More opposition to the proposed Valley North electrical transmission line project was voiced during the Clarke County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday afternoon. On July 13, the supervisors adopted a resolution formally and unanimously opposing the project.

Additionally, the School Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing Valley North’s Valley Link proposed transmission line project on Monday, citing concerns over potential impacts on residents and protected lands.

Berryville has joined the fight against the Valley North electrical transmission line proposed to run through Clarke County. In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Town Council adopted a resolution formally opposing the project.

The Clarke County Planning Commission voted unanimously Friday to recommend approval of a special-use permit to establish a noncommercial community services facility in White Post. Commissioners spent several months deliberating the permit request.

Hundreds of people attended a drop-in public information session about Valley North at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds near Berryville.

The developers of a 134-home subdivision proposed for northeast Berryville maintain they’ve addressed concerns the public has voiced about the Battletown Run project.

Clarke County officials have announced steps the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will take to try and prevent further problems with herbicide spraying along roads. But a local environmentalist believes those measures are inadequate.

Clarke County resident Wingate Mackay-Smith recently was honored for her many years of work to promote environmental conservation. Mackay-Smith was one of two people who received the Gerald P. McCarthy Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Environmental Conflict Resolution.

A proposed extra high voltage electrical transmission line could significantly harm Clarke County’s rural and historic character, say county officials, who are encouraging residents to attend an upcoming public meeting to learn about plans for the line and voice their opinions.

Launched in the spring of 2026, this program successfully brought high-impact, hands-on environmental literacy lessons to all third-grade students across Clarke County Public Schools (CCPS), culminating in student-led Action Projects.