Op-Eds

County zoning decisions: who is being selfish?

By John Ellis In their zoning decisions, some County supervisors seem to apply a double standard that puts the interests of developers above the interests of citizens who are impacted by development. When developers apply for re-zonings and “special exceptions”…

Editorial: Gaslighting permeating Purcellville

“Gaslight” was a film of the 1940’s in which a husband tried to convince his wife through the flickering of the ominous gas lighting that she was going mad; “losing it,” in today’s vernacular. The term has made it into…

A Board of Supervisors Meeting

By Charles Houston Ceremony Everyone expected the April 10 Board of Supervisors’ Public Hearing to be brutal. There were at least four contentious items and every seat in the Board Room of the Government Center was filled. Most estimates were…

FY25 Budget – Bad Timing for More Debt

By Purcellville Council Member Chris Bertaut Purcellville is in budget season and the outlook is not good for the town’s residents. For the first time since 2012, millions in new debt is being proposed that will reverse progress made, with…

Letters to the Editor

The “Special Exception” strikes again and again

High user rates and lack of transparency a grave concern

Let’s choose one of our own for Purcellville Police Chief

May 5-11 is Correctional Officers Week

What is going on? Meet Krystle Kaul!

Residents are stakeholders, too!

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