In a significant shift, the Warren County Board of Supervisors has removed a planned closed session from the agenda of its January 8 organizational meeting, will...
At a January 5 work session of the Town Council, it was the mayor’s express wish that the public benefit from the summary of an outstanding...
In my previous post, I explained why I introduced the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy and the two incidents that made it necessary. This post is...
Warren County Board of Supervisors member Dr. Rich Jamieson (North River District) joined me in the Royal Examiner studio this week to talk about what’s quickly...
On January 8, the Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to reverse a transparency policy ensuring public access to the legal reasoning behind county laws—just...
Only weeks ago, the Warren County Board of Supervisors took a strong and principled stand by adopting a new Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy. The...
A new year has arrived, and with it, new voices on our Board of Supervisors. As these newly elected leaders take their seats, the community watches...
The long-awaited 8th Street bridge in Front Royal is officially open — and weeks ahead of schedule. For town officials, public works crews, and residents alike,...
ADUs have been the subject of an ongoing exchange between the Town Planning Commission and the Town Council, with the former recommending an ordinance for ADUs...
While backyard beekeeping received a favorable consensus to move forward for advertising a public hearing in January, a rooster exception received a recommendation for denial from...
In its last meeting of 2025, the evening of December 9, the Warren County Board of Supervisors tackled a multifaceted agenda, including 5 Public Hearings, 2...
“Once upon a time, there lived a young girl who loved her father very much.” At a December 8 meeting of the Town Council with a...
The Warren County School Board held its final meeting of 2025 on December 3, addressing a wide range of topics, including student attendance awards, a second...
As Front Royal and Warren County prepare to reflect upon and celebrate the savior this year, what was true in 1 A.D. is just as true...
From a retail strategy to the much-debated and sometimes dreaded prospect of a data center possibly coming to Front Royal, the Town Council, at their work...
“This is the last piece of liberal in me, the one liberal piece I will never be parted from.” Councilwoman Melissa DeDomenico-Payne spoke in support of...
The Warren County School Board met Wednesday night, November 19, 2025, for a packed work session that covered school safety, budget audits, calendar planning, and a...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors faced just two existing business action items at its meeting of Tuesday evening, November 18. Those were public hearings on...
Just when it seems everything has been swept and made orderly for the ongoing ordinance rewrite that the Town Planning Commission is conducting, seven more obstacles...
At a recent joint work session, Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) officials presented early budget priorities to the Board of Supervisors, highlighting areas of urgent need...
At the October meeting of the County Planning Commission, the commissioners received public input about zoning text amendments for backyard beekeeping. At their meeting on Thursday,...
The day-delayed Warren County Board of Supervisors work session on Wednesday, November 12th, the day after the Veterans Day holiday, got off to a non-contentious start...
“Sometimes we can get compliance, and sometimes we cannot get compliance.” This basic truth spoken by Town Manager Joseph Petty at the Town Council’s work session...
Royal Examiner reached out to several Samuels Library officials and supporters on Wednesday, November 5th, the day after the election, for a reaction to what appears...
Money — how, when, and why to spend it was a primary topic of conversation at the Wednesday, November 5th, Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting....
“This is so great,” Commissioner Allen Neel enthused at one point during the Town Planning Commission’s work session of Wednesday, November 5. He was speaking directly...
The Monday, November 3 work session of the Town Council began with housekeeping items, led respectively by Clerk of Council Tina Presley and Finance Director B.J....
Due to an item being pulled from the agenda, the monthly regular meeting of the Town Council on the evening of Monday, October 27, was transacted...
Warren County Public Schools launched its 2026–27 budget development process with a work session on October 21, outlining key needs in staffing, salary competitiveness, and employee...
Following a detailed review of North River District Supervisor Richard Jamieson’s initiative to create a county-wide ordinance “to Prohibit the use of well water by Industrial...