Daily digest · Sunday, October 25, 2026
Amazon withdraws GWU campus data center plan; Lovettsville drops town manager
Loudoun led Sunday's news: Amazon formally withdrew its data center application at George Washington University's campus north of Ashburn, and Lovettsville's council voted not to renew its town manager's contract. Loudoun also opened a new crisis center and early voting continued, while Annandale held its annual parade and Alexandria remembered a fallen firefighter.
Alexandria
Firefighter Glasscock remembered
The Alexandria Gazette published a remembrance of firefighter Glasscock under the title "First of the Fallen."
Fairfax
Annandale Parade draws thousands
Thousands of people, many in Halloween costumes, lined Columbia Pike Saturday for the Annandale Parade, which celebrated Bolivian and American culture. About 75 organizations took part, including Bolivian dance groups, community organizations, local businesses and schools.
Loudoun
Amazon pulls data center application near Ashburn
Amazon has formally withdrawn its application to build data centers on George Washington University's Virginia Science and Technology Campus north of Ashburn.
Lovettsville won't renew town manager's contract
After a closed session, the Lovettsville Town Council voted unanimously not to renew Town Manager Jason Cournoyer's contract, effective immediately.
County crisis center opens
Loudoun County's Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center began operations on Oct. 22. Sen. Tim Kaine and Board of Supervisors member Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) toured the center on its first day.
Early voting underway at five sites
Expanded early voting is in full swing at five locations across Loudoun County ahead of the midterm elections.
Mobile mini-bookstore in Ashburn
An Ashburn woman has created a mobile mini-bookstore.
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