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Fauquier County supervisor to sell land for data center
Fauquier County Supervisor Daron Culbertson is seeking to sell land he owns in Fauquier County to a data center developer. The new data center project was pitched this week for 204 acres of land between the Bealeton and Remington service districts. Applicant Ron Meyer, acting on behalf of SDC Capital Partners LLC, proposed to Fauquier County Community Development a seven building data center campus between Remington Road and Falling Creek Drive. Culbertson, who could not be reached for comment, owns part of a 39.5-acre parcel of the land the project would be built on, according to the project’s page on the county’s land development online portal.
Stafford officially recognizes LGBTQ diversity
Stafford County’s government is officially recognizing Pride Month, though some will take exception to that move. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night voted 4-1 with one abstention in favor of a proclamation that recognizes June as a time supporting those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in the county. The proclamation was board Chairman Deuntay Diggs’ idea. Diggs, the first openly gay supervisor to serve as chairman, said that, in his leadership role, he gets to see all the proclamations the county issues, and he thought: why not Pride Month? “Right?” he said. “Why do we recognize any community? Because they’ve been marginalized.”
Petersburg residents ask City Council for transparency on Sycamore Grove project
Residents asked for more transparency from city officials during Petersburg’s June 3 City Council meeting following last month’s abrupt termination of the Sycamore Grove development agreement — a high-profile project once heralded as a key piece of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s “Partnership for Petersburg” initiative. Petersburg resident Barb Rudolph took to the podium during the public comment period to express frustration over what she called a lack of communication from the city ...
VCU Health seeks approval for its first Chesterfield hospital
VCU Health continues to map out a larger presence in Chesterfield with a proposal to build its first hospital in the county. The health system is seeking regulatory approval to open a 66-bed hospital at 7220 Beach Road near the county’s government complex, according to a letter of intent recently submitted to the state health department. The facility would also have six operating rooms and a cardiac catheterization lab as well as CT and MRI units, the filing shows.
Several NASA programs tied to Va.’s Wallops Flight Facility at risk for funding loss amid massive cuts to federal agency
Several scientific and research efforts tied to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore are at risk, following President Trump's new budget proposal aiming to cut roughly a quarter of the agency's funding. Wallops Island, Virginia's lone NASA flight facility, is a regional pillar and dubbed "Virginia’s Proven Portal to Air and Space." The budget framework for 2026 introduced by the Trump administration aims to cut roughly $6 billion from the federal agency, roughly 24% of its operations. It would bring the agency's budget to a level not seen since 2015.
Dominion proposing alternate route for transmission line project
Dominion Energy is proposing an alternative route for its Golden to Mars electrical transmission line project that would skirt Loudoun County Public Schools property, but be closer to Loudoun Valley Estates homes. The $402 million project, which many Loudoun Valley Estates residents oppose, was discussed at meeting of the Joint Committee of the Loudoun County School Board and Loudoun Board of Supervisors on June 2.
Youngkin: Virginia’s goal is zero maternal deaths
After sitting down Tuesday with Asher Escobar Perone, 3, by his left arm and little Harlem Steele, 6, by his right to ceremonially sign two maternal health bills, Gov. Glenn Youngkin set a new target for Virginia: Zero maternal deaths in childbirth and the often-challenging months thereafter. In an appearance at Bon Secours – Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, Youngkin highlighted Senate Bill 1279, sponsored by state Sen. Emily Jordan, R-Isle of Wight, and House Bill 2753, sponsored by Del. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake. The measures, which Youngkin previously signed into law, say hospitals and birth centers will need to have standard protocols for some of the most dangerous ailments surrounding childbirth ...
Trump voters call president’s pardon of corrupt Virginia sheriff ‘a terrific mistake’
When Donald Trump pardoned former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins last week, the president called him a "victim" who had been "persecuted by the Radical Left 'monsters' and 'left for dead.'" Jenkins is an outspoken supporter of Trump. The reprieve spared Jenkins from what Trump called an "unfair sentence" — 10 years for bribery, conspiracy, and honest services fraud — just before the former sheriff was to start serving it. More than 60% of voters in Culpeper backed Trump in last year's election. But many there, including Trump supporters, say pardoning the former sheriff was wrong.
Youngkin: No conflict in Board of Education member’s work for Trump
Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday that Amber Northern will remain on the Virginia Board of Education and that her work as a senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon does not pose a conflict of interest. “There is no conflict here,” Youngkin said in Petersburg after an event where he highlighted measures to improve maternal health. “We’ve looked into this in depth,” he said.
Virginia law offers hope for U.S.-born children of parents facing deportation
As President Donald Trump deports the parents of U.S. born children, advocates are pushing a Virginia law that was designed to provide hope for families the administration is targeting. The law, authored by Senator Creigh Deeds, allows a parent to name a specific person as a standby guardian in case there is a “qualifying event” which disposes of the parent. It was originally passed in the 90’s to help the children of those dying from AIDS. But in 2021, at the urging of activists, Deeds updated the law with unanimous legislative support to include parents who are undocumented and facing deportation.