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Clarke County

July 1, 2009

Starting today, some recreational users of Virginia's forests will be required to purchase an annual permit for certain activities.

WOODSTOCK -- As he prepares to step down after nearly a quarter-century on the bench, General District Court Judge Norman deVere Morrison wants to be remembered as someone who made a positive difference in people's lives.

June 30, 2009

Despite budget cuts and an unstable economy, the fuse is still burning on many of the region's Independence Day celebrations.

The following is a list of closings in the Northern Shenandoah Valley in observance of Independence Day on Saturday:

June 27, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Challenges still loom for the new Clarke County high school project.

June 24, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- The Clarke County School Board voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Barbara Lee to a vacant seat on the panel.

June 23, 2009

LEESBURG -- The mother of a 22-year-old woman killed earlier this month has a message for the Northern Shenandoah Valley: "Thank you."

June 20, 2009

LEESBURG -- Kayleigh Plamondon's life may have been short, but it was filled with energy.

June 19, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- A body found Saturday in West Virginia is that of Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, a Clarke County woman reported missing since June 9, authorities said Thursday.

June 18, 2009

WHITE POST -- Even the hardest rain couldn't hide the tears. Family and friends by the score gathered in White Post on Wednesday morning to bid farewell to Kayleigh Marie Plamondon.

WINCHESTER -- Murder suspect Justin Shane "Pi" Slater was returned to Virginia on Wednesday, and is being held at the regional jail on two felony charges.

June 17, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man who investigators say was slain by his brother last week died from a single shotgun blast to the head, according to the Virginia state medical examiner's office.

June 16, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Justin Shane "Pi" Slater admitted to killing his estranged girlfriend and taking her body to West Virginia last week, authorities say.

June 15, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A man wanted in connection with the shooting death of his brother and disappearance of his ex-girlfriend was arrested Saturday after an extensive two-day search, authorities said.

BERRYVILLE -- Clarke County High School again ranked highly on a Newsweek list of the top secondary schools in the country.

June 13, 2009

WINCHESTER -- A man wanted in connection with his brother's slaying was still on the run Friday night, and may have fled to upstate New York.

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BOYCE -- The mother of a woman missing from Clarke County since Tuesday night pleaded Friday for her safe return.

GORE -- Brothers Justin and Scott Slater were great boys who always seemed to do the right things, family members said Friday.

June 12, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Police were still searching late Thursday night for a man wanted in connection with his brother's slaying. Justin Shane Slater, 24, is wanted for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a murder. He is considered armed and dangerous.
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June 10, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- A divided Clarke County School Board still must decide where a new high school would fit on a chosen site.

BERRYVILLE -- A two-vehicle crash in Clarke County sent two people to a hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to state police.

June 9, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Two Manassas men were hurt in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in Clarke County.

June 8, 2009

Polling locations throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Tuesday's Democratic primary. Voters can find the name of their polling place and its location on their registration cards.

June 6, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Clarke County High School senior Sophia Holmes pushes what's possible.

June 5, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- A vehicle stolen from the scene of a home invasion in Clarke County last week was purchased using a fake name, authorities said Thursday.

June 4, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Country singer Jake Owen will perform as the featured entertainer at the 55th annual Clarke County Fair.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network has hired Lawrence Zippin as its chief executive officer.

June 3, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- A victim in last week's home invasion in Clarke County is now wanted on a drug charge from an earlier incident, authorities said Tuesday.

June 2, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Authorities in a neighboring West Virginia county have found the burned remains of a car stolen during a home invasion last week in Clarke County.

June 1, 2009

RICHMOND -- A woman serving life in prison for her role in the 2004 murder of her boyfriend in Clarke County wants a new trial.

May 30, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Two men bound and beaten Thursday morning during a home invasion in Clarke County have gone missing, officials said, and their attackers remain at large.

May 29, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Suspects in a Thursday morning home invasion in Clarke County remain at large.

BERRYVILLE -- State police have identified the man killed in a fatal crash in Clarke County late Monday morning.

WINCHESTER -- Call it beginner's luck: A Berryville woman's first time to scratch a Virginia Lottery ticket netted her $500,000, lottery officials said on Wednesday.

May 27, 2009

WINCHESTER -- The Valley Conservation Council recognized several people and organizations with better models for development awards Thursday night at the George Washington Hotel.

BERRYVILLE -- The Clarke County School Board will hold a public hearing June 15 to receive comments on applicants' qualifications to fill a vacancy on the panel.

May 26, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- One person was killed Monday morning after a wreck on Va. 7 set a truck on fire and sent two other people to the hospital, state police said.

BERRYVILLE -- A fire gutted a small, vacant cabin along the Shenandoah River in Clarke County on Sunday afternoon.

May 23, 2009

The following is a list of closings in the Northern Shenandoah Valley in observance of Memorial Day on Monday:

May 21, 2009

WOODSTOCK -- A former Berryville Police Department sergeant was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail on Wednesday in Shenandoah County Circuit Court for using obscene and vulgar language by telephone.

Scores of cyclists rolled through the Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday to honor those who died in service to their fellow man.

May 20, 2009

HARRISONBURG -- Father and son shopkeepers from Berryville avoided prison time when they were sentenced in U.S. District Court for improper cigarette sales.

May 16, 2009

Northern Shenandoah Valley law enforcement agencies will be participating in the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign beginning Monday.

May 15, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Philip A. Embury stepped down Thursday as a member of the Clarke County School Board.

May 14, 2009

For whatever it is that has knocked off countless fish in rivers around Virginia the last several years, now is the time to kill.

May 13, 2009

MILLWOOD -- Long Branch Historic House and Farm plans to promote the environment Saturday with a family picnic and the annual Farland Fishing Derby.

May 12, 2009

MT. JACKSON -- As swine flu fears have driven down pork sales in recent weeks, both government agencies and pork producers have worked to assure consumers that it's safe to enjoy the other white meat.
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BERRYVILLE -- Berryville Graphics will lay off 47 workers over the next three months in an effort to streamline operations and maintain its long-term viability, company officials said Monday.

May 11, 2009

Members of the Shawnee Girl Scout Council voted "overwhelmingly" Saturday to merge operations with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, an official said.

May 6, 2009

MOUNT CRAWFORD -- The Northern Shenandoah Valley's largest electric utility is on its way out of Virginia's electricity markets.

May 1, 2009

RICHMOND -- A man and a woman from Virginia contracted swine flu on recent trips to Mexico and have recovered after mild confirmed cases, officials said Thursday.

April 29, 2009

WINCHESTER -- As of late Tuesday, there were no cases of swine flu reported in Virginia. But state and local health officials are getting ready, just in case.
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April 28, 2009

Virginians who want to vote in the June 9 Democratic primary election but are not yet registered have until May 11 to sign up.

April 25, 2009

Rock musicians Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have picked the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network as the charitable beneficiary of their May 5 concert in Charlottesville.

April 21, 2009

BLUEMONT -- Charges are pending against a Berryville man after a Saturday all-terrain vehicle crash on River Road left another man dead, authorities said.

April 8, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Clarke County officials held a public hearing on the county's proposed fiscal 2010 budget Tuesday night, but the room largely was empty.

April 6, 2009

STEPHENS CITY -- Five Sherando High School students took top honors for the second year in a row March 25 at the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District's 10th annual Envirothon.

April 3, 2009

For a cheap and easy way to pump more than $171 million back into the local economy, the Virginia Cooperative Extension has a simple idea.

April 2, 2009

The top of Virginia hit 9.2 percent unemployment in February, a level not seen since the early 1990s.

FRONT ROYAL -- The Virginia Department of Education's new formula-based method of calculating students' on-time graduation rate offers an improved representation of student completion, graduation and attrition, according to area school officials.

April 1, 2009

WINCHESTER -- American Woodmark announced Tuesday that it will close its Berryville plant along with one of its Moorefield, W.Va., production facilities as demand for the cabinetmaker's products continues to fall.

BERRYVILLE -- The Wilkins Family Foundation will award a $100,000 grant to the Barns of Rose Hill restoration project, according to a press release from the Barns organization.

March 28, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Clarke County Library will close Monday for at least a week as workers relocate it to its new space.

March 27, 2009

WINCHESTER -- More inmates could be a blessing or a curse for the regional jail, depending on who sends them.

March 19, 2009

A West Virginia man died in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 50 in Clarke County on Wednesday.

March 6, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Middle-school sports must stay in the fiscal 2010 budget, the Clarke County School Board said Thursday.

March 3, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- The Clarke County School Board failed to approve a proposed budget for fiscal 2010 at its meeting Monday night.

March 2, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- A fire destroyed a vacant house left unoccupied only a few hours earlier Friday night.

February 28, 2009

Deer and bear hunters were on target during the 2008-09 fall season in Virginia.

February 27, 2009

Bobby Clark was surprised and not surprised all at once. Data recently released from the 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture details how Virginia, from 2002-07, lost 521,000 acres of farmland.

February 24, 2009

HARRISONBURG -- A Berryville shopkeeper and his son have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to trafficking in contraband cigarettes.

February 16, 2009

BERRYVILLE — A kitchen fire destroyed a two-story townhouse and killed one of the homeowner’s pets Saturday afternoon.

PARIS -- A Stephens City man died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Clarke County. Jacob Barbour, 27, was the only person in the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant when it ran off Va. 50, just east of Va. 606,...

As the nation's economy has sputtered and construction slowed, area building inspection offices have faced falling permit totals, revenue and staffing levels.

February 9, 2009

BOYCE -- Fire companies were called back Sunday to the scene of a fire that destroyed a historic home in Boyce on Friday morning.

February 5, 2009

Virginia's most recent class of graduating seniors reestablished the state's third-place spot among national Advanced Placement test scores.

February 4, 2009

WINCHESTER -- Operations at the region's main mail processing facility could be reduced or eliminated pending the results of a United States Postal Service study.

Homeowners, beware. The utility tree-trimmers working in the front yard might be running a scam.

February 2, 2009

Frederick County Sheriff Robert T. "Bob" Williamson doesn't drive his cruiser to work anymore.

January 31, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Edward Novak's students at Clarke County High School can once again put their robotics engineering skills to the test.

January 30, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- The budget belt's bound to tighten around Clarke County schools.

January 29, 2009

Though the Northern Shenandoah Valley awoke to ice-crusted cars and slick sidewalks Wednesday, the worst of a winter storm that began its march through the area Tuesday had already passed.




 







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