Today's News from the Northern Virginia Daily/nvdaily.com

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  Awesome 'bow

  Northern Virginia Daily reporter Kim Walter snapped this amazing photo after Thursday's storm. She was on her way from Front Royal to Berryville when this view prompted her to stop and capture it.



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  RSW jail board tours construction site

  FRONT ROYAL - Stark cinder block walls, dark cells and exposed pipes in the roof show the area's next regional jail under construction.



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  Leadership among top things learned at military academies

  This Saturday at 10 a.m., two local military academies will graduate their small, but successful, classes of 2013.




• Defendant contests charges after videotaping police while armed

  Andrew Charles Studds insists he wasn't doing anything wrong when he videotaped Front Royal police while carrying a holstered gun on his right hip as they conducted traffic stops a few weeks ago.




• Schools team up to fight cancer

  Area schools are coming together to raise awareness and funds for a variety of types of cancer this Saturday.




• New trial ordered in kennel owner's defamation lawsuit

  A defamation lawsuit once decided in favor of Frederick County kennel owner Russell Lee Ebersole has been resurrected.




• Holiday closing

  The Northern Virginia Daily office at 152 N. Holliday St., Strasburg, will be closed on Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday. Our office will be open at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.




• Forecaster furloughs a concern for Wolf

  A letter from U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Vienna, to a top administrator at the Department of Commerce signals growing concern about planned furloughs of meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Sterling and elsewhere.




• Warren County raises taxes, fees to balance budget

  FRONT ROYAL -- Owners of vehicles, dogs and businesses in Warren County will see license fees and taxes go up over the next several months.

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Lifestyle

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  Music Festival celebrates 50 years, launches Future Fifty Fund

  This summer the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival will turn 50, but even as festival organizers prepare to celebrate, festival President Dennis Lynch is making plans to secure the next 50 years.

Sports

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  Generals roll to fifth straight tournament title

  QUICKSBURG -- Shortly after Stonewall Jackson's boys soccer team secured its fifth straight Shenandoah District tournament championship with a 5-0 romping of visiting Wilson Memorial on Thursday, the Generals gathered at midfield for a brief celebration with the championship trophy.



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  Keeler: New ESPN deal big for tennis

  There was some big news in the tennis world last week, that probably went unnoticed to most sports fans, especially non-tennis fans. Although, it could have an eventual effect on all sports fans.




• Prep scores: May 23

  Baseball Bull Run District tournament championship • William Monroe 5, Strasburg 3 (game called in bottom of fifth due to...




• Prep roundup: Rams fall in Bull Run baseball tournament final

  Daily Staff Report - sports@nvdaily.com STANARDSVILLE -- Strasburg's rally didn't come soon enough to beat the inclement weather during Thursday...

Opinion

• Reader commentary: Lying, greed becoming the norm

  There was once a 6-year old who happened to be alone in the living room. She spied her aunt's purse and on a whim slipped her hand inside to check the contents. Was she surprised when she pulled out a five-dollar bill.




Opinion

• Reader commentary: It's a shame town forced closure of farmer's market

  The "town fathers" of Mount Jackson should be ashamed for forcing the closing of the Mount Jackson Farmer's Market. Perhaps "town fathers" are the wrong words. Picayune, small town politicians, with no foresight, might be a better description. Does it seem realistic to force foreclosure of the operation because of a gravel parking lot? This operation is only open four to five hours for two days of the week.