STRASBURG—Strasburg residents, including Mayor Rich Orndorff and Town Manager Wyatt Pearson, gathered near the corner of King and Fort Streets Wednesday for the unveiling of the second mural this year in Strasburg. David and Desiree Guinn, a couple from Philadelphia, spent the past six days ...
FRONT ROYAL -- The inmate that murder defendant Clay Marshall Curtis allegedly confessed to while in Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail testified on Wednesday to what he heard from Curtis about the December 2014 shooting death of Front Royal cab driver Simon Funk. According to the ...
WOODSTOCK – Shenandoah County officially owns the historic farm that has served the locality for more than 200 years. County Administrator Mary T. Price and Board of Supervisors Chairman Conrad Helsley were on hand Tuesday to file the deed for the Maurertown property in Shenandoah County ...
WOODSTOCK – Shenandoah County leaders failed again Tuesday to fill seats on a local board, including one set to expire Friday. The Board of Supervisors killed a motion Tuesday to appoint Frances Bowman and Jill Sutherly to the Social Services Board. District 4 Supervisor Cindy Bailey made ...
FRONT ROYAL – Potential changes to residency rules for certain department heads prompted the town to reopen its search for a new police chief Wednesday. Town Manager Joseph Waltz said that officials decided to renew the application process in light of the July 10 public hearing on proposed ...
TIMBERVILLE — Steve Marsden has always liked animals. “My brother says I’m like Noah,” Marsden said. “He could look over at my yard, and all the birds are over here in my yard. The squirrels, the rabbits — they all seem to be hanging out in my yard. You don’t really see them in ...
The Front Royal Police Department reported the following incidents: June 16: Karen Patton, of 851 Happy Creek Road, Front Royal, was issued a summons for urban agriculture June 19: Kenneth Deavers, of 515 Short St., Front Royal, was arrested on charges of assault and battery. June 19: ...
FRONT ROYAL -- Several prosecution witnesses described Monday at the murder trial of Clay Marshall Curtis what they found at the December 2014 crime scene where the body of Front Royal cab driver Simon Funk was found. Winchester Police Officer Jason Poe, who was a sergeant with the Warren ...
FRONT ROYAL -- The alleged victim in an attempted murder charge filed against Clay Marshall Curtis -- in addition to the first-degree murder charge Marshall is facing -- testified on Monday about his version of the December 2014 case. Jeff Sisler -- who lived across the street from Curtis’ ...
STRASBURG—The Strasburg Planning Commission Tuesday approved the site plan of a brewery and recommended to the Town Council that the brewery be allowed larger signs than are currently permitted under the town’s sign code. Planning Commission members spent little time at their meeting ...
FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council may have broken its own meeting rules Monday when it tried to go behind closed doors. The council adopted its meeting agenda before addressing the topics on the slate. The agenda included a closed session to discuss one topic: Town Manager Joseph Waltz’ ...
FRONT ROYAL -- Circuit Judge Clifford J. Athey on Monday denied the prosecution’s motion to remove defense attorney John Bell from the Clay Marshall Curtis murder trial, upholding a ruling from a previous hearing. Curtis, 64, is charged in the December 2014 shooting death of Front Royal cab ...
FRONT ROYAL – The town recently accused a resident with breaking local rules on keeping backyard chickens. Christopher Patton, 35, of 851 Happy Creek Road, violated the town code section pertaining to urban agriculture, according to a criminal complaint filed in Warren County General ...
The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: May 17: A breaking and entering was reported. Someone entered a residence on Stoney Creek Road, Edinburg. May 28: A destruction of property was reported. Someone damaged a vehicle on Rittenour Road, Edinburg. June 18: ...
WINCHESTER -- People of all faiths came together Friday night in the basement of the Grace Lutheran Church to celebrate a communal dinner on the night before the last day of Ramadan. The Know Your Neighbor Iftar, or breaking of the Ramadan fast, was put together by Hussein Rashwan, a member ...
June has been a busy month for Woodstock as the town has seen two new businesses open their doors to the public. The Pantry at 117 held its ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday and Assisting Angels Home Care cut the ribbon on Friday. The owners of both businesses are first-time business ...
FRONT ROYAL – Motorists wanting to drive on Leach Run Parkway can do so Monday – after officials cut the ribbon on the long-awaited project. The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority along with leaders and officials with both localities plan to hold a ribbon-cutting ...