Happy 4th of July! On this Independence Day weekend 2026, Virginia residents just scored a major victory for their communities and historic heritage.

QTS has officially withdrawn its Virginia Supreme Court appeal, killing the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway — once billed as the world's largest data center campus right next to Manassas National Battlefield Park. After years of fierce opposition, Compass Data Centers had already pulled out, and now the entire project is dead.

Uriah Kiser breaks down how local residents banded together — attending marathon public hearings (including one that lasted 27 hours), organizing, going to court, and ultimately defeating two powerful data center giants. The proposed complex would have brought tens of thousands of square feet of industrial development equivalent to 175 Super Walmarts on lan ...