The environmental nonprofit Citizens for Fauquier County and 10 Warrenton residents have filed a lawsuit in Fauquier Circuit Court seeking to …
Despite low turnout at Tuesday's public hearing on County Administrator Paul McCulla’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget, most of the 24 speakers ad…
The Fauquier Board of Supervisors and School Board agreed to cancel their March 9 work session on Superintendent David Jeck's proposed fiscal …
After opposition during a public hearing and comment period, Virginia regulators are scaling back a proposal to allow data centers in Northern…
The popular Red Truck Bakery with locations in Warrenton and Marshall is back open Tuesday after a brief halt in operations following a dustup…
Supervisor Keir Whitson suffered a catastrophic heart attack last year and lived to tell of it
A bill to require the cataloging of visual depictions of graphic sexual content available in school libraries passed the Virginia House, but d…
Gainesville resident Kara Klaas said her home is located in what was formerly known as Prince William County’s “rural crescent.”
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia wants to give employers an incentive to hire military spouses, calling it an issue of military readiness.
While the General Assembly has been unable to make a deal on changes to Virginia’s two-year budget, lawmakers agreed Saturday to appropriate m…
Update: Feb. 27, 4:58 p.m.
The responsibility of meeting school construction costs has shifted out of reach for some localities in Virginia. Many schools, lawmakers say,…
The average homeowner in Fauquier would pay an additional $92.09 in real estate taxes in the upcoming year largely to fund the expansion of th…
Warrenton resident and Fauquier County High School senior Raeid Ebrahim intends to run as an independent for Center District supervisor, he to…
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With drug overdoses now the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, lawmakers and experts agree solutions are neede…
A Democratic-led Senate committee on Thursday killed multiple bills from House Republicans that aimed to increase parental oversight in public…
Acting Warrenton Police Chief Timothy Carter is now officially Chief Carter.
A bipartisan group of Virginia’s federal, state and local leaders met in Springfield Wednesday, calling on the General Services Administration…
Citizens for Fauquier County announced Monday it intends to appeal Judge Alfred Swersky’s “informal ruling” rejecting the environmental nonpro…
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger visited Woodbridge Monday to sound the alarm over the looming U.S. debt limit battle, warning of the danger a def…
For about five hours, a little under 100 Warrenton and Fauquier County residents stood before the Town Council during its Jan. 10 meeting, ple…
Fauquier County supervisors Rick Gerhardt, Cedar Run District, and Kevin Carter, Center District, have announced they will seek the Republican…
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of the …
Legislation aimed at reducing toll prices on the Dulles Greenway in Northern Virginia died in a Senate committee last week over concerns about…
Remington resident and business owner Daron Culbertson announced Thursday he will seek the Republican nomination for Lee District supervisor.
State Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, R-Fauquier, announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection in November 2023 and endorsed Juan Pablo Segura to …
A Virginia bill that would require transgender athletes in public schools — from elementary school through college — to play on teams that mat…
A Southwest Virginia delegate’s shot at expanding the deer hunting season to year-round on private property appears to have missed the mark th…
The Fauquier County Circuit Court case involving Citizens for Fauquier County’s request to review over 3,000 emails between former Town Manage…
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of the …
After 6-year-old shoots teacher, Virginia Senate committee advances bill toughening gun storage laws
After a classroom shooting allegedly committed by a Virginia 6-year-old, Democrats in the state Senate are advancing a bill that would require…
Despite a 2020 compromise, debate over the deadlines for farmers to install fences and craft plans to reduce nutrient runoff into the Chesapea…
County officials are in the process of amending the Comprehensive Plan to try to minimize the impact of future electrical infrastructure proje…
Lee District Supervisor Chris Butler announced Monday he will not seek reelection this year.
Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this occasional series, the Virginia Mercury takes a look at a fe…
Speaking to a room full of local elected officials and other community stakeholders at Laurel Ridge Community College on Friday, Sen. Mark War…
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia announced Friday he’ll seek a third six-year term in Washington.
Over the last few years, many Virginia officials have made it clear they don’t want the state to officially venerate Robert E. Lee anymore.
Fauquier County resident and business owner Jim Mitchell announced Monday he will seek the Republican nomination for Marshall District supervisor.
Lee District Supervisor Chris Butler was unanimously elected chair of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors during the board's yearly organ…
At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a …
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