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Foxcroft School Has a Record 30 AP Scholars Patia Fann of Purcellville Earns Rare National Scholar Status with 10 perfect scores
Patia Fann of Purcellville, VA, attained the rare status of National Scholar to lead a record-setting 30 Foxcroft School students earning 2016 AP Scholar…
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Fox & Hound
Last week Kristen Byers spied a fox in their garden. At first, their little dog only smelled the fox and growled a bit. The fox came to the window for several…
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Washington Post Veteran Leonard Shapiro To Speak on “A Life in Sports Journalism”
L eonard “Len” Shapiro, former reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, will speak at Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of…
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Derrico
In August I attended a local concert at Middleburg Common Grounds by the newly formed band “Derrico”. It was the first time I’d seen or heard the group. In…
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Rich Gillespie to Retire from Mosby Heritage Association Jennifer Worcester Moore to be Executive Director
The Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA) recently announced the 2017 retirement of their current Executive Director, Richard T. Gillespie. Gillespie will…
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The Liberation of New Oxford
In September, 1944 Allied forces had advanced in Europe and Operation Market Garden was underway to liberate Holland. In September 2016 a small town in…
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2016 Virginia Fall Races - 21 Photos
Glenwood, Middleburg, VA - Photos by Nancy Kleck
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Goodstone Named One of 100 Best Restaurants in America
OpenTable, the popular online dining reservations service, has named the Restaurant at Goodstone in Middleburg, Virginia, one of the “100 Best Restaurants for…
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Raising Awareness and Financial Support For ‘A Place To Be’
F or years, I was silent, stuck in a body that could no longer do the things I had once been able to do. A traumatic brain injury in 2011 left me facing many…
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A Whale of a Tale
F or most of us who live and or work in the country, the idea of urban fishing goes on the back burner as there are many more beautiful serene places to fish…
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Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Medical Surgical Unit Receives AMSN PRISM Award® for Exemplary Practice
T he Medical Surgical Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital has received the prestigious AMSN PRISM Award®, a relatively new honor recognizing exceptional nursing…
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Catesby Farm Events Center Opposition Builds
Nearly 40 western Loudouners turned out at a Oct. 12 public hearing to oppose plans to operate an events and banquets center at Catesby, perplexing…
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Clays For Hope, Hops For Hope - Benefits National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a 501c3 non-profit founded by John and Revé Walsh and other child advocates in 1984, will benefit from…
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Middleburg Film Festival Opens Sensational Season
Film lovers from around the world are arriving in Middleburg, Virginia for the official Thursday opening of the Middleburg Film Festival, Sheila Johnson’s…
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New Rules for Rentals - Middleburg Town Council Report
Following months of discussion, on October 13, Middleburg Town Council adopted formal rules and regulations governing what’s commonly referred to as the…
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Editorial: Looking Good
Just in time for the Film Festival, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas in Middleburg, and the beginning of a great new year Middleburg looks not just good, but…
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Editorial: Laurels
Congratulations to Judge Tom Horne and Journalist Margaret Morton, recipients of the 2016 Loudoun Laurels. All of us are indebted to Judge Horne for not only…
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Editorial: Racism
There was a time in the living memory of all too many of us in Loudoun County when the October 1, 2016, vandalism and defacement with “white power” graffiti of…
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Editorial: Vote
Difficult though it can be at times, the Middleburg Eccentric’s editorial policy has been, since the beginning, to not endorse political candidates. Once the…
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Editorial: Undecided? - Blue
If you intend to cast a vote for the next President of the United States and are still “undecided” about which candidates you’ll vote for on November 8, I…