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Rhino Poaching Drops for 5th Straight Year in South Africa
In 2015, the world faced a wildlife conservation crisis. The population of African rhino had plummeted from an estimated 500,000, at the turn of the 20th…
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Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Takes in Four Eagles Suffering with Lead Poisoning
B lue Ridge Wildlife Center, one of the largest wildlife veterinary hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic, has recently taken in numerous eagles and other raptors…
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Talkin’ Trash, 2019: AB InBev is the Winner of the 2019 Foxcroft Road Trash Title
2 019 was the seventeenth consecutive year of volunteer action to control trash on the Foxcroft Road. The author conducts this survey as a single observer. The…
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Rev. Dr. William Swann Recognizes for His Courage that paved the way for Desegregation in Middleburg
O n Sunday February 10 at Mount Zion. St Louis, during our Black History Service, Rev. Dr. William Swann was presented with the “Mayors Proclamation” by…
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Full Accessibility and Inclusion Awards
T he Loudoun County Disability Services Board (DSB) created the FAIME (Full Accessibility and Inclusion: Moving toward Equity) Awards specifically to recognize…
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New Appleton Campbell facility supports continued service excellence
A ppleton Campbell, a leading provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical now in its 44th year of top-rated service to Fauquier and surrounding…
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Middleburg Library Turns 30 Years Old
T hirty years and countless patrons and borrowed books ago, Middleburg Library opened in their newly built facility at 101 Reed Street. The sun-filled building…
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Loudoun Laurels Foundation seeking nominations
T he Loudoun Laurels Foundation is seeking nominations from the greater Loudoun Community for its 2020 Laureates. This year’s Laureates will be honored at the…
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Middleburg Eccentric February 2020, Volume 16 Issue 11
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Middleburg Library Turns 30 Years Old, The 100th Running of the Middleburg Spring Races, Loudoun…
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Middleburg Eccentric January 2020, Volume 16 Issue 10
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Dual Passions, Fifteen Years of the Highland Center for the Arts, Bluemont Fair Announces Winner, New…
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Middleburg Eccentric December 2019, Volume 16 Issue 9
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Christmas in Middleburg, Sam Coleman - The FedEx Man, Middleburg Community Charter School Challenge…
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Daniel Sanders Morrow: 1944-2019
By Margaret Morton, Cate Magennis Wyatt Since his death on October 26 at Winchester Medical Center, tributes have poured into the Middleburg community from…
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The Amazing Bronze Fox Sculpture Finds a Home in Middleburg
I t all started with a vision of The Middleburg Arts Council, and the town of Middleburg to bring more art and sculpture to the streets of this small town. The…
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Middleburg Town Council Report
Public interviews for Vacant Council Seat Public interviews were held to fill the inner room vacancy on the town council, a seat left by Kevin Hazard. Three…
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Marjorie Morgenstierne Dahlgren
M arjorie Morgenstierne Dahlgren, age 88, passed away on September 7, 2019. She was born on July 26, 1931 in New York City. Her father was Wilhelm Munthe De…
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Mary Murrin Painter
Mary Murrin Painter of Bonita Springs, FL, passed away on Sunday October 6. Born Mary Carol Murrin on December 19, 1949 in Charleston, West Virginia, she was…
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Nathaniel Holmes Morrison
Nathaniel Holmes Morrison, III, 83, of Welbourne, Middleburg, Virginia, died peacefully at home October 10thsurrounded by his family and his beloved dogs. The…
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Carroll Brent Gookin Williams
Carroll Brent Gookin Williams, a long-time resident of Middleburg, Virginia, died on October 3, 2019, just two weeks before her 90th birthday. Carroll, the…
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How Do You Ensure a Successful Design? - Ask a Remodeler
A successful remodeling project is one that improves your family’s enjoyment of your home long after the project is completed, and the process starts with a…
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Fall is a Time for Sowing - The Plant Lady
Maybe contrary to your notion of a timeline for seed sowing, fall is the best and perfect time to sow seeds of winter annuals and biennials. This exercise is…