County IT system upgrade is 65% over budget

More than four years after Loudoun County embarked on a major upgrade of its aging financial management systems, the price tag for the overhaul has swelled by about 65 percent more than the amount initially budgeted for the project.

The Post’s Tom Jackman also comments on the story.

Washington Post, December 16, 2013

Symington Press

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Local authors who are looking for a publisher do not have to look any further. They can publish their own books at the Rust Library in Leesburg.

The library has launched the Symington Press, a print-on-demand machine that can print, collate, cover and bind a single paperback book in a few minutes. Library patrons may use the machine to publish their books or print from a database of downloadable books by other authors.

Washington Post, July 31, 2013

Presbytery sells Meadowkirk

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Meadowkirk, a 358-acre conference and retreat center near Middleburg, has been sold, according to officials of the National Capital Presbytery, the property’s previous owner. Loudoun County land records confirm that the property was sold July 15 to Delta Farm LLC for about $11.6 million.

Washington Post, July 28, 2013