On January 28, 2026, Warren County Board Chair Cheryl Cullers emerged from a closed session and announced: "Mr. Gotshall has tendered his resignation, which we have accepted, and we wish him well in his future endeavors." It sounded routine. Professional. Amicable even. But Mr. Gotshall's resignation

On January 28, Northern Virginia Daily reporter Alex Bridges requested documentation to support statements in my article about County Administrator Bradley Gotshall's departure (https://royalexaminer.com/transparency-to-opacity-professional-hiring-to-political-firing/). I provided him with email correspondence between Mr. Gotshall, the County Attorney, and the Board of Supervisors, along with a written

In my previous article, I documented how an agritourism regulation nearly bypassed public deliberation last summer. The County Attorney recommended the regulation, the Board scheduled a public hearing, and when questions arose about implementation, the recommendation was to move discussion behind closed doors rather than answer publicly. That regulation remains

A tabled regulation could return to the Warren County Board of Supervisors agenda at any meeting. When it does, citizens should be prepared to ask: why was this nearly adopted with so little public input about competing interests, implementation standards, or its implications for the agricultural tourism economy? What happened