The industry’s explosive growth — first over the past decade in Loudoun County and more recently in Prince William County — has triggered anxiety among residents, environmentalists and officials.
As hulking, energy-guzzling data centers mushroom across the western reaches of Northern Virginia, environmentalists are warning of dire consequences for a local national jewel — Shenandoah National Park.
Plumas Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plumas Bancorp, announced a donation of $15,000 to assist in a project by Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, in Carson City. The money will go directly to the FISH Student Housing Revitalization Project which aims to contribute to affordable housing and workforce development in the area.
Plumas Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plumas Bancorp, announced a donation of $15,000 to assist in a project by Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, in Carson City. The money will go directly to the FISH Student Housing Revitalization Project which aims to contribute to affordable housing and workforce development in the area.
Remembering Rappahannock land steward Phil Irwin
Phil Irwin, who cofounded RLEP, set up the county s first easement on his farm outside Flint Hill in 1973. 2016 file photo by Dennis Brack
Phil Irwin, we have little doubt, was smiling down on the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday night, where his customary wicker chair sat empty for once, draped in black mourning cloth.
For months on end, until his untimely passing last Thursday, Irwin had pleaded with county officials to adopt without further delay the long overdue 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Fine-tune it, he encouraged, but do so in subsequent months and years. A working document, he proposed, kept current with the times.Â