No one goes away empty handed in northern Shenandoah Valley food aid
Ashley Miller reports rising food insecurity in the northern Shenandoah Valley as inflation and economic uncertainty drive demand at Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Les Sinclair, PR manager, notes the group averages over 174,000 guest visits monthly, with holidays and weather affecting December to February demand. Inflation slowing but still rising per BLS food-at-home index up 2 percent year over year.
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Les Sinclair
Blue Ridge Area
Sinclair
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Warren school board seeks county funding boosts for 2026
Warren County School Board approves a resolution outlining priorities if extra funding becomes available in the 2026 budget. Superintendent Ballenger proposes a 79.41 million dollar total, a 3.22 million rise, with county appropriation up by 4.28 million. Board of Supervisors plans a June hearing and June 24 vote. administrator Daley backs 750 thousand more revenue for the schools.
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Warren County School Board
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Antoinette Funk
Andrea Lo
Thomas McFadden Jr
Melanie Salins
Warren County Public Schools
Christopher Ballenger
Ballenger
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Edwin Daley
Meadow Brook Technology Park eyed south of Stephens City
A Frederick County open house at Laurel Ridge Community College showcased Meadow Brook Technology Park a proposed 600 acre data center campus off Valley Pike US 11 between Hites Road and the valley. If approved the project would join Loudoun and Fairfax centers as a major local data center site drawing tax and energy use concerns.
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Frederick County
Laurel Ridge Community College
Meadow Brook Technology Park
Valley Pike
US 11
Hites Road
Loudoun
Fairfax Counties
Middletown
Meadow Brook
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