Hilary Holladay

The Byrdcast

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The Byrdcast features interviews with newsmakers and other interesting people in and around Orange County, Va. It's a companion to Byrd Street, a Substack newsletter covering the news in Orange County.

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Hilary Holladay

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Valley Link battle continues in Orange County, VA 26.03.2026 4:23

On March 24, the Orange County (VA) Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission held a join meeting with representatives from Dominion Energy. The purpose of the meeting was to get substantive answers to questions about the proposed Valley Link transmission line that would plow through Orange County farms, fields and lawns on its 115-mile route between Campbell and Culpeper counties. In this epis...

PEC’s Don McCown talks power lines, data centers 18.03.2026 20:36

Learn more about the 115-mile Valley Link Transmission project proposed for central VA.

Eugene Vindman discusses data centers, Dominion Energy 01.03.2026 17:59

On this first episode of the Byrdcast, I interview Rep. Engene Vindman, who represents Virginia's 7th Congressional District. The second guest on the program is Gary Jones, a longtime member of the Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department, who discusses brush fires and the brand-new tanker truck that the RVFD just obtained.