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 Tim Carrington | Aug 7, 2025 | Environment, Top Story
Rappahannock will be significantly affected by the proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia, even if the county manages to fend off future construction proposals within the county, according to Christopher G. Miller, longtime president of the Piedmont...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics, Real Estate
Questions about broadband, data center implications Electric utility company Potomac Edison will be replacing old wooden poles and electrical lines in a nearly 14-mile stretch from Luray to Sperryville — a line that provides most of the county’s power. The upgrade...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Features, Health, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate
Town walking path needs more funding Steve Plescow, engineer of the Rush River Commons project, presented plans Monday to the Washington Town Council to restore a collapsing stream, fulfilling creator and backer Chuck Akre’s vision of a “green heart” in the center of...
