Morning Minute

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and state and local lawmakers hold a town hall on data centers; New Virginia Majority, ICE Out of Loudoun hold a solidary vigil outside the Loudoun County jail.

FIFA and Loudoun Soccer team up to expand youth soccer ahead of the World Cup coming to North America; the Loudoun County Fire Marshal offers a $10,000 reward in its investigation into an explosion in Leesburg.

After nearly 100 years, the Gilbert's Corner gas station is razed; the family of a man who died by suicide in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center sues.

Metro leaders have a plan to fund the system into the future, and now look for buy-in from the many jurisdictions that will provide that funding; President Donald Trump makes a surprise proposal to rebuild Dulles Airport.

A teenaged Loudoun pilot makes her name in a national aerobatics competition; the trial in the recall petition for Purcellville Vice Mayor Carl "Ben" Nett is delayed until March. (Also, it's #GivingTuesday! Support Loudoun Now at LoudounNow.com/donate, and thank you!)

The SCC allows Dominion Energy to create a separate rate class for big energy users, a step toward allaying fears from some that home electric bills are subsidizing infrastructure to power data centers; Loudoun County's Affordable Dwelling Unit Advisory Board reports tiny homes could be a tool for affordable housing, but come with their own complications.

County supervisors endorse plans to address jet noise around Dulles Airport; Leesburg residents hold a vigil for 85 Leesburg Mobile Home Park residents who face losing their homes at the end of the year.

Leesburg's last farm could become its newest town park; the Loudoun Board of Supervisors seeks authority to limit year-over-year rent increases.

Stafford Commonwealth's Attorney Eric Olsen gets a third appointment as special prosecutor in Purcellville; a Loudoun singer-songwriter heads to Key West.

Some Monroe Advanced Technical Academy teachers ask for rasies, saying they're doing more for less; a proposal to bring data centers to the corner of East Market Street and Battlefield Parkway in Leesburg is put on hold.