by Gracie Hart Brooks | Oct 5, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Orchards hit hard by late frost Rappahannock fruit growers could well look back on the 2025 season as among their least bountiful. First it was the peach crop, with losses of up to 70%, victim of unusually warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard April freeze....
by Tim Carrington | Sep 10, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, Sidebar
Local environmental group wants guardrails on AI-fueled boom The Piedmont Environment Council (PEC), after 53 years of thoughtfully protecting the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, finds itself on the front lines of a David and Goliath face-off with Big...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 9, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Company contends it’s routine; others fear energy demands from data centers When Kerry Sutten steps outside his Sperryville home, he is greeted by a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are power lines and poles mixed in with the trees, but they’re...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 5, 2025 | Agriculture, People, Sidebar, Top Story
The Cupeper Rodeo returned for its fourth year over Labor Day weekend, hosting over 8,000 people at the Culpeper Agriculture Enterprise. Photos by Ireland Hayes Adaline Crunp, 9, from Surry, competed in the barrel racing competition Saturday night. A bull peaks...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 25, 2025 | Business, Environment
The Piedmont Environmental Council is scaling up its mission of awareness-raising and warning about the proliferation of energy-hungry data centers in Virginia by launching a statewide campaign, “Virginians for a Smarter Digital Future.” It acts as a counterweight to...
