During Wednesday’s House floor session, Del. Jessica Anderson presented a resolution commending VCOG on its 30th anniversary this year. Click for (brief) video.

Warren County’s government chief quit on Wednesday, walking away with a $113,000 severance after four months on the job. … Chairwoman Cheryl Cullers called the special meeting late last week for the purpose of discussing the administrator. Cullers along with Vice Chairman Tony Carter and supervisors Hugh Henry, Richard Jamieson and John Stanmeyer also attended. … “Before we enter a closed session, I would like to state for the record that the public deserves to know why we’re spending $113,000 in severance after firing — after hiring — this administrator just four months ago, to a professional service that took five months and cost $34,500,” Jamieson said, reading from a statement. “The circumstances leading to this situation, the justification for this expense, and the replacement plan are matters of public accountability that should be discussed in open session, not hidden behind closed doors. “The session under the personnel exemption is for the protection of the employee, not for discussing reasons and costs and replacement options in closed session,” Jamieson said. “I expect that we will have the opportunity following our closed session in which Mr. Gotshall’s resignation will be discussed, but we should certainly come out here to have a general discussion about what has been going on and disclose it to the public; it’s just a matter of transparency.” … The opportunity for discussing the matter, as Jamieson mentioned in his comment prior to the closed meeting, did not arise.

Mystery, rumor and speculation have surrounded the sudden resignation of Charlie Queen Jr. from the Page County School Board on Jan. 12. However, his resignation was never necessary, as Queen never took the oath of office and his District 5 seat was considered vacant under state law four days before he submitted his letter to the school board. The issue revolves around 25 campaign signs, at a cost of $263.25 — the entire amount spent by Queen during his 2025 campaign. … What actually happened is that Queen inadvertently clicked on a box online related to his campaign finance reporting that stated: “No more reports to be filed.” “I knew I wasn’t taking in any more money, or spending any more money…so I clicked the box,” Queen told PVN. “But no, you can’t do that.” … “I plan to write a letter to the Board of Elections that they need to provide some type of training for new candidates because I was unaware of a lot of this,” Queen stated. “The first time I was made aware of anything was three months after the first offense.”

Purcellville’s ongoing legal battles continue, with another lawsuit filed Jan. 28 in Loudoun County Circuit Court. The interim police chief, Sara Lombraña, filed a defamation lawsuit against Purcellville Vice Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett. The two-count lawsuit seeks damages for defamation and other allegations totaling more than $20 million, and names Nett both individually and in his role as vice mayor.