Southern Fauquier is seeing a wave of data center interest around the Remington area, where one facility has already been approved and others are under review. Developers say the region’s existing transmission lines, substations and history of industrial use make it a prime location for energy-intensive development. While Fauquier has not historically been part of Virginia’s data center corridor, increasing demand—and a shortage of available sites in Loudoun and Prince William counties—is pushing interest farther south into communities like Remington. FauquierNow has compiled a database of approved and pending data center applications in the Remington area, including status updates and links to official documents, using information provided by the county’s Department of Community Development as of Aug. 1.

Loudoun County Public Schools are no longer providing detailed statistics on hate and bias incidents that happen in county schools. The last time the data was reported was in 2023. LCPS Public Information Officer Dan Adams said in an email that the division had experienced “665 incidents of ‘using slurs’ for SY24-25.” In a June email, Adams had said there had been “around 660 incidents of some type of hate speech this school year,” which he added was approximately 200 fewer than the same timeframe last year. When asked to provide a detailed breakdown of those statistics, Adams said he did not have them broken down by school and was unable to provide details because the incidents are part of confidential student records.

The town of Elkton took an unusual step at its most recent town meeting. It stepped outdoors. About 40 people turned out for the meeting Monday night, at the Downtown Marketplace. This was only the second time the town has met outside. The first time was two years ago, in August, on the lawn of the town hall.

Isle of Wight County’s supervisors have canceled their Aug. 7 work session for lack of a quorum. State law requires that a majority of the five Board of Supervisors members be in the same room for the body to hold a meeting. Board Chairman Don Rosie, in an Aug. 4 memorandum to Board Clerk Katheryn Mayes, said he was canceling the meeting, which had been scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Robert C. Claud Sr. Board Room, because “a quorum is not available to be physically present on that day.”