WINCHESTER - Notices are arriving at rural mailboxes this week to encourage renewed participation in Frederick County's agricultural and forestal districts.
FRONT ROYAL - Already faced with the possibility of significant deficits next fiscal year, Warren County officials still must make cuts to their current budget thanks to state revenue shortfalls.
The harsh weather blasting the region has not only been a cold inconvenience for residents, but has also been the cause of a blood shortage for the American Red Cross.
Shenandoah County Real estate Over $25,000 Keith J. Anderle to Justin Boksan and Tiffany Funkhouser, 491 Sand Ridge Road, Toms Brook, $154,200. HSBC Bank to Sonja C. Kibler, 172 Oxbow Drive, Strasburg, $150,000. United States of America to Glenn E....
MT. JACKSON -- A local man is dead after a single-car crash on Orkney Grade Road early Friday morning. Virginia State Police responded at 12:48 a.m. to the crash, in which Chad Nelson Simpson, 30, of Mt. Jackson, was killed according to state police spokesman Sgt. F.L. Tyler.
A slight dusting of snow that coated the Northern Shenandoah Valley Thursday evening and Friday morning is just the beginning of what may become a bitterly cold weekend.
HARRISONBURG - A former Warren County Jail inmate who tried to hire a hit man to kill the man he thought landed him in jail was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to more than 25 years in prison.
BERRYVILLE - Winchester Sheriff Leonard W. "Lenny" Millholland is overseeing the estate of slain Town Councilwoman Gail S. Smith, court documents show.
WOODSTOCK - The Shenandoah County School Board will wait until February before sinking its teeth into one of its most difficult challenges in some time.
Federal environmental officials announced Thursday that clean air standards will be getting tougher in the near future, a move that could make it harder for Virginia localities to measure up.
BLUEMONT -- A tractor-trailer hauling produce overturned on Va. 7 in Clarke County, closing the road in both directions for several hours Thursday afternoon.
WINCHESTER -- Valley Health received approval Tuesday from the West Virginia Health Care Authority to acquire and build a new War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
A near-record year for the Civil War Preservation Trust was a record one for Virginia. The trust, based in Washington, tallied its second-highest ever amount of acreage preserved last year, according to a news release, and it helped to protect 2,777 acres at 20 different battlefield sites in five states. The transactions totaled more than $38 million.
HARRISONBURG -- Former Warren County Jail inmate James Richard "J.R." "Baby Junior" Hackley IV was sentenced Thursday morning to 25 years in prison for solicitation to commit murder as well as gun and drug offenses.
Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims has signed on to a letter with 12 other attorneys general warning Congress that a sweet deal for some states designed to win a single vote for health care reform could end up in court.
WOODSTOCK - Whatever is worse than dire straits, Keith Rowland painted a picture of it for the possible future of Shenandoah County Public Schools on Tuesday night.
WINCHESTER - The Frederick County Planning Commission recommended approval Wednesday of the rezoning of 271 acres for a proposed industrial park north of the city near the intersections of U.S. 11 and Interstate 81.
WINCHESTER -- The last phase of city infrastructure work began Wednesday as crews arrived on Piccadilly Street to replace aging utility pipes and make cosmetic improvements.
BLUEMONT -- A tractor-trailer hauling produce overturned on Va. 7 in Clarke County, closing the road in both directions for several hours Thursday afternoon.
WINCHESTER - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's proposed biennial budget would mean more financial woes for Frederick County Public Schools if passed, officials said Tuesday.
WOODSTOCK - Members of the Town Council received a call at their meeting Tuesday evening from Strasburg Councilman Justin Ritenour to "stand up and make some noise" against financial burdens.
STRASBURG - A year ago today, 16-year-old Brendon Manning Barker's life was violently snuffed out. Tuesday night, his family, friends and classmates gathered in fond remembrance at Strasburg High School.
FRONT ROYAL - The Warren County Board of Supervisors gave permission to local officials on Tuesday to seek a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that could help cover costs involved with constructing a new public safety facility.
FRONT ROYAL -- Area residents will have a chance to ask questions of Virginia Department of Transportation staff and find out more about the proposed replacement of the Morgan Ford Road low-water bridge when a citizen information meeting is held next month.
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Residents of the Northern Shenandoah Valley aren't out of the deep freeze yet, with a whole weekend of frigid temperatures to look forward to.
MT. JACKSON - People consider Freda Sigler crazy when she tells them about the hospital bill she rang up at Winchester Medical Center last fall.
A blue heron casts its reflection as it walks across thin ice along the Shenandoah River near Morgan Ford in Warren County. Rich Cooley/Daily
A slight dusting of snow that coated the Northern Shenandoah Valley Thursday evening and Friday morning is just the beginning of what may become a bitterly cold weekend.
BLUEMONT -- A tractor-trailer hauling produce overturned on Va. 7 in Clarke County, closing the road in both directions for several hours Thursday afternoon.
A near-record year for the Civil War Preservation Trust was a record one for Virginia. The trust, based in Washington, tallied its second-highest ever amount of acreage preserved last year, according to a news release, and it helped to protect 2,777 acres at 20 different battlefield sites in five states. The transactions totaled more than $38 million.
Old Man Winter isn't going to loosen his grip on the Northern Shenandoah Valley in coming days, according to the National Weather Service.
WINCHESTER -- The last phase of city infrastructure work began Wednesday as crews arrived on Piccadilly Street to replace aging utility pipes and make cosmetic improvements.
BLUEMONT -- A tractor-trailer hauling produce overturned on Va. 7 in Clarke County, closing the road in both directions for several hours Thursday afternoon.
A cannon, surrounded by snow against a cloudy sky, is on display at New Market Battlefield Park. Rich Cooley/Daily
WINCHESTER - Efforts to "go green" already are paying off for Frederick County's government offices.
STRASBURG - A year ago today, 16-year-old Brendon Manning Barker's life was violently snuffed out. Tuesday night, his family, friends and classmates gathered in fond remembrance at Strasburg High School.
