The May 26 regular meeting of the Town Council could be reported in many ways, all of them valid. With a blockbuster, landmark issue like urban...
Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney John S. Bell says his office will not prosecute certain cases tied to newly enacted Virginia firearms laws, citing constitutional concerns and...
In eleven minutes, the Town Planning Commission executed an agenda for the May 20 regular meeting. Items addressed were the proposed subdivision ordinance, consent to advertise...
Near the opening of the May 19th Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting, the county’s elected officials heard a full hour of often critical Public Comments....
South River District Supervisor Cheryl L. Cullers says she remains opposed to data centers in Warren County and would vote against them if the issue comes...
Warren County is in the sights of the data center industry. It is now apparently not “just a distraction”. I have said that data centers occupy...
What could be perceived as an evasion of public accountability could also be perceived as a public victory when the County Planning Commission on May 13...
“It communicates we’re open for business.” Vice-Mayor Amber Veitenthal, at a Town Council work session of May 11, identified the Achilles’ heel of an effort, developing...
The Tuesday, May 5th, meeting of the Warren County Supervisors began at noon with a closed session. Absent from Tuesday’s meeting was Fork District Supervisor Hugh...
At a May 6 work session, the Town Planning Commission covered ground that included the subdivision ordinance, a review of the I-2 industrial zone, and an...
Wednesday afternoon, May 6, 2026, Royal Examiner received the following press release regarding alterations to the working agreement between Warren and Rappahannock Counties for emergency service...
“It has been an administrative nightmare.” Planning Director Lauren Kopishke spoke frankly to the town council on May 4, emphasizing the need for greater clarity and...
Front Royal’s recent decision to raise the real estate tax rate is drawing growing attention, not just for the increase itself, but for what residents say...
At its Special Meeting of April 28th, the Warren County Board of Supervisors opened with a Public Hearing on “Manufactured Homes Calendar Year 2026 Tax Rates....
Front Royal Town Council approved a series of key measures during its April 27 meeting, including an adjustment to the real estate tax rate and increases...
At its meeting on Friday morning, April 24, the newly formed County overseen but legally still the Front Royal/Warren County Economic Development Authority (EDA, FR/WC EDA,...
Warren County citizens got some answers on the coming Fiscal Year-2027 budget discussion at their Board of Supervisors meeting on April 22. Those answers included a...
The Warren County School Board addressed a full agenda on April 22, 2026, with discussions ranging from student safety and staffing to food service improvements and...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors continued its early-aborted, post-Fiscal Year-2027 (FY-27) Budget Public Hearing work session discussion from April 15 on Monday evening, April 20,...
Front Royal residents will have a chance to weigh in on several key issues later this month as the Town Council schedules a public hearing covering...
“This is what I had been hoping for,” said Mayor Lori Cockrell at the April 16 Town-County liaison committee meeting, where topics ranged from tourism to...
In the wake of a case that was heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals, where, due to a misunderstanding or a lack of communication, a...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors Special Meeting/Work Session on Wednesday evening, April 15, was aborted early and rescheduled after about half an hour into the...
With the town attorney’s approval and a positive consensus from the town council, a memorandum of understanding is going forward between the Town and the Smithsonian...
A Warren County supervisor is offering a different approach to the proposed FY2027 budget, focusing on ways to reduce the impact on taxpayers while still covering...
Towards the end of a full agenda at the April 8 meeting of the County Planning Commission, under new business, which, due to its nature, does...
It was a change of pace for the Warren County Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting of Tuesday afternoon, April 7th. Recently the focus of...
On April 6, in advance of a work session, the Town Council met for a retreat, in which the mayor and council members reviewed goals that...
“You can lose control of rabbits very fast.” Planning Director Lauren Kopishke pinpointed one concern among many during a discussion of urban agriculture at the Town...
On Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m., the Warren County Board of Supervisors and financial staff continued their increasingly tight schedule for establishing a Fiscal Year-2027...