Developer pulls plans for community at Varina Civil War site

Following months of opposition, a Texas-based developer has apparently abandoned plans to build a 650-home development at a Civil War battlefield site in Varina – potentially clearing the way for preservationists to purchase and protect the land. Homebuilder D.R. Horton, Inc. has withdrawn its contract to purchase the 420-acre site at the northwest intersection of Yahley Mill and Long Bridge […]