon our rights and liberties. One recent compi…