Recent stories
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It’s Time for Watermelon Park Fest
Over the past decade there has been a renaissance in live music through the growth of the music festival. Today, regardless of the kind of music you like to…
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Historic Village Prepares for The 47th Annual Bluemont Fair
Old fashioned family fun at a “Green” Country Fair featuring traditional crafts (juried), local art & authors, craft & farming demonstrations, music:…
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Albert’s Corner
P eople have long melted at the sight of puppies, kittens, and lots of other animals. That’s nothing new. Social media, however, has taken that love to an…
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
The best news to surface in Middleburg since the hail stopped falling has, no doubt, been the return of something approaching normal traffic flow to…
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Suppressing the Vote - Blue
This year, more than any year in recent memory, the worst of the GOP really doesn’t want you to vote, and is doing everything in its power to stand in your way…
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ROCK THE VOTE FRAUD! - RED
Interestingly, the phrase, “right to vote,” does not appear in the original body of the Constitution. The only references to the act of voting itself occurs…
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Is Taxpayer Money Spent on “Pure” Research Really Worthwhile? - A Scientist’s Perspective
This month I’d like to mention a couple of the most exciting things that are happening in nuclear physics and astrophysics. You might ask why I would discuss…
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Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! The recent heat wave makes me disinclined to address Middleburg issues, and this article will be short. Today, I will put on another hat that…
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Citizenship and the American Soul - The Public Square
The ideals of citizenship have only been faintly explored during the modern American era, but they hold the key to all we are - and want to be. The vesting of…
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Corrosivity of Groundwater in Virginia - Waterworld
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a report titled “Potential Corrosivity of Untreated Groundwater in the U.S.” I was intrigued because I…
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Middleburg Eccentric August 2016, Volume 13 Issue 4
View the Middleburg Eccentric August 2016 issue with Online Reader or Download.
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Middleburg has two way traffic once again
For months the town has been in the middle of a long term road project between the Town of Middleburg and Virginia Department of Highways. Today VDOT…
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A Caterpillar Virus - The Plant Lady
Q uality time in my garden happens late in the evening, often after dark. I consider it exquisite, a special place filled with night flowering plants. Most are…
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Foxcroft School’s Kathleen Forrest Receives ARMY ROTC Scholarship to Attend Bayor University
K athleen Forrest, a Foxcroft School senior from Sperryville, VA, was presented recently (May 23)with a U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)…
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Scout Day Camp Aldie / Middleburg Cub Scout Pack 1737
The National Capital Area Council sponsored scout summer camp held at the Loudoun County Fair Ground
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Foxcroft Teaching Award to Susan Erba, Service Award to Yvette McCarty
Susan Erba, who has dedicated her career to helping girls not only understand and excel in math, but also to inspiring them to become passionate learners in a…
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Harry Hudnall Ware V graduates Woodberry Forest
Harry Hudnall Ware V graduated during the 127th commencement exercises at Woodberry Forest School on May 28, 2016. Mr. Ware will attend the University of…
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Up, Up and Away! Teachers Fly High at Foxcroft
O rganizers and participants alike were upbeat — and their creations were literally sky high when the first drone workshop designed especially for educators…
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National Sporting Library and Museum Carriage Day - Middleburg VA
Getting Carried Away The National Sporting Library & Museum recently hosted a very successful first ever “Carriage Day” exhibition Saturday, July 23, of…
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Explore Mercy Street Hero Frank Stringfellow Conversations in History Lecture
F rank Stringfellow, the Confederate Scout and Mosby Ranger who has been famously portrayed in the PBS miniseries ‘Mercy Street,’ will be the subject of the…