Loudoun County
- Loudoun Supervisor Juli Briskman Questions PJM Planning Transparency
Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman spoke at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors regarding the PJM transmission planning process.
- Loudoun County Establishes Virginia’s First Adult Behavioral Health Docket
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved the launch of Virginia’s first adult behavioral health docket.
- Loudoun Supervisors Examine Authority Over Substation Projects
Loudoun County officials recently held a detailed discussion on the scope of local authority regarding substation infrastructure projects.
- Loudoun County Reviews Substation Insulation Options and SF6 Environmental Factors
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors addressed the environmental aspects of power substations during a recent session.
- Loudoun County Reviews Zoning Updates for Data Center Noise Management
Loudoun County officials are advancing a Phase 2 Amendment Framework that targets noise issues associated with data centers.
- Loudoun Supervisor Details Substation Zoning Process and State Authority Limits
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors members include Chair Phyllis Randall, Vice Chair Michael Turner, and Supervisors Juli Briskman, Tony Buffington, Koran Saines, Caleb Kershner, Matthew Letourneau, Kristen Umstattd, Laura TeKrony, and Brenda Sheridan.
- Louise Lucas slams data centers for paying construction workers too much
Virginia state senator Louise Lucas is a leading Democratic leader in Virginia.
- Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner Reviews Scale of Converter Substations
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors member Mike Turner provided details on the physical extent of converter substations in a recent discussion.
- Electrical Substations Defined in Loudoun County Presentation on Grid Operations
Loudoun County recently featured a presentation during a Board of Supervisors meeting that clarified the operations of electrical substations.
- Loudoun Supervisor Kristen Umstattd Discusses Noise Concerns Over Data Centers
Loudoun County Supervisor Kristen Umstattd spoke during a board meeting about concerns raised by residents regarding potential noise from future data centers and substations.
- Loudoun Supervisor Discusses Data Center Substation Configurations
Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman presented details on the power infrastructure supporting data centers during a recent meeting.
- Loudoun Supervisor Briskman Raises Concerns Over County Resource Use
Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman spoke during a board meeting about alleged misuse of county resources in connection with a recent unauthorized town hall.
- Loudoun Official Explains Constraints on Power Line Burial Projects
Loudoun County Supervisor Phyllis Randall provided details on challenges associated with burying power lines.
- Loudoun County Supervisors Discuss Substation Integration and Emission Controls
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors held discussions on methods to incorporate power substations into residential areas.
- Emily Houston Details Bipartisan Third Option for Loudoun Rural Roads
Loudoun County has a new approach under consideration for its rural roads.
- Community Member Urges Loudoun Board to Block Power Lines Near Schools
Felipe Domingue calls on the Loudoun County School Board to uphold rejection of transmission easements and rank school-adjacent routes lowest.
- Loudoun Supervisor Mike Turner Advocates Updated Data Center Regulations
Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner spoke at a board meeting about data center regulations.
- Loudoun County Introduces Virginia’s First Adult Behavioral Health Docket
Loudoun County has become the first in Virginia to implement an adult behavioral health docket.
- Loudoun County ADC Program Trains Inmates to Prepare Service Dogs for Autism Support
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors meeting featured a presentation on an Adult Detention Center program in which inmates train service dogs.
- Loudoun County Explores Road Paving Options Amid Ongoing Debate
Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner spoke during a recent meeting about the complexities of road paving decisions in the area.
- Loudoun parent Ian Prior tells DOJ panel his family was harassed after school board fights
Loudoun parent Ian Prior told a June DOJ roundtable his family faced a yearlong harassment campaign after he led a 2021 effort to remove school board members.
- Justice Department says it moved to intervene in Loudoun locker-room lawsuit
Then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said DOJ moved to intervene in a lawsuit by Loudoun parents who say their sons were suspended over a locker-room objection.
- Loudoun and four other Northern Virginia districts placed on federal reimbursement status, education secretary says
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Loudoun and four other Northern Virginia districts were designated high-risk for Title IX violations and placed on reimbursement status for over $50 million.
- Loudoun County Weighs Phased Shift on First-Grade Devices
School board member Lauren Shernoff outlines community concerns and a teacher-informed phased approach to first-grade device usage during the FY27 budget session.
- Timeline: Loudoun County, the school boards letter and the Garland memo, 2021 to 2026
A timeline of the Loudoun assault, the NSBA letter, the Garland memo and what followed, from 2021 to 2026, assembled from the new DOJ report.
- 2021 email shows DOJ's public corruption chief flagged a Loudoun group that listed parents
An Oct. 2, 2021 email reprinted in the DOJ report shows the Public Integrity Section chief citing reported threats against Loudoun parents as the department drafted the Garland memo.
- At DOJ roundtable, Youngkin, McMahon and Patel put Northern Virginia at center of parents'-rights fight
A transcript in the DOJ report shows Youngkin, McMahon, Patel and Jordan putting Loudoun, Fairfax and Northern Virginia at the center of a June roundtable on parents' rights.
- Alexandria-based school boards group's 2021 letter cited only Loudoun as its Virginia example, DOJ report shows
The NSBA's September 2021 letter to President Biden, reprinted in a DOJ report, cited a Loudoun County School Board meeting as its only Virginia example.
- Loudoun Board Weighs Ashburn Boundary Shifts After Enrollment Forecasts Drop
Loudoun County School Board examines elementary attendance zones in Ashburn and Dulles North after staff lower projections for Elaine Thompson Elementary due to birth rates and housing costs.
- Loudoun Board Weighs Ashburn Boundaries and Title I Questions
Lauren Shernoff presses long-term capacity and Dominion Trail Title I details at November 2025 elementary attendance zone hearing for Ashburn and Dulles North.
- Loudoun County Schools Add Bereavement Leave to Union Contracts
Loudoun County Public Schools incorporates dedicated bereavement leave and expanded personal leave conversion options into updated union agreements during an Ashburn work session.
- Loudoun Officials Detail Private Union Ratification Process
Loudoun County School Board clarifies that the LEA conducts private ratification of collective bargaining agreements covering 91 percent of employees without public disclosure of vote participation.
- Data Center Growth Raises Noise and Air Quality Concerns Near Loudoun Schools and Homes
Loudoun County has experienced significant data center development in recent years that has brought both economic benefits and challenges for nearby residents.
- Parent Urges Loudoun School Board to Back Route 1F on Transmission Lines
A parent asked the Loudoun County School Board to reject overhead transmission routes crossing school property and instead support newly proposed Route 1F.
- Loudoun County Faces Single-Bidder Challenges for School Meal Contracts
Loudoun County Public Schools officials describe how district size limits vendor competition for daily grocery and milk deliveries serving thousands of student meals.
- Congressman Subramanyam Casts Series of Votes on Funding and Oversight Measures
U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat representing Virginia's 10th Congressional District, has participated in several high-profile votes since assuming office in January 2025.
- Loudoun County School Board Faces Parent Concerns Over Facility Policies and Safety
Parents in Loudoun County have raised objections to policies implemented by the Loudoun County School Board concerning student access to bathrooms and locker rooms.
- Loudoun County Meeting Examines Technical Factors Behind Substation Wall Heights
A meeting of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors addressed inquiries regarding the height of walls surrounding electrical substations.
- Loudoun Residents Urge School Board Action on Power Line Routes
A Loudoun County parent called on the School Board to reject high-voltage transmission routes crossing school property and to support an alternative alignment.
- Loudoun County School Board Urged to Block Power Lines Near Schools
A speaker at a recent meeting called on the Loudoun County School Board to extend prior protections against utility projects on or adjacent to school grounds.
- Loudoun County Schools Shift Credit Card Fees to Families, Streamline Menus
Loudoun County Public Schools will transfer credit card fees on meal payments to payers and simplify menus to cut costs while maintaining quality.
- Loudoun County Schools Back Statewide Free Breakfast Bills
Loudoun County Public Schools leaders support Virginia House and Senate measures to mandate universal free breakfast funded through state reimbursements.
- Loudoun County School Board Reviews Hiring Pause and School Consolidation Options
Loudoun County Public Schools administrators reported to the School Board on October 27 that a hiring freeze affecting teacher positions had been enacted without prior authorization from the board.
- Justice Department report reprints Loudoun lawsuit alleging school officials downplayed 2021 Stone Bridge assault
The DOJ report reprints an October 2025 federal suit alleging Loudoun school officials showed deliberate indifference after a 2021 restroom assault at Stone Bridge High School.
- Loudoun Student Urges School Board to Block Power Lines Near Campuses
A Rock Ridge High School student pressed the Loudoun County School Board to reject high-voltage transmission routes that could affect schools and to support a safer alternative.
- Loudoun Officials Meet on Proposed Transmission Line Route
Catoctin District Supervisor Caleb Kershner has shared details from a recent meeting involving his office, Loudoun County staff, the Town of Lovettsville, and representatives from Valley Link Transmission Company.
- Loudoun County Reports Sharp Rise in Unpaid School Meal Debt
Loudoun County Public Schools recorded a 31.4 percent increase in unpaid meal debt by mid-year alongside growing free and reduced-price meal applications.
- Data centers and AI: a rare and raw issue in Virginia for this midterm election
An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Northern Virginia.
- DOJ report says 2021 school-board memo grew out of White House pressure, with Loudoun case at its center
A 273-page Justice Department report concludes former AG Merrick Garland's 2021 school-board memo grew out of White House pressure and internal objections, and it opens with a Loudoun County case.
- Loudoun County Schools Move to Renew $780,000 HVAC Filter Contract
Loudoun County Public Schools advances a fourth-year renewal of its HVAC filters supply agreement with Air Cleaning Technologies to support air quality across district facilities.
