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Acreage caps Isle of Wight and Surry counties enacted last year to restrict the proliferation of solar farms can stay in place – for now. A House of Delegates subcommittee voted on Feb. 27 to carry over to 2025 a bill that would have nullified locally-imposed bans and limits.

The Demographic Research Group at University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center recently released the 2023 population estimates for Virginia’s counties and independent cities, giving us an insight into the changing demographic landscape of Virginia.

Paid internships within Virginia can help keep newly graduated college students from looking elsewhere and staying within the Commonwealth.

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center is projecting a 7% uptick in enrollment for Surry County Public Schools over the next five years.

Some Southwest localities have become population magnets due to other areas in Virginia losing population because deaths outnumber births and net in-migration, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.

More data is out to solidify the trend of Northern Virginians leaving for smaller metros and rural areas elsewhere in the state, according to a report by UVA's Weldon Cooper Center.

Fast-growing King William County has moved to curtail additional residential development after passing a resolution that discourages new homes.

Isle of Wight County, for the second consecutive year, remains one of Virginia’s top 10 fastest-growing localities, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.

Just in case the U.S. Census Bureau isn’t reliable enough for town and county elected officials, the esteemed Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia has arrived at the same conclusion.

Supervisors have called a special meeting to discuss the situation. Here are the demographics driving Franklin's enrollment drop.