Outstanding among the details of a draft for a 2025 annual report, recommended for approval to the Board of Supervisors at a February 11 meeting of...
In the wake of a 3 p.m. Closed Session discussion and related interviews regarding the appointment of an Interim County Administrator to hold the position until...
As of February 2026, the Town of Front Royal’s energy department is operating approximately 1.1 million in the hole. At a work session of the Town...
What started with a fascination for maps in a Northern Virginia condo has now evolved into a powerful digital tool for local transparency, thanks to Sean...
The February 4 work session of the Town Planning Commission featured four items, which were executed in approximately an hour. The first was an application for...
At its three-pronged meeting of February 3rd, including an opening Closed/Executive Session at noon, convening of an open meeting at 1 p.m., and transition to a...
Firstly, the Town of Front Royal’s energy department has no intention of doubling electric rates. This malevolent rumor, born on social media, was debunked by Mayor...
On January 28, 2026, Warren County Board Chair Cheryl Cullers emerged from a closed session and announced: “Mr. Gotshall has tendered his resignation, which we have...
Warren County Administrator Brad Gotshall resigned last week under circumstances that have not been fully explained publicly, leaving residents seeking clarity about how the decision was...
On January 27th, the Warren County Board of Supervisors presented Employee Service Awards to staff who reached milestones in their service to county government over the...
A press release was sent out at 5:44 p.m., just 16 minutes before the 6 p.m. start of the Warren County Board of Supervisors Special Meeting...
On the 10 a.m. morning docket of the Warren County General District Court, newly re-elected Warren County Supervisor Tony Carter appeared without counsel for a hearing...
In my previous article, I documented how an agritourism regulation nearly bypassed public deliberation last summer. The County Attorney recommended the regulation, the Board scheduled a...
A tabled regulation could return to the Warren County Board of Supervisors’ agenda at any meeting. When it does, citizens should be prepared to ask: Why...
Warren County has been recognized with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for its exceptional work in public budgeting. This...
Before adjourning to Closed Session on pending legal matters at its regular meeting of Friday morning, January 23rd, the now Warren County overseen Economic Development Authority...
In addition to the proposed Zoning Text Amendment allowing one rooster to be added to backyard chicken possession in Residential-One (R-1) districts featured in our lead...
The Warren County School Board held a work session on Monday evening, addressing a full agenda that included updates on school safety, staffing, compensation formatting, policy...
In a rare show of resistance, in advance of any public hearing, residents of Grand Avenue attended the January 21 meeting of the Town Planning Commission...
(Updated correction. Lewis Moten contacted us to say the characterization of his support for the Rooster enabling rezoning proposal, as is in the caption for his...
As flames and smoke filled the second-floor projection room of Royal Cinemas on the evening of Sunday, January 18, theatergoers and first responders alike experienced a...
For anyone who has been discouraged by previous liaison meetings in which Town and County parted ways with the resolution to talk more in the future,...
On the first day of Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly session, House Democrats quickly advanced four proposed constitutional amendments, including one that would enshrine abortion rights in...
A more efficient path forward for the Warren County Board of Supervisors and committees they have formed to help develop key information to base their collective...
The January 14 meeting of the County Planning Commission began with the appointment of members to key positions: Robert Myers resumed his position as chairman, and...
With housing affordability remaining a top concern across Virginia — and particularly in rural and suburban communities like Warren County — state lawmakers returned to Richmond...
In its first work session of 2026, following its first meeting four working days prior, the newly aligned Warren County Board of Supervisors reviewed four items...
I know a little bit about everything and a lot about nothing!” Gary Duane “Dewey” Vaughan is a fountainhead of self-castigating wit. Asked how he wanted...
Virginia lawmakers are once again facing off over gun control, with Democrats using their control of state government to reintroduce a slate of legislation aimed at...
“It’s a disservice to the community.” At a January 12 work session, Vice Mayor Amber Veitenthal, speaking with force and eloquence that implied significant prior thought,...