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Warrenton Town Council opts against buying horse show grounds

Keeping suburbia at bay

Town will instead use ARPA money to expand its sewer plant

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

The Warrenton Town Council has decided against using COVID-19 relief funds to buy the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds for a public park and will instead redirect the money toward expanding the town’s sewage treatment plant.

But the (horse) show will go on.

“The horse show will continue to operate just as it always has,” said its manager, Tommy Lee Jones in in a recent interview. “It’s our 125th anniversary.”

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Houses, barns and wide-open fields dot Lees Ridge Road, just outside Warrenton. Denser development is limited to Fauquier’s service districts, which include Warrenton.

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Former county deputy administrator joins Fauquier Habitat for Humanity

Katie Heritage

Staff Reports Catherine M. “Katie” Heritage, former deputy county administrator for the Fauquier County government, has been appointed director of affordable homeownership for Fauquier Habitat for Humanity.

“Katie’s breadth and depth of knowledge of Fauquier County and political acumen are a fantastic asset,” said Melanie Burch, Habitat’s president and CEO, particularly in acquiring major grants and federal and state funding.

To date, 64 new homes have been made possible through the Habitat program.

Heritage began her career in the

local court system in 1992 as a probation officer and, by 1996, was the county government’s director of court services. In 2003, she was promoted to be the Fauquier County government’s first female assistant and, later, deputy county administrator.

Heritage oversaw many departments and functions over her 17-year tenure, including human resources, information technology, fire and rescue, community development, parks, libraries, social services, the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport, legislative affairs and public information. In January 2020, she was honored as a “County Employee of the Year.”

In May 2021, she joined Northwestern Community Services as its

deputy CEO and chief operating officer.

Heritage holds bachelor’s, master’s and law degrees from George Mason University. She is a licensed attorney, a certified applied project manager and a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute of the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. She has been active with the Fauquier Coalition for Drug Rehabilitation and Education, the Fauquier Career Resource Center and Leadership Fauquier. She is a former assistant governor of Rotary International and former president of the Warrenton Rotary Club.

She and her husband, a retired physician, live near Orlean.

Warrenton Town Council opts against buying horse show grounds

At the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds: Pairs class winners Wilson Lee Lawson, left, and partner Clara Dart celebrate a performance during a past Warrenton Horse Show.

HORSE SHOW, from page 1 Jones also noted that this year will be the 70th anniversary of Patsy Cline’s 1954 win in the National County Music Championships at the show grounds.

Cline, a native of Winchester, stood atop a small concrete structure that remains on the East Shirley Avenue property. “Faded Love” won her a $100 prize as best female vocalist.

“We’re planning on having a joint celebration of those two things,” he said.

Actually, the association runs two annual horse shows on the 9.5-acre site: a pony show for younger riders in July and the renowned Warrenton Horse Show in September. The association’s first show was in 1899.

Still, Jones said it has been a struggle to run two shows and to keep up the grounds with the revenue from the small one-ring events.

There was some hope among both association and town officials that an arrangement could be reached that would work to the benefit of both.

Through last fall, the town and the association had been working on a deal that would have the town buy the property, fix up some buildings that need repairs and allow the horse shows to continue while it operated the site as a town park. But sources on both sides of the deal said the negotiations broke down last fall over whether the horse shows could operate there “in perpetuity.”

“While we did not come to an agreement with the Town that satisfied the Warrenton Horse Show’s ultimate goal of permanently protecting the historic, landmark show grounds, we are committed to the community for many, many years to come,” association President Hilary Gerhardt said in an email.

The association took the position that if it ceased to own the property, it needed a guarantee that it could continue to use the grounds for shows forever. The town balked at that

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guarantee, taking the position that it would be giving up future rights on a property that it would own.

In November, while town officials acknowledged that the talks had reached an impasse, they said there still was a chance that a deal could be worked out.

But during the town council’s work session on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Town Manager Frank Cassidy told the council, “As recently as two, three months ago, it was decided that the current state of the horse show grounds would stay under the control of the horse show association.”

“However,” he added, “the town will make a commitment to work with them to continue these shows” and preserve the location’s green space “well into the future.”

Still, it was not made clear how the town would work with the horse show association to continue the shows. The town council on Tuesday, Feb. 13offered no funds to help run operations or improve the grounds’ infrastructure.

Jones said the association would be open to new ventures, like the farmers market and car shows that it already hosts. “We’re not destitute; we weren’t at the point where we had to sell. We were looking at that (deal) as a way to help the horse show. So, we’ll just have to find other ways to do fundraising and stuff.

We just want to make sure that the horse show is there forever.”

The town had set aside $1.6 million in COVID-19 stimulus funds it received from the federal government for the transaction, saying the rules for the American Rescue Plan Act allowed it to purchase parkland. As part of that deal, the town would have paid perhaps $200,000 to fix up and maintain buildings on the property and would have run the property as a public park when the shows were not underway.

On Feb. 13, the council voted unanimously to take $500,000 from the money it had set aside for the

horse show grounds and add that to $1 million previously assigned to buy out deed restrictions that were preventing the town from expanding its sewage treatment plant.

The remaining $1.1 million would go toward improving the plant and other water and sewer infrastructure.

“This will remove us from these deed restrictions, so that we can move forward without any restrictions on the needed modernizations and upgrades and improvements to the plant,” Cassidy said.

Reach Peter Cary at news@fauquier.com

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Planners OK new rules for big data centers at Vint Hill

By Peter Cary

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Large data centers in Vint Hill could face greater scrutiny from Fauquier County officials under a proposed zoning change approved by the planning commission this week.

The commission voted 3-2 Thursday night to recommend that any data center over 50,000 square feet undergo a review for a “special exception” permit. The matter now heads to the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors for further consideration.

This change was suggested by Supervisor Ike Broaddus, an independent who represents the Scott District, which includes Vint Hill. It could be the first sign that newly elected supervisors are wary of data center development, especially new, larger buildings.

The previous board passed a set of guidelines in December making Fauquier one of the most data-center-restrictive counties in Virginia.

Vint Hill, a former Army base that closed in the 1990s, was planned to be a mix of residential and commercial development. It’s located on the border of Prince William County and is one of the few places in Fauquier County where data centers are allowed by right.

What the commission considered Thursday, Feb. 15 was a change in the county’s zoning code that governs Vint Hill’s “planned commercial and industrial district,” an area that allows data center development

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The OVH data center in Vint Hill is smaller than most new data centers being built in Northern Virginia. Some Fauquier officials want to require data centers larger than 50,000 square feet to get a special permit. without a rezoning or other review from the county supervisors. The new rules would require any building larger than 50,000 square feet — that is, most data centers — to obtain a special exception permit.

If adopted by the supervisors, the new rule would subject larger buildings and data centers to an individualized review to consider the buildings’ impacts on their neighbors.

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The proposed zoning amendment would also allow small retail operations to be developed without a special exception permit, a change from the current zoning rules.

“This is not just data centers; it’s anything that exceeds 50,000 square feet. We get a chance to say, ‘Is it in an appropriate place; is it appropriately sited? And what kind of impact does it have on his neighbors?’” Broaddus said in an interview Wednesday.

On the other hand, he said that, under current law, even the smallest retail shops are required to get special exception permits, an unnecessary burden.

“I think the change that says anything under 10,000 square feet and retail is by right is a very healthy change,” he said.

Twelve citizens spoke about the proposal. Seven are Vint Hill residents or officials from conservation-minded organizations, and all favored the changes in the zoning code.

Five speakers, all of whom opposed the changes or asked for a delay, are tied to data center development or are landowners contemplating putting data centers on their properties.

Without question, the elephant in the room was how this proposal would affect data centers, especially one already in the pipeline for Vint Hill: a complex planned

by Dallas-based Cyrus One at the corner of Vint Hill Road and Vint Hill Parkway. Its early plans show four two-story data centers totaling 898,000 square feet.

Bradd Hout, an employee of Cyrus One, said the company is drawing up site plans now. He asked for a delay to consider his company’s concerns and for “some reasonable grandfathering provisions,” since his project is well underway. “This change will affect a large portion of the county’s tax base,” he said.

A company called Vint Hill Corners LLC had asked the county last October whether a data center would be allowed by right on its 46 acres at the corner of Aiken Drive and Brookside Parkway, which is also in Vint Hill. Its lawyer, Greg Ashwell, told the commission his client had

spent “large sums of money” and two years to buy the land. He asked that the commission gather “meaningful stakeholder input” to “avoid the law of unintended consequences,” among other things.

Others, even some in favor of the change, warned of unintended consequences. Mike Fultz, president of Protect Fauquier — a citizens group trying to protect residents from the worst effects of data centers — cautioned that a developer could build four smaller buildings, all under 50,000 square feet, to evade the proposed rule.

Fultz said his organization is not opposed to all data centers, just those that negatively impact their neighbors. The commissioners took note of complaints from developers that they had had little time to react to the proposal. But newly seated Commissioner Georgia Herbert (Scott) said she had seen the advertisement for the public hearing in the Feb. 7 Fauquier Times and read all the backup material online over the weekend.

“So, I’m dismayed and surprised that people who have a major interest in that area were not taking the same level of attention. It was out there for people to know about,” she said. “It’s been advertised. It was available.”

Holly Meade, the Fauquier County community development director, said her office mailed out letters of notice to 61 nearby homeowners between Feb. 1 and 6.

But Commissioner Matt Smith said he thought those who complained about not having enough time to shape the proposal had a point.

“I’m not saying that I agree with what their end game is, because I do think that something of this scale needs to go through the special exception (permit),” he said. “But … seven days, whatever it was, was not a lot of time for everybody to have input.”

However, Commissioner Bob Lee said he thought the proposal captured the spirit of the original planning for Vint Hill.

“I commend the staff for going back and looking at our plan for Vint Hill,” he said. “And I think, because scale is important, and because the preamble (to the planned commercial and industrial district ordinance) sets forward the vision, I believe what is in front of us is consistent with that.”

Herbert said the supervisors should decide whether 50,000 square feet is the right size for requiring a special exception permit and when the change in zoning code should take effect. She moved to send the matter to the board of supervisors. Lee said he agreed and seconded the motion.

Planning Commission Chaiman John Meadows, Herbert and Lee voted in favor of the change, while Smith and Commissioner Diane Roteman voted against it.

“Protect Fauquier generally agrees with this,” Fultz said. “We don’t want Cyrus One to go away.

We just want the structure to fit the land and to fit the location.”

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More than a half century ago, Fauquier County’s first comprehensive plan set off alarms, forecasting a county population of 200,000 by the year 2000, near triple today’s actual number.

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Other yardsticks that more closely mirror the Washington suburbs are health measures. Life expectancy of 80 years in the county in 2023 is higher than most of its rural neighbors, and Fauquier County is in the top 10 in the state for “health outcomes,” according to rankings by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, like the other suburban counties.

“It’s definitely tied into Northern Virginia economically,” said Hamilton Lombard, a senior demographer at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center.

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In 2022, Fauquier issued less than half as many building permits as Culpeper per capita. Citizen resistance to the suburbs has been intense, concerted and backed by well-funded preservation groups.

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“It hit Loudoun County before it hit us,” she said. “Warrenton would have been a suburb. Fauquier County was lucky.”

Today, in many ways, Fauquier County is the line in sand between suburban Northern Virginia counties like Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun and the largely rural counties to the south and west. That line was not an accident but the result of zoning, land conservation and other preservation efforts launched by Porter and her contemporaries.

“The essence of good zoning is having the right things in the right places, and we have stuff in the right places,” said Georgia Herbert, a former Fauquier County supervisor who was recently named to the county planning commission. “I’m delighted that we’re moving in the direction that we are and that we’re trying so hard to preserve our natural resources and communities.”

But in 2024, the dividing line between the Northern Virginia suburbs and the more rural “rest of Virginia,” sometimes called NOVA and ROVA, is a fragile and sometimes blurry one.

“Fauquier, and especially eastern Fauquier, is the first line of defense,” said Fauquier County Supervisor Edwin “Ike” Broaddus, who represents the Scott District, which borders Prince William County. “Without Fauquier’s resistance, developers would have plowed all the way to Front Royal and beyond.”

Overall, Fauquier County remains much like the rural counties to its south. It is a stubborn wedge, known for fierce resistance to being absorbed into the tech-fueled Northern Virginia suburbs sprawling across Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, and now most of Loudoun and Prince William counties. The hold-the-line sentiment crosses political divides and is embraced by Upperville equestrians and Brambleton dairy farmers alike.

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The “Old Town Warrenton” mural on Main Street (left) and the U.S. Post Office (right) in downtown Warrenton, the Fauquier County seat. Warrenton is one of seven “service districts” in the county, where more dense commercial and residential development is allowed.

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Lower growth

Even with the strong Washington connection, Fauquier County’s remarkably restrained population growth sets it far apart from the suburbs.

While neighbors like Loudoun and Prince William counties saw their populations explode from 2010 to 2020 — up 35 and 20%, respectively — Fauquier County only grew by 1% per year, or 12%. That’s a far cry from that 2020 prediction. It actually grew more slowly than its more rural neighbor, Culpeper County.

“Fauquier has followed a different (growth) trend no doubt in large part because of its land-use decisions,” Lombard said.

Like rural Virginia, Fauquier County is older, less diverse and more politically conservative than suburban counties.

With a median age of 41 years, Fauquier County is right in line with rural counties like Warren, Culpeper and Clarke. None of the nearby suburban counties have a median age over 40.

Just 23% of Fauquier County residents identify as an ethnic or racial minority, just as nearly all the neighboring rural counties have less than a third of residents who identify as nonwhite. The nearby suburban counties are all at least 40% non-white.

In the 2020 election, more than half of Fauquier County voters went for President Donald Trump, just like rural Culpeper, Clarke and Warren counties. President Joe Biden won the suburban counties by large margins.

An internal divide

One of the tricky challenges of comparing Fauquier County to its neighbors is that the countywide averages mask an internal divide. If the county is the dividing line between the Washington suburbs to the north and east and rural Virginia to the south, it oddly has its own dividing line, too.

Northern Fauquier County is wealthier, better educated, more easement-protected and more sparsely settled. One census tract in “horse country” that includes The Plains, where expensive estates and equine properties keep the density down, has just 30 residents per square mile.

Wealthy landowners with sprawling properties keep the density down.

There’s also a marked wealth disparity, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

for 2021. Household median income in the districts closest to Loudoun County, the Scott and Marshall districts, was roughly a third higher than in the south county’s Lee and Cedar Run districts. And while more than half of Scott District adults have a college bachelor’s degree or better, that was true of only about a quarter of south county residents.

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Managing the tradeoffs

Those low density, wealthy sections of the county contribute to some of the challenges that come with Fauquier County’s tricky balancing act between the suburbs and the farmland, such as housing shortages, The county’s preservation-oriented, development-wary approach has involved some tradeoffs, including foregoing potential tax revenues and resulting in a dearth of affordable housing in a Northern Virginia region that faces among the highest housing costs on the East Coast.

That phenomenon, Lombard said, may be pushing younger families working in Northern Virginia and Fauquier County to leapfrog westward in search of more affordable housing options.

According to online real estate site Zillow, the 2023 median rental cost in Warrenton of $2,000 was 53% higher than in Culpeper and more than 40% higher than Front Royal.

Despite those tradeoffs, preserving a rural Fauquier County holds powerful political resonance countywide.

In the north part of the county, conservative political newcomer Regan Washer recently beat moderate, Mike Focazio, for the Marshall District county supervisor seat with a pledge to staunchly “preserve our rural way of life.”

In the south part of the county, a similar message resonated.

Rick Gerhardt, who represents the Cedar Run District on the south side of the county, promised to protect what he said makes the county special — “agriculture and open space” — while also focusing on economic expansion. He believes voters agree with him and that’s why he had no challenger in 2023.

“We live in a very special, rural and historic place,” he said.

Hunter Savery contributed to this report. Reach the writers at news@ fauquier.com

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICENOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF PETITIONS

BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY AND APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, FOR DETERMINING THE TREATMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CUSTOMERS’ RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES FOR PURPOSES OF EACH UTILITY’S RPS PROGRAM COMPLIANCE CASE NO. PUR-2024-00010 During its 2020 Session, the Virginia General Assembly enacted Chapters 1193 (HB 1526) and 1194 (SB 851) of the 2020 Virginia Acts of Assembly. These duplicate Acts of Assembly, known as the Virginia Clean Economy Act (“VCEA”), became effective on July 1, 2020. The VCEA, inter alia, established a mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard (“RPS”) program (“RPS Program”) in § 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), which requires Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion”) and Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”) to procure and retire renewable energy certificates (“RECs”) for an increasing percentage of the utility’s total electric energy sold in the previous calendar year. The VCEA directed that all costs related to compliance with the mandatory RPS Program, including costs related to the retirement of RECs, shall be recovered from all retail customers as a non-bypassable charge, regardless of generation supplier, with certain limited exceptions.

Additionally, Code § 56-585.5 D requires Dominion and APCo to submit annually to the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) plans and petitions for approval of new solar and onshore wind generation capacity (“RPS Filing”). In APCo’s 2023 RPS Filing, two proposals were presented relating to the proper calculation of total electric energy for the prior compliance year. The first proposal was to count the RECs from Rider WWS and Rider REC towards APCo’s RPS Program compliance, and the second proposal was to remove the 100 percent renewable customers’ load from the calculation of “total electric energy,” thereby reducing the number of RECs required for RPS compliance. In its Final Order in that proceeding, the Commission found that the issue warranted additional consideration and directed APCo and Dominion to make a filing addressing these issues and presenting specific proposals for approval, including any proposed mechanism for netting the benefits of such RECs. Specifically, the Commission determined: On or before January 16, 2024, APCo and Dominion shall make a filing, either jointly or separately, containing the proposed treatment of RECs associated with (i) customers taking service under each [utility’s] voluntary renewable tariffs [(“Renewable Utility Customers”)] and (ii) shopping customers purchasing 100 percent renewable energy, for purposes of RPS Program compliance [(“Renewable Shopping Customers”)]. Such filing shall include any associated proposal for netting the benefits of such RECs, including applicable tariff language.

On January 16, 2024, in Case No. PUR-2024-00009, APCo submitted its petition (“APCo Petition”), which stated that the Commission should exclude the load associated with the Renewable Utility Customers and Renewable Shopping Customers from the calculation of APCo’s annual RPS requirement, thereby allowing them to bypass VCEA compliance costs, if the Commission finds that approach to be permissible under current law. APCo asserts that using RECs to meet the utility’s RPS requirement that have either been dedicated to one of its voluntary renewable energy riders or have been purchased by Renewable Shopping Customers is an impermissible double-counting of the RECs. Further, APCo claims that participants in voluntary renewable energy programs would effectively subsidize non-participants to meet the utility’s RPS compliance requirement.

Also on January 16, 2024, in Case No. PUR-2024-00010, Dominion submitted its petition (“Dominion Petition”) (collectively with the APCo Petition, “Petitions”) requesting that the Commission reconsider its decision in Case No. PUR-2020-00164, in which the Commission held that RPS Program compliance requires recognition of RPS eligible renewable sales from competitive service providers (“CSPs”). Dominion requests that the Commission instead find that the RECs of Renewable Shopping Customers cannot be used by the utility for its RPS Program compliance. Dominion further asserts that, if the Commission determines that Renewable Shopping Customer RECs may be used for a utility’s RPS Program compliance, their load should be deducted from the utility’s calculation of “total electric energy” and they should be excluded from paying Rider RPS. Dominion further states that if the RECs of Renewable Shopping Customers can be used for compliance, the RECs of other similarly-situated customers, specifically Renewable Utility Customers, should also be used to reduce the utility’s compliance obligations.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Petitions and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, consolidated the two Petitions into one case, Case No. PUR-2024-00010, and scheduled public hearings on the Petitions. A hearing for the receipt of testimony from public witnesses on the Petitions shall be convened telephonically at 10 a.m. on July 31, 2024. On or before July 24, 2024, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia. gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

Beginning at 10 a.m. on July 31, 2024, the Hearing Examiner will telephone sequentially each person who has signed up to testify as provided above.

On July 31, 2024, at 10 a.m., or at the conclusion of the public witness portion of the hearing, whichever is later, in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, the Hearing Examiner will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence related to the Petitions from the Petitioners, any respondents, and the Commission Staff (“Staff”).

To promote administrative efficiency and timely service of filings upon participants, the Commission has directed the electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and required electronic service on parties to this proceeding.

An electronic copy of the Dominion Petition may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the utility: Elaine S. Ryan, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or eryan@mcguirewoods.com. An electronic copy of the APCo Petition may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the utility: Noelle J. Coates, Esquire, American Electric Power Service Corporation, Three James Center, 1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1100, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or njcoates@aep.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies of the Petitions from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On or before July 24, 2024, any interested person may submit comments on the Petitions by following the instructions found on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments.

Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00010.

On or before March 28, 2024, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Petitioners. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-2030, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00010.

On or before June 5, 2024, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Petitioners, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Rules of Practice, as modified herein, including, but not limited to: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00010.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Rules of Practice.

The Petitions, the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, and other documents filed in the case may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY and APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY

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Fauquier Times | February 21, 2024

GUEST OPINION

Moms for Liberty shouldn’t decide what our kids learn in school The headline said: “Moms for Liberty co-founder admitting threesome sparks backlash.” That’s right.

Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler has been accused of engaging in shared sexual — and quite un-Moms for Liberty-like — experiences with her husband and another woman. The other woman “revealed to the police officer who initially responded and the investigating detective her long-running ‘three-way’ sex life with the couple.”

Moms for Liberty was quick to come to Ms. Ziegler’s defense, before quietly withdrawing it. The organization posted Nov. 30, 2023: “Yet another attempt today to ruin the reputation of a strong woman fighting for America. #StrongWomen scare those that seek to destroy our Country. We stand with @ BridgetAZiegler & every other badass woman fighting for kids &America. Let’s make #StrongWomen trend.”

Bridget Ziegler’s alleged behavior is perhaps the most high-profile demonstration of mind-bending hypocrisy within the ranks of Moms for Liberty, but it certainly doesn’t stand alone. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, a member of the Philadelphia chapter of MFL is a registered sex offender, convicted in 2021 of aggravated sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy. In Pike County, Pennsylvania, a Moms for Liberty leader was found guilty of harassment after sending over 200

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pages of threatening messages to a member of the group Stop Moms for Liberty.

Rest assured, more stories like these will appear. They always do when organizations like Moms for Liberty cloak themselves with moral absolutism and then label anyone who pushes back as “extremists,” “woke,” “determined to destroy our country,” and “anti-family.” It is a familiar and unfortunate tune.

Parts of their message actually do have merit. Providing parents with more information and more opportunity for input are good things. But Moms for Liberty has grotesquely mutilated the good in favor of a message that promotes alienation, entitlement, superiority and misdirected fervor, and the opportunity for finding common ground has been lost.

Moms for Liberty has stated emphatically that it does not support “banning” books in public libraries but continues to produce lists of books that should be removed from school libraries. Removing “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” “Beloved,” “The Things They Carried,”

and “Of Mice and Men”? Seriously?

The organization is composed almost exclusively of white, conservative, “Christian”, Republican members who do not seem interested in the voices of moms who disagree with them. They are not interested in finding common ground.

Beyond book banning is the issue of Social Emotional Learning, a curriculum in thousands of schools across the country — and now a primary target for Moms for Liberty. Its strategy is to frighten parents by linking SEL to Critical Race Theory, woke-ism, and other controversial topics, no matter how bizarre, disconnected and nonsensical the connection.

Any reputable SEL curriculum will include teaching kids how to be more empathetic. Moms is having none of that. “Not every human is deserving of my child’s empathy” is a commonly shared position among Moms for Liberty members seeking to control what is taught in our schools. This particular quote was offered by parents in the West Shore School District of Pennsylvania who filed a lawsuit against implementing an SEL curriculum.

That curriculum typically includes lessons related to kindness, understanding, dealing with difficult emotions, and, yes, showing empathy for all kids, no matter what they look like, how they identify or how they worship.

Apparently, teaching kids how to

show empathy became a bad thing when none of us was looking.

Moms for Liberty now has the distinction of being identified as an extremist, anti-government organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center, along with skinheads, the KKK, the Proud Boys and the American Nazi Party.

I am certain there are many caring, reasonable, open-minded, level-headed people within Mothers for Liberty. Those folks are safe as long as they keep their heads down and don’t push back against the organization’s extreme views.

Moms for Liberty is a well organized, highly political, well-funded organization that is committed to destroying the pieces of public education its leaders deem undesirable. They do not care about the plight of your local school district.

They do not care about the teachers in your local schools. They do not care about your kids. They care about parents’ individual rights only as long as you adopt their agenda, and their agenda does not reflect the democratic process that is the cornerstone for public school organization and leadership.

If groups like Moms for Liberty have their way, everyone else will lose.

The writer is interim head of secondary schools for Falls Church City Schools and the former Fauquier County superintendent of schools.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I lost my grandson to a medical error. It’s time to lift Va.’s cap on malpractice claims Thanks to Fauquier Times reporter Hunter Savery for highlighting Virginia’s medical malpractice cap and the proposed law that sought to eliminate it in cases where children 10 or younger are injured by medical errors.

I have a vested interest in Senate Bill 493, sponsored by Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin.

Two-year-old Artemis McRae, mentioned in the article, died as a result of an overdose administered by a visiting nurse in a pediatric emergency room. He was my grandson.

Artemis was a friendly, smart, adventurous toddler who was the light of our family. He loved Mickey Mouse and music, cats, his red tricycle, taking swim lessons at the WARF and jumping off every piece of playground equipment at Rady Park. He had just learned how to say “I love you.”

His sudden death was devastating. My son and his wife, along with Artemis’s grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins relive the tragedy every day. We will never be able to forget those two weeks in the hospital, when, finally, we had to let him go.

I know that our family is not unique. Other children have lost their lives to unintentional medical errors, and more still have been irreparably harmed. As my son has said many times,

no amount of money can bring our precious boy back. But lifting the malpractice cap is not only for those who have died; it’s for those who survive but require life-long — and very expensive — care.

I watched SB 493 work its way through the General Assembly process. It’s ironic, really, that the bill died in the Senate Finance Committee.

The people who would have been helped by this bill will instead have to wade through the onerous red tape of government assistance to get the help they need. Rather than the cost of care being paid by the people responsible for the harm, the cost will be borne by the taxpayers. How exactly is that a financial win for the commonwealth?

I notice the legislators who voted against the bill did not offer any reasons for their vote.

One paragraph in Savery’s story was particularly interesting: “Scott Johnson, general counsel for the Medical Society of Virginia, led the opposition to Stanley’s bill. Johnson stated that removing the cap would impose significant financial burdens on healthcare providers and that comparing Virginia to other states without caps was like comparing apples to oranges.”

This is nonsense. Virginia and Nebraska are the only states with medical malpractice caps. If the rest of the country has not collapsed under

the weight of medical malpractice awards, why would Virginia? Healthcare in rural communities is already compromised, for reasons that have nothing to do with medical malpractice claims.

To threaten that eliminating the cap for children under 10 would bring an end to our healthcare system is ridiculous. It would perhaps cut into profits for malpractice insurance companies, which according to Stanley, logged profits of $1.5 billion last year.

ROBIN EARL Warrenton

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Fauquier Times | February 21, 2024

Weekend happenings: Paint night, chili cookoff fundraisers

By Sondra Anzalone

Special to the Fauquier Times

Free your inner artist this week with a Bob Ross paint night and “feed your mind” with a bookmark design competition. Winning masterpieces will be featured at library branches this summer.

If you’d rather feed your face, head to the Chili Cook Off and vote for your favorite concoction — you can get that warm and toasty feeling knowing your donations benefit the Fauquier SPCA. COURTESY Then, get a grip on your garden with an Inva- Bob Ross paint night: Fauquier High will hold a sive Plant Workshop and learn how to eradicate paint night fundraiser on Tuesday, Feb. 27. problem plants.

As we continue to celebrate Black History Road, Warrenton. Cost: $35, tickets available at: Month, take a daylong bus tour with local histo- https://bit.ly/3uLLGU8.

Talking to the Author Bookmark Contest: rians or enjoy a community concert with hymns Through March 12. Design a bookmark around inspired by Jene Dean.

Fauquier High School Paint Night Fund- the theme “Feed Your Mind.” The bookmarks of raiser: Bob Ross Night: Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 6 the first-place winners will be printed and availto 8 p.m. at Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo able at the library in early summer. The book-

mark contest form is available at www.pwcva. gov/library and at Chinn Park Library›s Information Desk.

Chili Cook Off: Sunday, Feb. 25 at noon at Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland.

Each entry will have a donation jar, and the chili that receives the most “votes” (donations) will be the People’s Choice. Bring the family. $5 donation to taste the chili is greatly appreciated; to register call 540-788-9000 x211.

Invasive Plant Workshop: Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fauquier Extension Office, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton. Learn about invasive plant identification and some methods of control from Natali Walker from Blue Ridge PRISM. Free. No registration required.

Black History Community Concert: Saturday, Feb. 24 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St., Manassas.

Featuring Candace Hunley, singing hymns inspired by Jene Dean. Free and open to all ages.

UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS FEB. 21 TO 27 ONGOING EVENTS Veterans What: Annual Valor Awards When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 Where: Laurel Ridge Community College, 6480 College St., Warrenton Cost: A donation of $50 allows one Public Safety Honoree OR their guest to attend the event, your contribution will be recognized in the event program Info: Nominate a worthy veteran for the Annual Valor Awards by March 6.

Eligibility requirements are service in the armed forces and contributions to Fauquier County (residency not required); the awards will be presented at Laurel Ridge Community College on Wednesday, April 10 at 6 p.m.; for submissions, ticket purchase and sponsorship, visit www. faquierchamber.org Black history What: Black History Month Picture Hunt for all ages When: All day, Tuesday, Feb. 20 to Thursday, Feb. 29 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Learn about some famous inventors in Black History and the creations they made that changed the world; pick up an answer sheet at the desk; and turn it back in to receive a prize Farmers market What: Warrenton Farmers Winter Market When: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, to April 16 Where: 21 Main St. along 1st St., Warrenton Info: Vendors plus a curated selection of artists, artisans, and food makers Community What: Joint Community Academy When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (every Tuesday) April 23, to June 25 (accepting applications Jan. 1, to Feb. 29; limited to 20 participants) Where: Warrenton Police Department, Community Room, 333 Carriage House Lane, Warrenton Info: The Warrenton Police Department and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office announce the Joint Community Academy to anyone (at least 18 years of age) who lives or works in Fauquier County; call 540-3471107 or visit the website link at: https://

www.warrentonva.gov/209/2024-JointCommunity-Academy Planes What: WWII Warbird Hangar Tours for families When: Every Saturday, until April 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Culpeper Regional Airport, 12517 Beverly Ford Road, Brandy Station Cost: Tours are $10 per person or $30 for a family Reservations: https://www. capitalwingwarbirdrides.org Info: 540-450-5992 Reading What: Winter Reading Program for children, teens, adults When: All day Tuesday, to Thursday, Feb. 29 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Pick up a game card at the library and complete the tasks to win a prize; fauquierlibrary.org Books What: Blind Date with a Book for teens and adults When: All day, to Thursday, Feb. 29 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton; Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Check out a wrapped book with a brief description in exchange for a treat Recovery What: Al-Anon for Family and Friends of Alcoholics When: Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m.

Where: Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St., Warrenton Info: Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics; https://www.al-anon.org or call 540-219-5054 Support What: Parkinsons Piedmont Support Group When: 12:15 to 2 p.m., fourth Wednesday of each month Where: Cornerstone Community Church, 40 Rockpoint Lane, Warrenton (directly behind Blaser Physical Therapy Building.)

Info: Kendal Blaser, 540-222-6000, or email: Blaserx4@aol.com

Recovery What: 12-Step Recovery Programs, i.e., Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc.

When: Meeting days and times vary Where: The Warrenton Meeting Place, 26 S. Third St., Warrenton Info: There are various types of 12-Step recovery programs that meet at The Warrenton Meeting Place that can offer a solutio; go to www.TWMP.org Food assistance What: Peas and Grace for those in need When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains Spiritual Care Support Ministries What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; closed on Sunday Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv The S.E.E. Recovery Center What: Recovery-oriented groups, meetings, and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery When: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: 540-825-3366 or email: SEERecovery@rrcsb.org Wednesday, Feb. 21 Book club What: Mostly Fiction Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Discussion on “Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward; receive 10% off book club books when purchased at The Open Book Story time What: In-Person Story Time for children up to age 5 and their families When: 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall and Bealeton

Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Caregivers must remain in the children’s areas Story time What: Raising Readers Story Time for 2-to-4year-old children with a caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Longer stories, finger plays and songs Nature What: The Naturalist Is In When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: A Master Naturalist will be site to answer questions about nature and the environment Book club What: Bealeton Book Club When: 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Discussion on “Other Birds,” by Sarah Addison Allen; refreshments provided Join meetings: martika.jones@ fauquiercounty.gov or call 540-422-8500, ext. 5 SPLAT What: Black History Month SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Arts, Technology) When: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for children ages 6 to 8 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Registration: https://bit.ly/3ROmHit Info: Learn about the world of science and technology with experiments, arts and crafts and books ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243

Thursday, Feb. 22 Workshop What: Invasive Plant Workshop for the public When: 6 to 8 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb. 24 Showcase What: 8th Annual Fauquier County Wine Showcase When: Noon to 6 p.m.

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Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for children ages 5 to 10 When: 2 to 3 p.m.

Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; a caregiver must be present; a signed permission slip is required Conversation series What: Sundays at Two with Lou Emerson When: 2 to 3 p.m.

Where: John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: Artist Craig McPherson, known for his New York murals, paintings, mezzotint engravings, pastels and drawings on a variety of subjects talks with Lou Emerson, veteran journalist and editor Sketching What: Sunday Sketch for the public When: 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: All materials are provided Info: 540-687-6542, extension 25 Fundraiser What: Chili Cook Off for the family When: Noon Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: $5 donation to taste the chili is greatly appreciated

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Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories Book club What: Marshall Evening Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: John Marshall Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Join meetings: email deborah.cosby@ fauquiercounty.gov or call 540-422-8527 Info: Discussion on “The Dictionary of Lost Words,” by Pip Williams

Tuesday, Feb. 27 Ruritan Club What: Jefferson Ruritan Club Monthly Dinner, Special Program and Meeting for school age to seniors When: 7 p.m.

Where: Jeffersonton Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 18498 Springs Road, Jeffersonton Info: Dinner followed by a program by the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Department; a short Rurian business meeting will follow, new members or visitors; 540-937-5119

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Registration: 540-788-9000 x211 Info: Each entry will have a donation jar and the one chili that receives the most “votes” (donations) will be the People’s Choice Concert What: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine for all ages When: 2 p.m.

Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $60, $51, $36, half-price for youth through grade 12 Reservation: 703-993-7550

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Cost: $50 adults with advance tickets; $60 adults at the door; $25 children (4-12 years old) for seafood; $10 children (4 to 13 years old) for hot dogs; free for children 3 and under Info: All you can eat; bake sale and 50/50 raffle; soft drinks included; also serving oyster stew, hush puppies, Cole slaw, hot dogs, etc., Advance tickets: Bonnie Bower, 540-9375101, or Sheila Walter, 540-937-4357

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Where: Fauquier Extension Office, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton Info: Learn about invasive plant identification and some methods of control from Natali Walker from Blue Ridge PRISM ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: 540-718-8243 Senior supper What: Senior Supper for 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50 Coffee and conversation What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 Prayer What: Open Prayer Gathering When: Noon to 12:30 p.m.

Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Personal prayer or for others; requests by calling 540-349-5814 or go to the website: https://www.scsm.tv/ contactus Exercise What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Also on Saturday, Feb. 24 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540687-6373 Networking What: Fauquier Young Professionals Networking After Work When: 5 to 7 p.m.

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Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Registration: https://bit.ly/3TxI5o6 Info: Learn about the world of science and technology with experiments, arts and crafts and books Meet the author What: Author Event with Matt Gallagher When: 5 to 7 p.m.

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Where: Culpeper Center, 137 S. Main St., Culpeper Cost: Ticket prices vary, tickets available at: https://www.safejourneys.org/events Info: Light refreshments provided by area restaurants; cash bar; music; dancing; bingo games; all proceeds will help fund the continuing renovation and operation of SAFE’s two shelters Birds What: Bird Walk for adults and children with an adult When: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Registration: 540-341-3651 Suicide What: Suicide Awareness Workshop When: 10 a.m. to noon Where: S.E.E. Recovery Center of Encompass Community Supports, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: Training, discussions, tours of the S.E.E. Recovery Center; complimentary refreshments; 540-825-3366 Musical What: Giraffes Can’t Dance for ages 3 to 8 When: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $15 Reservations: 703-993-7550 Info: 2 p.m. performance will be sensory friendly Concert What: Tray Wellington Band for all ages When: 5 and 8 p.m.

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Jim Rankin, local legend, shares his life story in new biography He’s been a war hero, businessman, public servant over nearly a century

By Karen Chaffraix Waller Special to the Fauquier Times

If you haven’t heard of Jim Rankin, you probably haven’t lived in Fauquier County for very long.

Those who have been around probably remember him from Rankin’s Hardware, which he operated on Lee Highway for 55 years. Or they’ve bought their living room furniture from Rankin’s Furniture in the Waterloo Shopping Center, which he still owns and operates.

Rankin is famous for TV advertising stunts, like jumping out of a plane or pretending to awaken from a comfy chair. He also is well known for his time as a community leader on the county board of supervisors. In December, he was named citizen of the year by Center District Supervisor Kevin Carter for his community service as a public servant, philanthropist, business leader and Korean War veteran.

Harry F. Burroughs marveled at Rankin’s Fauquier County life, and he had an idea.

“Mr. Burroughs came into the store one day and said he wanted to write a book about me,” Rankin said. “Said I was a local hero.”

And so Burroughs did. His biography about Rankin, 93, was published late last year and is now available for purchase at the

furniture store or on Amazon.

“He won’t talk about this, but there isn’t a more generous person in this county than Jim Rankin,” Burroughs said.

Rankin was reluctant to talk about himself, even to promote the book.

“Why would you want to interview me?” he told the Fauquier Times. “You should talk to the author. He’s a nice fellow.”

It was a mild February morning at the store when Rankin did agree to talk. Down in his office, he was meticulously dressed in suit and tie and at his desk just as he has been for the last 32 years.

Ann Jenkins, Rankin’s assistant for 54 years and his cousin, said the man she knows is not shy.

“He is a very caring person,” she said. “He really likes talking to people. And he has a good sense of humor.”

In the office, Rankin is surrounded by historical books, photographs and commendations. A “re-elect Jim Rankin for Board of Supervisors” poster leans on a wall at his feet under a framed engraving that lists the members of the 2nd Virginia Infantry in March 1917. The list includes his father, Clay Preston Rankin.

“He fought in the first World War,” Rankin said of his father. “There’s a bridge in the county named after him.”

Rankin said he became a paratrooper during the Korean conflict because, “I couldn’t let him

Jim Rankin, 93, at Rankin’s Furniture in Warrenton.

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Jim Rankin, 93, at his office desk at Rankin’s Furniture in Warrenton. out-do me.”

“I made 31 jumps,” he said. “One was a combat jump 25 miles behind the enemy lines.”

Rankin eagerly left school to join the Army when he was 17. But it was a hard six years in Korea.

“The temperature could drop to 40- or 50-below,” he said.

Burroughs said he thought people ought to know Rankin’s story.

“His memory is phenomenal,” Burroughs said. “I walked into the store and said to him, ‘You are an interesting and remarkable person.

I think people need to know about you.’”

The New York-born Burroughs has lived in Virginia for more than 40 years since his father moved to Fauquier County for a job when he was 12. The Rankin biography is the ninth book written by the former congressional assistant and speechwriter since he retired from his career on Capitol Hill. Writing is his hobby, he said.

The book spans 258 pages of Rankin family lore, quoting family members and admirers. It paints the picture of a self-made man, deeply involved in the community and widely respected.

“There are three reasons why I chose to write about him,” Burroughs said. “First, his military service. He is a Korean War veteran who survived a terrible war. Second, he is a public servant. He spent nine years on the board of supervisors — my district — where he made a real difference. Third, he’s a longtime successful businessman. He had a vast business enterprise.”

Rankin grew up on a 200-acre farm in Opal with cows, chickens,

horses, pigs and vegetables. He was the fifth child out of six, two girls and four boys.

“It was hard work,” he said. “We had to make the hay and work in the garden. My brother and I used to walk two miles to milk cows for $25 a month. Then we’d go back and milk our own. Mother did all the canning.”

His business success is legendary in Fauquier County.

“Other than McClanahan Camera, Rankin’s is the longest lasting business in this community,” Burroughs said. “He started Rankin’s Hardware in 1966. And at 93, he still goes to work every day and greets customers and makes himself available.”

Rankin said he followed simple rules.

“I try to always do what I say I’m going to do,” he said.

Rankin and his wife, Shirley, raised four children, boys Alvin and Glen, and girls, Alice and Beverly, to live “a clean life” and to go to church. Shirley ran the homestead.

All four of his children worked in the business.

His key to success, he said, was that he “was not afraid to tackle anything.”

And in his 94th year, he’s grateful.

“You talk about blessed,” he said, pointing to his heart. “That’s me.”

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A runner all his life, Lewis Ray battles back to the finish line Retired Marine has an ambitious goal for the Vietnam Veteran’s Day 5K

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Lewis Ray ran a 5K in less than 20 minutes back when he was a U.S. Marine. But at age 77, he noticed his During the Tet Offensive on Jan. body wasn’t responding the way he 7, 1968, Ray was stationed near Red was accustomed.

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“I was very limited in what I was There was an evening attack with able to do as I approached my 80th mortars and rockets. A rocket struck birthday,” he said. “The stamina I near him, and he was hit by shraponce had just wasn’t there anymore.” nel. Nothing serious, according to Ray had been a runner all his life. Ray, but he earned a Purple Heart.

In fact, the only time he didn’t run He was bandaged up and sent to a regularly was during his service in Vietnamese language school in OkiVietnam. nawa, Japan, for three weeks. When But, in April 2020, Ray was ad- school was over, his wound was healed. mitted to Fairfax Hospital for a triLater Ray was part of a Marine ple bypass heart surgery and aorta Corps unit responsible for keeping valve replacement. Although doc- data processing centers operating. tors recommended Unlike the huge, inless activity followdustrial data center ing surgery, all he buildings that pepcould think about per the Northern while still in the Virginia landscape hospital was evtoday, in Vietnam erything he wantthe Army’s data ed to do with his was housed in repaired heart and 18-wheel trucks. new valve.

“We would put Ray was deterthem in as safe an mined to regain area as possible and his health and his surround them with strength, and he sandbags,” he said. wanted to get back “Sometimes we to running. would cover them Ray with his wife, Linda, and On March 30, with corrugated Hero’s Bridge Founder and the now 81-year-old steel.”

CEO Molly Brooks Ray plans to take a The trucks huge step forward housed data from in his comeback from the surgery. every Marine Corps unit in VietHe is aiming to beat his long-term nam about personnel, supplies and goal of finishing the Hero’s Bridge ammunition. Everything previously Vietnam Veteran 5K in under 30 done on paper had been converted minutes. into computer data and the trucks It’s an ambitious goal. He’s partic- became a big target. ipated in the event four times but last “The Viet Cong would attack at year he finished in just less than an night and blow them up,” he said. “We hour at 58:32. had to rebuild them,” he said.

And don’t worry — his doctor When his year of in-country service knows about his quest. ended, he was stationed at the Marine “I make sure to get a check-up Corps headquarters near the Pentagon, with my cardiologist before train- and his running routine resumed. ing,” he said.

“During my lunch break, I would “I need to get to one hour and 30 run across Memorial Bridge, around minutes of walking and running dai- the Tidal Basin, to the Capitol and ly,” he said. “Then I know I will be back,” he said. conditioned for the 5K,” he said.

Ray said he is proud to represent Ray joined the Marines in 1960 be- Vietnam Veterans during the Hero’s cause he always wanted to be one, he Bridge 5K. said. After 20 years, he retired in 1980.

“I’m lucky to be alive,” he said.

“They are the first to land, the “I’m fortunate to have worked in first to be called in, and I had a lot of corporate America after the Marine respect for that,” he said.

Corps and have the financial means Before going to Vietnam, Ray had to support myself. Many veterans a daily running routine. While sta- don’t have that opportunity and live tioned in Philadelphia, he would run in a sad situation. Anything I can do to help Hero’s Bridge, I will do to to the Liberty Bell and back. help my fellow veterans.”

He always made time to run.

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‘Dementia Man’ play comes to Woodbridge Staff Reports Tribute at The Glen in Woodbridge will host D.C.-area playwright Samuel A. Simon’s award-winning, one-man show: “Dementia Man, An Existential Journey” on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Simon, both actor and playwright, wrote the autobiographical play. It follows his own journey facing his 2021 diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

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“Since we see the effects of this incurable disease daily, we are grateful for every chance to show our support to those living with Alzheimer’s as well as their loved ones.”

Those who wish to attend the play should RSVP to Michelle Mindock at 703-489-4724 by Friday, Feb. 23. For more information about “Dementia Man, An Existential Journey,” visit www. dementiaman.com.

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FAUQUIER GIRLS TAKE 2ND, BOYS 3RD IN REGION TRACK

Fauquier High track stars Cassidy Scott, Allie Strickland, Dylan Damer, Aaron Lewis, David Mayfield, Zach Seidel and Wyatt Shaw won Class 3 Region B titles Monday. The Falcon girls were second and boys third in the team standings. Liberty’s Aidan Neidich won the boys 500 meters at the Class 4 Region D meet in Salem.

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Liberty’s Hall stands tall with third state title

By Peter Brewington and Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writers

With his third individual state title, senior Noah Hall matched Mason Barrett as the most decorated wrestler in Liberty High’s 30-year history Saturday afternoon.

Hall went out in style, pinning Sherando’s Jake Dann in the 165-pound final at Virginia Beach Sports Center on Saturday.

Hall took control of the match with a series of takedowns, scoring three in the first period to lead 6-2.

He escaped Dann in the second and registered another takedown to lead 9-2 entering the third, where he ended the match with a pin a minute into the final period.

Hall won the Class 4 state title at 145 pounds as a freshman, took third at 145 as a sophomore, then won at 165 as a junior in 2023.

Hall matched the legacy of Mason Barrett, who became the first Eagle wrestler to win three. Barrett won at 106 pounds in 2019, 120 in 2020 and 132 in 2021. Barrett is now an NCAA Division III all-American at Averett University in Danville wrestling at 125 pounds.

Colin Dupill won two state titles for the Eagles as a freshman at 132 and sophomore at 138 before transferring to Greeneville (S.C.) High after the 2021 season, where he won two more state titles. He is now wrestling at NCAA Division I South Dakota State.

Noah Hall, brother Royce Hall, Barrett and Dupill all won state titles in 2021, the year Liberty won the Class 4 team title.

Hall is committed to wrestling at NCAA Division I Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky, where brother Royce is currently a sophomore. In 2021, Royce Hall edged Fauquier’s Ben Bell 3-2 for the 195-pound title, then took fourth at

PHOTO BY TED PROCTOR

Noah Hall used a third period pin to defeat Sherando’s Jake Dann and win the Class 4 state title at 165 pounds in Virginia Beach last Saturday. It’s the senior’s third state title, tying him with Liberty legend Mason Barrett and Falcon Garrett Tingen, who won state titles in 2014, ‘15 and ‘16. Fauquier’s Sam Fisher (2017, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20) is the only county athlete to win four.

Fauquier’s Bland, Liberty’s Buchanan, Kettle Run’s Hardesty place at states

At the Class 3 state wrestling tournament on Saturday in Salem, Kettle Run senior Nathaniel Hardest took fourth at 120 pounds while Fauquier sophomore Brian Bland took sixth at 285 pounds.

Hardesty won his first two matches by second period pin before falling to Liberty Christian’s Landon Starns 6-4 in the semifinals. Hardesty won his consolation semifinal match with a first period pin, then lost to New Kent’s Kyle Gibson in the third-place match to take fourth.

Bland won three of his first four matches to reach the consolation semifinals, where he fell to Petersburg’s Kelvin Melton. In the fifth-place match, Bland lost to Alleghany’s Caleb Walden to take sixth.

Liberty’s Noah Hall won the 165-pound title at the Class 4 meet in Virginia Beach on Saturday, and senior Logan Buchanan was the only other Eagle to place, taking fourth at 190 pounds.

Buchanan advanced to the semifinals with pins in his first two matches but fell to Woodgrove’s Luke Benkelman 1510. In the consolation semifinals Buchanan pinned King George’s Jason Greenwood in the second period, then lost to Jefferson Forest’s D.J. Trent 8-5 in the third-place match.

170 as a senior.

Noah Hall, Barrett and Dupill are the only Eagles to win two or more state titles.

Fauquier’s Sam Fisher is the only county wrestler to win four state titles. Fisher, now at Virginia Tech, won Class 4 titles at 182 pounds in

2019 and 2020, at 170 in 2018 and 160 in 2017.

Fauquier’s Garrett Tingen won three titles, at 160 pounds in 2016, 152 in 2015 and 145 in 2014.

Other Liberty state wrestling champs include: -Former coach Wes Hawkins:

Won 160-pound title in 2001 in Class AA; the state had just three classes that year.

-Jordan Florence and Ricky Ryan: Won Class 4 titles at 160 and 145, respectively, in 2018.

-Vernon Green: Won the Class AA title at 145 in 1995.

Kettle Run swimming’s finest season yet Agee, Cigna, Tishler win state titles as Cougar girls take 2nd at states

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times staff Writer

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Emma Cigna won the 200-yard freestyle and medley relay for the second place Cougars at the Class 3 swim meet on Saturday in Richmond.

A year after taking fourth place at last season’s Class 4 state swim meet for the best finish in school history, the Kettle Run girls swim team delivered an encore.

Winning three individual events and one relay, the Cougars’ girls scored 269 points and took second at the Class 3 meet on Saturday in Richmond, surpassing their historic marks from a year ago.

“The girls did a phenomenal job,” coach Alex Ciopyk said. “All of them, even the girls who didn’t make it to the state meet, put a lot of hard work in throughout the entire season, and all that kept building up until the success at the state meet.

Everyone had a hand in helping out this team in

some form or fashion.”

Junior Caroline Agee, who won the state title in the 100-yard breaststroke last year to become the Cougars’ first individual state champion, followed that up with titles in the 100 breast and 200 individual medley on Saturday. Sophomore Emma Cigna won the 200 freestyle and combined with Agee, senior Lily Von Herbulis and sophomore Ashlyn Augustine to win the 200 medley relay.

On the boys side, junior Jackson Tishler won the 100 backstroke for the eighth place Cougars.

“Coming in eighth place, because we only had six guys, that is a great showing for them with just the amount of people that we had,” Ciopyk said.

Western Albemarle won both state titles, with the boys scoring 399.5 points and the girls 345.

The Kettle Run girls narrowly edged out third place Cave Spring (260 points) for second.

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Zoned-in Cougars shut down Falcons, 56-43 Kettle Run advances to region semifinal showdown at Meridian

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

After beating Fauquier twice in the regular season, the Kettle Run boys basketball team knew a third straight victory over their local rival involved continuing to play rock solid defense.

Opening with an intricate zone defense that saw two defenders in the face of Fauquier ball handlers on the perimeter, the No. 4-seeded Cougars prevented penetration, disrupted passes and forced turnovers in cruising to a 56-43 victory over visiting No. 5 Fauquier in the Class 3 Region B quarterfinals.

Fauquier (12-11) was held to its lowest total in a month as the Cougars moved on to meet No. 1 Meridian (21-2) in Tuesday’s region semifinals where a state tournament berth was on the line. Kettle Run has made regionals three times in the last five years, also going in 2020 and 2022.

“We knew that anything they drew up, they couldn’t throw anything at us that we weren’t going to see. We were too prepared,” said second-year Kettle Run coach Demond Tapscott.

Fauquier coach Jordan Orndorff saw his Falcons score just four points in the first quarter. “We didn’t hit some shots we probably needed too early and that kept them in their zone and let them dictate how the game went,” Orndoff said.

Kettle Run had no trouble getting to the rim, excelling in transition and the half court as Conor Madigan led the way with 24 points with Sean Martin adding 15 and Aaron Sullivan 10.

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Red hot Kettle Run is one win from the Class 3 state tournament. The No. 4-seeded Cougars (14-9) faced No. 1 seed Meridian (21-2) Tuesday in the region semifinals.

“We watched the film. Their zone is very wide. They tend to go manup zone, so we knew we could gash them all day. That’s what we did.

Spread them out and cut down the middle, get easy layups,” Tapscott said.

Madigan was especially aggressive scoring at the rim, drawing fouls or kicking it out for assists.

Point guard Jake Mulhern was a vital distributor. “We were just going to try and attack all night. Get their players in foul trouble. That’s what we did, and it worked well,” said Madigan.

“Mulhern was hitting people on cuts, and that was a big deal with

‘The girls did a phenomenal job’ SWIMMING, from page 17 Entering the final event of the meet, the girls 400 free relay, the Cougars held second place by 13 points over Cave Spring and needed to finish in the top five to clinch second. Senior Allegra Craft, juniors Mairin Doyle, Meghan Pauley and freshman Izzy Cramer did.

Ciopky was pleased. “Going into the last event, we were in front of them, so it’s like, ‘I just need everything to go smoothly here,’” he said.

“I was definitely keeping an eye on (Cave Spring), so once Western Albemarle touched (first), that was a weight taken off my shoulders.”

In the first girls event of the meet, Augustine, Agee, Cigna and Von Herbulis won the 200 medlay relay with a time of 1:47.05, out touching York High by over two seconds to become the first girls relay team to win a state title.

In the next girls event, Cigna

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

By adding two individual titles and one relay crown last week, Kettle Run junior star Caroline Agee is now a four-time state champion. won the 200 free title with a time of 1:53.37. Cigna later took third in the 100 back and the 200 free relay, along with Agee, Von Herbulis and senior Allegra Craft.

Only a sophomore, Ciopyk believes Cigna can challenge for the Class 3 record of 1:48.46 in the 200 free in the future. “She’s got two more years

him and Madigan doing what they do. They did great tonight,” Tapscott said.

Kettle Run led 14-4 at the end of the first quarter and 30-15 at halftime. Fauquier put Kettle Run in foul trouble early in the third, cutting their deficit to 32-24, but the Cougars quickly regained their rhythm to lead 40-29 entering the fourth.

Dylan Donner led the Falcons with 15, senior Travis Brock had 14 and junior Nate Edwards nine.

Despite the loss, the Falcons’ second season under Orndorff was a

raging success. At 12-11, Fauquier improved upon their 7-16 mark from last season to finish with a winning record for the first time since 201314 and making the regionals for the first time in recent memory.

“We’ll come back stronger and use this as fuel for the fire for the offseason. We’re moving in the right direction. I’m really proud of where the program is heading,” Orndorff said.

“We got a good group of guys, and they work hard, so we’re excited for the future at Fauquier,” Orndorff added. “I know that we’re putting Fauquier back on the map. Next year we’re going to be ready to rock.”

to get there, and being so close to it, I think that she could,” he said.

The two most impressive swims of the meet came from Agee, who won the 200 IM by nearly five seconds in 1:59.54 and the 100 breast by over three seconds in 1:03.22. Agee’s time in the 200 IM was fast enough to earn All-American honors, while her time in the 100 breast puts her in All-American consideration.

In the 200 IM, Agee trailed York’s Phoebe Mayo by over a second after the butterfly and backstroke legs but soared ahead after swimming the breaststroke over four seconds quicker.

“Caroline’s strength is obviously breaststroke, so I knew that’s when she would start pulling ahead, I just did not expect it to be that much of a pull ahead. She’s in front by a body length or more at that point in time. That was very impressive,” Ciopyk said.

In the boys 100 back, Tishler entered the meet with the fastest seed time but took second in the prelims to Maggie Walker’s Benjamin Ackerly. Ackerly touched the wall first in the final but was later disqualified for interference, leaving Tishler, who finished second with a time of

50.18, the state champion.

Tishler also took second in the 200 IM. His time in the 100 back puts him in All-American consideration.

Oher important contributors were Von Herbulis, who took third in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free, junior Meghan Pauley, who was fourth in the 500 free, and Craft, who finished fifth in the 100 breast and eighth in the 200 IM. “(Von Herbulis) swam real well.

Last year was a down year for her.

She was struggling with some injuries, so seeing her be able to come back to form was very impressive and beneficial to the team,” Ciopyk said, adding Von Herbulis will swim at Tulane University next year.

As the greatest swim season in Kettle Run history comes to a close, Ciopyk believes more glory is in store with the majority of the team, including Agee, Cigna and Tishler, returning.

“This team has that strong baseline for the next year or two. They still have that strong core group of young swimmers. Replacing people like Allegra Craft and Lily Von Herbulis is going to be tough, but there will be people that will fill that,” he said.

Falcons’ first winning year since 2014

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‘It was crippling’ Key play helps Culpeper girls oust Fauquier 61-43 in region quarters

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Sometimes in sports things can go so wrong, the final score doesn’t reflect how close the game was.

That happened to the Fauquier High girls basketball team in Friday’s 61-43 loss to visiting Culpeper in the Class 3 Region B quarterfinals.

Locked in a tight game, Fauquier was hurt by an unlucky sequence to end the third quarter as scoring leader April Belcher fouled out in tragic fashion.

Belcher committed a touch foul on a long 3-point attempt by A’myah Robinson with no time on the clock for her fourth foul. Belcher then looked incredulously at the official and said a few words, drawing a technical for her fifth foul.

“She picked up two fouls on one play. It was crippling,” said Fauquier coach Brian Foddrell, who watched the Blue Devils make three of the five free throws after the play for a 39-32 lead entering the fourth.

Foddrell said Belcher couldn’t believe a foul was called and was seeking explanation.

“April was our speaking captain and she was asking what did she do. The official was annoyed by her presence and T-ed her up,” said Foddrell. “I was hoping he would give her a warning.”

Still in shock, Belcher went to the end of the bench to sit, where she was consoled by several adults, who came over and offered support and hugs.

With eight minutes left and down seven points, Fauquier still had time to come back, but it never happened. Fauquier went 3-for-10 on free throw

Carmina Burana

PHOTOS BY PATRICK NYE

Above: Senior Felicity Awunganyi scored seven points in Friday’s 61-43 loss to Culpeper in the Class 3 Region B quarterfinals. Right: Junior Kenza Chienku scored 13 points as the Falcons finished 13-9. attempts in the next six minutes. Frequent drives through the heart of the Culpeper defense ended with missed layups.

But Foddrell accentuated the positive. “I’m happy with the season overall. To go from 3-20 to 13-9 shows we made major strides. I told the girls there’s nothing to hang their heads about. It was a great season, they kept Fauquier girls basketball on the rise,” said Foddrell.

Led by Belcher, who scored 10 points in the first half, and Kenza Chienku, who finished with a teamhigh 13, the Falcons built a 21-12 lead by racing up court off missed Culpeper shots and turnovers.

But the Blue Devils fought back thanks to the lights-out shooting of Robinson, who scored 37 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, when she drilled three of her four 3-pointers.

Fauquier played without starter Brooke Belcher and Malay Rector due to illness.

Fauquier graduates the Belcher twins and Felicity Awunganyi, who will study chemistry at Virginia Tech. Chienku returns as the Falcons’ floor leader, with key sophomores Mia Marcus and Jordyn Serwey back, and four talented JV players moving up.

“I’m happy with the season overall. To go from 3-20 to 13-9 shows we made major strides. I told the girls there’s nothing to hang their heads about.

It was a great season,” Foddrell said.

Kettle Run ousted by Brentsville

Elsewhere, No. 2 seed Brentsville downed No. 6 Kettle Run 50-32 in another quarterfinal with No. 1 Meridian and No. 6 Armstrong also advancing.

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It’s time to update your home. Here’s some trends for 2024

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The end of 2023 was tough for the real estate market. Home prices remained consistent due to low inventory, while loan interest rates rose faster than many experts had predicted. The combination of high rates and high prices caused many buyers (and sellers who would also become buyers) to abandon their home search and stay put.

As the interest rates are starting to come down, the window of affordability is slowly beginning to open. This is a great time to knock out some updates that you may have been putting off for the last few years. A few simple changes can make a big difference in the value of your home, whether you’re planning to sell, or you just want to enjoy it yourself. These are the most popular home updates for 2024 according to experts: Paint: Whether it’s interior or exterior, a fresh coat of paint can make a dramatic difference in the look and feel of your home. Blue is on multi-

ple paint companies’ list as the 2024 “color of the year.” The shades range from light blue (“Upward” by Sherwin Williams) to a more medium, slightly purple tint (“Blue Nova”

by Benjamin Moore), to many other variations. Even something as simple as changing the front door and window shutters can freshen up your curb appeal.

Herringbone pattern accents: Tiles in the kitchen or bathroom that are placed in a herringbone pattern can create visual interest and make a space feel new. Some designers are even using the pattern with flooring.

Speaking of flooring …

LVP or luxury vinyl plank flooring: You have probably heard of this product by now as it has been out for a few years, but it is still very much in demand. It is made in such a way that it can mimic wood, stone or tile in appearance, and it is very low maintenance and durable. The higher end versions of this flooring have thick cores that minimize sound and are dent and scratch resistant.

Appliance garage: A space to hide small appliances like a coffee

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Stone countertops: If you don’t have granite or another type of stone yet, consider this your year to finally get that upgrade. Light-colored quartz is the most popular stone choice right now. Some designers are doing quartz slab backsplashes, which not only look luxurious but have the added bonus of being easier to clean than other materials.

Warm, natural tones: Instead of greys and bright whites, incorporate natural colors like greens, warm whites and browns. Wood accents throughout the house are a popular trend this year. The softer tones and textures bring comfort and coziness.

Gold fixtures like faucets and cabinet pulls can add a warm touch as well.

Regular updates and maintenance help your home retain value, in both a financial sense and in the way you feel while you’re living there. This list is meant as a general guide to current trends. Some items may not be worth the expense if you are planning on selling right away. A real estate agent can help you determine which upgrades make the most sense to help attract potential buyers and add a few dollars to your bottom line.

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Joyce Ward Powell

Richard Franklin Gregg

1937 - 2024 We are sad to announce that on February 19th we had to say goodbye to Joyce Powell of Warrenton.

She came into the world on March 16, 1937, into the arms of Harry and Alice Ward in Charlottesville Virginia, and was the youngest with three brothers Wilson, Johnnie and Harry Junior.

Married Glenn Kenneth Powell in 1958 and soon after moved to the Northern Virginia area. Other than a one year stint on Okinawa Japan in 1970, she stayed in Northern Virginia, with the family settling in Warrenton in 1979.

She is predeceased by her parents, brothers and husband Glenn.

She is survived by two children - Pamela Kenel of Olney Maryland, married to Steve Kenel, and Byron Powell of Warrenton, married to Leisa Powell, and five grandchildren - Courtney, Philip, Jennifer, Devyn and Ryan.

Joyce was an attentive mother and always a loving and supportive grandmother. She was a long term employee for the United States Government, and capped off her professional career with Lockheed Martin. A very intelligent, proud, and determined woman who dedicated herself to volunteering for women's causes in Fauquier County. She thoroughly enjoyed collecting all things related to penguins including many dozens of figurines, and regularly attended University of Virginia baseball games. Joyce was truly an exceptional woman guided by honesty and integrity, always setting that example for others.

She will be deeply missed by her family that loves her so much.

A private family service will be held at Monticello Memory Gardens in Charlottesville at a later date. Please support the family by remembering Joyce and consider making a donation to either Hospice of The Piedmont, or the Alzheimer's Association in her name.

Richard (Pop) Franklin Gregg of Orlean, Va. passed away at age 79 in his home on February 16th, 2024. He was born May 19th, 1944, in The Plains, Va., to the late Carroll and Mary Ellen Gregg.

He made a career in construction specializing in drywall. He loved being outdoors playing baseball, fishing and rafting on the Shenandoah River, hunting, working in his garden, and sharing what he grew with family and friends. Richard was always quick to lend a helping hand to family, friends and neighbors. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was always quick to share a joke or a funny story. His way of brightening any gathering will be sorely missed.

Richard is survived by his wife Nancy (Cornwell) Gregg; sister, Joan Edwards (Jimmy); children Lori Dietrich (Darin), Leisa Gibson (Eddie), Melissa DuBois (Clayton), Pam Ross; grandchildren, Mark Grimsley, Tara Gibson, Christopher Rodgers, William (Billy) Manson, Brandon Manson (Jenna), and Katlyn Ramage (James); great grandchildren, Wyatt Seale, Charlotte Manson, Adalynn Manson, Warren Kaumans, Waylon Manson, and Harper Ramage.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Eleanor T. Campbell and brothers, Carroll E. Gregg Sr., Harland H. Gregg, and Thomas (Cotton) B. Gregg.

A graveside service will be held at the Orlean Cemetery in Orlean, Va., on February 21st, 2024, at 11:00.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers, filed February 5-11, 2024, were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $2,400,000 in Cedar Run District

Cedar Run District Silvero Valdez to Jose A, Tovar Juarez, 8.9124 acres on Bristersburg & Cromwell roads near Catlett. $850,000 Carol Bruce Tr. to Jefferson Holdings LLC, 0.600 acre at 9273 Old Dumfries Road, Catlett. $250,000 Jason T. Jones to Mitchell Christopher Embrey, 87,122 sq. ft at 7011 Sycamore Springs Drive near Warrenton. $680,000 Samuel R. Waddle to Seth Bouquet, 0.9193 acre at 5584 Jacklyn Drive, Warrenton. $515,000 BW Farm LLC to Luis & Mauricio Castro Soto, 88.14223 acres and 20.04660 acres on Rts. 616 and 806 near Catlett; 3.02594 acres at 11204 Bristersburg Road, Catlett; and 145.71900 acres at 11350 Bristersburg Road, Catlett. $2,400,000 William Arthur Stewart IV to Michael Hightower, 2.25 acres at 12764 Elk Run

Road, Midland. $390,000 John P. Mendez to Woodford Hollow LLC, 227.6026 acres on Burwell Road, Nokesville. $2,000,000 Lee District Dorothy Ramirez to Hedayatullah Stanikzai, 11247 Cedar Lee Court, Bealeton. $430,000 NVR Inc. to Debra Jean Smith, 3203 Jefferson Blvd., Bealeton. $359,170 NVR Inc. to April Heard, 3201 Jefferson Blvd., Bealeton. $414,195 Center District Betty Lee Russell Estate by Administrator to Rock Investments LLC, 0.1398 acre at 87 Horner Street, Warrenton. $90,000 Daniel Carroll to Jacob Daniel Bruton, 754 Cherry Tree Lane, Warrenton. $386,000 NVR Inc. to Gerald M. Reiche, 1.1252

acre at 5036 Kingsley Court, Warrenton. $1,022,315 Scott District Richard M. Hazel Tr. to WAH Family Farm Limited, ½ interest in 52.9449 acres on Blantyre Road, Broad Run. $527,000 NVR Inc. to Aaron R. Betz, 0.6107 acre at 9890 Thoroughbred Road, Warrenton. $972,695 Ian M. Esmay Tr. to Justice Townshend Wilson, 1.1500 acres at 4232 Brookwood Lane near The Plains. $590,000 Maronda Homes of Virginia to Richard Frank Powers, 1.1504 acres at 6367 Rosedale Farm Drive, Broad Run. $868,220 Marshall District Clearview Farm Estate LLC to Maronda Homes of Virginia LLC, Lot 6-B, 6.8181 acres. $225,000

Theodore F. Dade Jr. to Upperville United Methodist Church0.3650 acre at 9196 Upper Road, Upperville. $200,000 Suzanne Cliver to Tina J. Ham, 12.3048 acres at 3829 Leeds Manor Road, Markham. $670,000 Dorothy K. Koval Tr. to James Thomas Hamill, 82433 Lees Ridge Road near Warrenton. $535,000 Angela H. Davidson to Thomas A. Francis Jr., 19.0040 acres, 39.9226 acres, 16.5014 acres and 4.00 acres off Free State Road near Marshall. $1,500,000 Richard Blakely to Robert A. H. Cady Tr., 6.7492 acres at 12216 Moss Hollow Road, Markham. $925,000 To see more property sales, use your phone’s camera or QR reader app to visit fauquier. com/news/land_ transfer/

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Hattie Mae Haley

Lendel H. Holsclaw

Hattie Mae Haley, 84 of Martinsburg, WV formerly of Warrenton, VA passed away on Feb. 14, 2024 at Berkeley Springs, WV. She was born on Jan. 20, 1940 in Remington, VA a daughter of the late Earl Tapp and Anna King Tapp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Irvin L. Haley, Jr.; and two sons, Frankie Haley and Ronald Haley, Sr. Mrs. Haley was a caretaker for children in her home.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Daniel) Leffingwell, Martinsburg, WV; her siblings, Ricky Tapp, Helen Jones and Annie Tapp; two grandchildren, Jennifer Tate and Ron Haley, Jr.; and two great grandchildren, Mara Tate and Zae Tate.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 1:00 PM until the funeral service begins at 2:00 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton. Interment will follow at Warrenton Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fauquier SPCA, PO Box 733, Warrenton, VA 20188.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Lendel H. Holsclaw, 90, of Warrenton passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024, at the Blue Ridge Christian Home after a long battle with dementia.

He is predeceased by his parents Lendel and Emma Holsclaw. Lendel was born on November 2, 1933, in Staunton, VA. He and his parents traveled the United States for his father's occupation as a steel erector until his passing in August 1942. Upon his father's death he and his mother returned to and lived in Bealeton, VA and later moved to Manassas where he graduated from Manassas High School.

In 1953 he married Katherine Anderson and they recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. Lendel was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and served in Paris France as a military policeman. Katherine joined him for his tour of duty, and they traveled throughout Europe during their two-year stay.

Returning home from Paris, he joined the Arlington County Police Department as a detective. He moved through the ranks and retired in 1982 as the Deputy Chief of Police. While working he also returned to college and completed his bachelor's degree in criminal science from American University.

Lendel always had a love for music and played the upright bass with local bluegrass and country bands each weekend. This love of music ushered in a second career for him. In 1971, he became the manager of Charlie Waller and the Country Gentlemen. This love of music added to a life of travel for more than 30 years. He spent many weekends traveling to Bluegrass Festivals and attending concerts. He has worked with some of the most talented and influential musicians in the Bluegrass music industry. He and Katherine are founding members of the Bluegrass Music Association. He was the owner of Fauquier Music Publishing and Lendel Records. He and Katherine became members of the Academy of Country Music and The Country Music Association.

With this membership they attended awards shows and parties with many Country music artists. They traveled between Warrenton and Nashville frequently as well as the entire country. They spent each winter living in their RV in Florida, Texas, or Louisiana. Lendel enjoyed traveling, playing golf, and having a good time. He never met a stranger and was a true gentleman.

Surviving Len is his wife Katherine, daughter Teresa, and son-in-law Scott Adams. Sister-in-law Doris Thorpe of Ruther Glen, VA. Also, many nieces and nephews.

The family wants to thank the staff of the Blue Ridge Christian Home for their wonderful care and treatment of Len during his five-year stay.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 3:00 PM 5:00 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA where funeral services will be held on Monday, Feb. 26 at 1:30 PM. Interment at Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Jeffersonton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

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Linda Mae Tapscott

Linda Mae Tapscott, 72, of Warrenton, VA, passed on February 14, 2024.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, 3 PM, at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

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Rachel O. Marshall

Rachel O. Marshall, 92, of Warrenton, VA, passed on February 8, 2024.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024, 12 pm, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 8909 Meetze Rd, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

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Carroll "Lane" Phillippe, Jr. 57 from Nokesville, VA, born January 18,1966 passed away suddenly on December 14, 2023.

He is survived by his wife Tammy Hockman, son Christopher and step-daughter Kimmie, both from previous marriage, Mother, Vicky Phillippe, Father, Carroll Lane Phillippe Sr (Buddy) and step-mother Lynn, Sister, Kimberly Klock, Nephew, Koy Klock, Niece, Kaitlyn Klock, Grandmother, Dorothy Driskell and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and

extended families.

Lane was born in Richmond, VA and attended Spotsylvania High School.

Lane played drums in the SHS Band. While in school he started serving the local community volunteering with the Spotsylvania Rescue Squad. His service continued through his lifetime, the last 27 years with Fauquier County as a Master Deputy Sheriff, working as an animal control officer and then in the court system.

Lane's love for his wife Tammy, their fur babies, his family and friends was felt by all that met him. He had the biggest heart and would help everyone he could, including animals in need. Tammy and Lane rescued many dogs together and spent weekends relaxing at the river. Lane loved to decorate for Christmas!

His home had Christmas villages inside as well as lights and displays outside.

Lane's house was known as the Christmas Lights House.

A celebration of Lane's life will be held Saturday, February 24 from 2-4 pm, at Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department, 167 West Shirley Ave, Warrenton, VA 20186.

Memorial donations can be made to the local Red Cross.

Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson, Georgia is hono nurses for their tender care to our mother.

Gladys Anne Kane.

Baker-Post arrangements, service, and burial are private. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations to be made to your favorite charity.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF FAUQUIER DOLANREID PLLC, Substitute Trustee, Petitioner, Case No.: CL23-402 v. DONALD D. CARROLL; Serve: via Order of Publication AND THE UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF WAVERLY STATION AT BEALETON CONDOMINIUM; Serve: Mark Goetzman, Registered Agent 2200 Clarendon Blvd., Ste. 1300, Arlington, VA 22201 AND PARTIES UNKNOWN; Serve: Via Order of Publication Respondents.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to interplead funds pursuant to Virginia Code Section 8.01-364 following a foreclosure sale of that real property located at 6185 Willow Place, Unit 306, Bealeton, VA 22712, and previously owned by Donald D. Carroll.

IT APPEARING that an Affidavit has been made and filed stating that due diligence has been used, that a letter was sent to the last known address, an email was sent to the last known email address for Donald D. Carroll, along with multiple attempts to contact via telephone at multiple phone numbers, without effect, to ascertain the identity and location of certain parties; any parties whose names and addresses are unknown and made parties to his action by the general description of Parties Unknown; Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that a copy of this Order be published once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Fauquier, Virginia, and the parties named herein and all Parties Unknown and/or whose location cannot be ascertained or are nonresident individuals appear on or before 03/22/2024; 10:30AM in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Fauquier, Virginia and do what may be necessary to protect their interest in this cause.

ENTERED: 01/22/2024 James P. Fisher, Judge Judge I ASK FOR THIS: Brian O. Dolan, Esq. (VSB #35706) DOLANREID PLLC 12610 Patrick Henry Dr., Ste. C; Newport News, VA 23602 757-320-0255 (T); 757-687-0741 (F) Counsel for Petitioner Public Notices

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James P. Fisher, JUDGE, FAUQUIER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, VIRGINIA I ASK FOR THIS: Donald E. Coulter, Esquire PURNELL, McKENNETT & MENKE, P.C. Counsel for Plaintiffs 9214 Center Street, Suite 101; Manassas, Virginia 20110 (703) 368-9196; Fax Number 703-361-0092 VA BAR NO. 14886; dcoulter@manassaslawyers.com

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Case No. JJ014157-08-00 Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-31 Fauquier County [X] Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court [X] Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Jason Thomas Wyatt Shrock The object of this suit is to: adjudicate a petition to terminate the parental rights of Alejandro Figueroa Flores concerning the minor child Jason Thomas Wyatt Shrock (d/o/b 09/27/2011). And, it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Alejandro Figueroa Flores., the biological father of Jason Thomas Wyatt Shrock, cannot be found and that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the party to be served, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Alejandro Figueroa Flores appear in Court on April 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM in the Fauquier County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court to do what is necessary to protect his interests.

Kimberly A. Chadwick, Counsel for Fauquier County DSS

Date of Public Hearing: Monday, February 26, 2024 Fauquier High School-Falcon Room 6 p.m.

The Fauquier County Public Schools FY 2025 Proposed Budget is based on the FY 2025 budget guidance provided at the School Board’s Summit on November 29th, 2023.

The School Board’s budget guidance and calendar was subsequently reviewed at their January 08, 2024 public meeting and by Finance Committee at their February 02, 2024 public meeting. The Proposed FY 2025 Budget $190,722,943 (All Funds), is $13,711,969 or 7.75% more than the current year (FY 2024) and was presented publicly on February 12, 2024. All School Board public meeting agendas are available at https://go.boarddocs. com/va/fcps/Board.nsf/.

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FY 2025 SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET REVENUE FUND SUMMARIES

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Local Revenue

Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ019397-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MORA AYALA, MADELIN AYALA GALVAN, ROSA /v. MORA ARIAS, RONALD The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY MADELIN MORA AYALA It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X). MORA ARIAS, RONAL appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05-03-2024; 8:30 AM Honorable Melissa N. Cupp, Judge

$

2025 Proposed

(5,683,893) $

$ Change

(5,886,316) $

% Change

$ Change Desc.

(202,423)

3.56%

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3.84%

Increase

State Revenue

$

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(67,270,377) $

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Federal Revenue

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County Transfer

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Other

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5,130

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Transfers

$

(3,525,725) $

(4,227,998) $

(702,273)

19.92%

Increase

Grand Total

$

(177,010,974) $

(190,722,943) $

(13,711,969)

7.75%

Increase

(95,803,591) $

(106,360,022) $

FY 2025 SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET EXPENDITURE FUND SUMMARIES

2024 Adopted

Salaries

Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ019398-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MORA AYALA, KATHERYN AYALA GALVAN, ROSA /v. MORA ARIAS, RONALD The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY KATHERYN MORA AYALA It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X). MORA ARIAS, RONAL appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05-03-2024; 8:30 AM Honorable Melissa N. Cupp, Judge

2025 Proposed

$

109,697,230

$

113,927,680

$ Change $

4,230,450

% Change

$ Change Desc.

3.86%

Increase

Benefits

$

42,843,321

$

49,320,726

$

6,477,405

15.12%

Increase

Purchase Services

$

3,305,545

$

3,866,005

$

560,460

16.96%

Increase

Internal Services

$

1,699,598

$

2,229,598

$

530,000

31.18%

Increase

321,268

6.84%

Increase

Other Charges

$

4,696,299

$

5,017,567

$

Material & Supplies

$

8,151,030

$

8,625,506

$

474,476

5.82%

Increase

Payments to Joint Operations

$

361,195

$

415,562

$

54,367

15.05%

Increase

1,339,868

$

525,186

64.47%

Increase

5,980,432

$

538,358

9.89%

Increase

190,722,943 $

13,711,969

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Increase

Capital Outlay

$

814,682

$

Transfers and Other

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$

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$

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