Good morning, Leesburg.

The Chocolate Palette, a local sweet shop from Purcellville, has relocated from its Church Street SE space to 212 A Loudoun Street SE (the former Greenheart Juice Bar behind Mom’s Apple Pie) and is expected to open in the coming weeks.

Students at Belmont Ridge Middle School were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat — they were moved to Riverside High School’s football stadium and later released while law enforcement continued investigating the incident.

On Tuesday, the Loudoun County School Board was briefed on the FY 2028-33 capital budget planning by new Chief Operations Office Adnan Mamoon in Leesburg.

The draft budget totals $83.55 million for projects including new classrooms, renovations, and design funds for a transition academy.

The Loudoun County School Board asked for an extra $14M from the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday because LCPS faced a $13.5M budget shortfall from lower enrollment.

The board passed an amendment to shift $2M to Title I programs * and proposed moving $1.8M to cover worker’s comp claims.

Contractors working on the interchange at Rt.

7 and Rt. 690 hit a main water line in Purcellville, causing a townwide water outage and a boil water notice; repair crews are fixing a five-foot pipe section plus county officials advise using boiled or bottled water until the issue is resolved.

A contractor working on the Route 7/690 interchange hit the town’s main water line, causing a town-wide outage and prompting Purcellville officials to issue a boil water advisory.

Residents are advised to use boiled or bottled water until the supply is restored.