FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County magistrate's office should be staffed again by the end of this week or the first of next week, according to Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the local operation of a solar energy power plant.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has approved changes to the county ordinance that would allow officials to impose a 20 percent attorney/agency fee for the collection of delinquent taxes and other charges owed to the county.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 17-year-old boy facing five charges in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in March will likely avoid a trial and agree to a plea deal next week, prosecutors said Tuesday.
FRONT ROYAL -- A local alternative energy provider wants to help Warren County become energy independent and achieve significant savings on related costs.
FRONT ROYAL -- Local activists will hold a "tea party" in Front Royal on Independence Day to protest the current spending policies of the national government.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to offer twice-a-year billing on real estate and personal property taxes amid a downturn in the economy.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County residents are at a distinct disadvantage due to the magistrate's office no longer being staffed, according to Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Town Council is asking the Warren County Board of Supervisors to put its money where its mouth is regarding the pending lawsuit against the town by restaurants in the U.S. 340-522 corridor.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Shenandoah Shores Volunteer Fire Company has been given permission by the Warren County Board of Supervisors to enter into an agreement for tax-exempt financing for an expansion of the station.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County has received a grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation for greenway projects in the new Eastham Park, officials said Monday.
FRONT ROYAL -- The county's new middle school building on Luray Avenue will be named Warren County Middle School when renovations are completed in 2010.
FRONT ROYAL -- Consolidating the Fortsmouth and Rivermont fire companies, establishing a health and safety program for volunteer staff and building a specialized training facility are among recommendations being made by a consultant in its comprehensive study of the Warren County Fire and Rescue Department.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man charged with illegally possessing a firearm early last year has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, according to Warren County Circuit Court records.
FRONT ROYAL -- As the time draws near for the Warren County School Board to make a decision on the naming of the forthcoming Luray Avenue middle school building, the daughter of Quincy Damon Gasque, a past Warren County school superintendent, is asking that her father's name be considered.
HARRISONBURG -- A Maryland man accused of hiring a hit man from his Warren County Jail cell pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire and other charges Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Rev. James M. Kilby is hoping and praying that the Warren County School Board will name the middle school on Luray Avenue after his father when the panel meets Thursday at the County Government Center.
FRONT ROYAL -- Community activist William "Bill" Pierceall may have hit a nerve by voicing concern that a member of the outside team that will review the Warren County Department of Social Services previously worked with the agency's director, Ronald L. King.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Planning Commission isn't quite done with revising supplementary regulations for wind energy systems that were recently approved by the Board of Supervisors.
FRONT ROYAL -- Virginia Department of Transportation crews will begin construction Monday toward upgrading a traffic light at the U.S. 340-522 interchange with Interstate 66.
FRONT ROYAL -- Prospects for the town and Warren County operating a joint emergency dispatch center appear good following Thursday's town-county liaison committee meeting at the Town Hall.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man must serve 20 years in prison after admitting that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend in their home last year, a judge ruled Wednesday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town officials are weighing a proposal from an alternative energy company to build a local solar power plant that would potentially be the largest of its kind on the East Coast.
FRONT ROYAL -- Stonewall Estates residents who are unsettled by hunting activity in their subdivision will get another opportunity next month to try to convince the Warren County Board of Supervisors to ban the use of firearms in the area.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men were indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury June 3 in connection with a burglary at a local sporting goods store in February.
FRONT ROYAL -- Rising gas prices and tight budgets in the midst of a recession have some families thinking "staycation" rather than vacation, and outdoor camping may be a popular activity of choice for local residents this summer.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former substitute teacher was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday in Warren County Circuit Court for possession of 92 images of child pornography.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man is facing attempted malicious wounding charges after he allegedly fired gunshots at a couple's home in the Shenandoah Farms area on Saturday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Faced with the challenge of a larger-than-average kindergarten population at A.S. Rhodes Elementary School, the Warren County School Board is considering hiring or transferring an instructional aide to accommodate the class as the pupils move into first grade.
FRONT ROYAL -- The current police headquarters is "bursting at the seams," and it is time for officials to begin thinking about a new facility, Police Chief Richard H. Furr told the Town Council at it work session Monday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- Although members of the class of 2009 were not the first to graduate from Skyline High School, it was these students who helped firmly establish the new high school's burgeoning legacy, speakers said at Saturday's commencement ceremony.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that the case against a former Front Royal police officer be removed from the docket following evidence that the officer has complied with the terms of a plea agreement.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors narrowly agreed last week to use funds obtained through an easement agreement with the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. to upgrade cart paths and make other improvements at the Front Royal Golf Club.
FRONT ROYAL -- Motorists are being cautioned by the Virginia Department of Transportation that a portion of Ritenour Hollow Road is closed for repair due to a partially collapsed pipe overflow.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former member of the Warren County Social Services board of directors has high praise for the recent decision for an independent review of the agency.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town officials report that a water main break in the U.S. 340-522 corridor on Wednesday resulted in a 175,000-gallon loss for the municipal water system.
LINDEN -- A playground area for the eastern part of the county has been long overdue, and Warren County officials have moved another step closer toward making the site a reality.
FRONT ROYAL -- A community-wide effort came to fruition after a last-minute delay at Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Samuels Library building on East Criser Road.
WOODSTOCK -- Aside from the inmates, there aren't really any cons to entering into a regional jail project, at least according to attorney William H. Hefty.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town and county officials have agreed to secure the fire-damaged McKay House so that authorities can search the remains to determine if anyone was in the structure when it burned.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in Circuit Court on Tuesday to five counts of aggravated sexual battery against a 6-year-old girl.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 15-year-old boy is the latest suspect to be indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury for his alleged involvement with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store in March.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man faces up to 100 years in prison after being charged with five counts of aggravated sexual battery of a girl under the age of 13.
FRONT ROYAL -- Despite the unanimous decision of the Warren County Board of Supervisors to have an outside company perform a management review of the Department of Social Services, some of the agency's harshest critics are skeptical about the process.
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.
WOODSTOCK -- The woman who used to run the Shenandoah County Jail accused the Board of Supervisors of blowing smoke when it asked Sheriff Timothy C. Carter to research alternatives to building a new jail.
FRONT ROYAL -- Del. Clifford L. "Clay" Athey Jr. says he will ask the Division of Charitable Gaming to investigate machines found in at least one local business that appear to operate like slot machines.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town woman should know sometime this summer whether she has been successful in her Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the director of Warren County Social Services and the chairwoman of its board of directors.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has awarded a contract to a Winchester construction firm to begin grading work toward the addition of much needed parking spaces at the Skyline Soccerplex.
WOODSTOCK -- The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors isn't yet prepared to make a decision regarding whether it takes part in a proposed regional jail, Chairman David Ferguson said Thursday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Christendom College will hold its 20th annual Summer Institute June 26-27. This year, the institute will celebrate the contributions of St. Paul.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has chosen a southwest Virginia-based organization to serve as the county's community action agency as officials look to address issues such as unemployment and a lack of affordable housing.
WINCHESTER -- The American Red Cross Top of Virginia Chapter and the international aid group Project HOPE have joined to present the third annual art auction fundraiser on June 19.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has selected a potential site for the much-debated regional jail proposed for Warren, Shenandoah and Rappahannock counties.
FRONT ROYAL -- Not wanting to rely solely on results from a state probe, the Warren County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with plans to conduct an independent study into the internal workings of the county's Department of Social Services.
FRONT ROYAL -- Following votes by both the Town Council and Warren County Board of Supervisors, a discussion concerning the 1998 corridor utility services agreement will be part of the agenda at their June 18 liaison committee meeting.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man who admitted his involvement in a confrontation that led to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in September must serve six years in prison, a Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Sheriff's Office and state police responded to an unusual call on Monday -- a suspicious robotic figure in a bank parking lot.
FRONT ROYAL -- More than four decades have passed since Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was a young high school student on the brink of entering the real world.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board voted unanimously Thursday to award a contract for the installation of fencing around a high school practice field.
RELIANCE -- Edgar "Ed" Shifflett and his wife, Thelma, are Bible- and gun-toting Christians who say they feel just as safe after thwarting an attempted home invasion as they did before.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man wanted in Warren County on an assault charge was arrested in West Virginia early Friday morning after leading police on a chase that began in Winchester.
WINCHESTER -- A Toms Brook man faces charges after a state bomb squad unit was called to a city home last week to dispose of several explosive devices, authorities said.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town Attorney Thomas R. Robinett and Councilman Thomas H. Sayre, a local lawyer, engaged in some legal sparring during Tuesday night's Town Council meeting.
FRONT ROYAL -- David Powers Corwin is truly in a class by himself. Corwin, 16, will be the lone member of the senior class of 2009 at Royal Christian Academy in Front Royal when he walks down the aisle of First Assembly of God's sanctuary during tonight's graduation.
FRONT ROYAL -- With unemployment and the need for affordable housing both rising, Warren County officials are weighing the possibility of choosing a southwest Virginia-based organization to serve as its community action agency and help boost the local economy.
FRONT ROYAL -- An independent group of Warren County residents is asking that the Board of Supervisors hire an outside agency to conduct an independent review of the county's Department of Social Services.
FRONT ROYAL -- A woman whose mother was a resident at Heritage Hall nursing home has serious issues with the facility's medical director, Dr. Lewis A. Rogatnick.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board is considering fencing off the Warren County High School athletic practice field because of repeated incidents of grounds-related vandalism.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has approved supplementary regulations for wind energy systems that have been considered by planners for the past year.
EDINBURG -- The local impact of a deadly bat disease has been absent so far, according to Jim Smalls, ranger for the Lee District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man who authorities say was involved in the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in September has been found guilty by a Warren County Circuit Court judge of two charges stemming from the case.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Stephenson man who was found guilty of four charges stemming from a 2008 drunken driving incident that resulted in a 26-year old woman's death must serve eight years for his actions, a Warren County Circuit Court judge has ruled.
WINCHESTER -- The Valley Conservation Council recognized several people and organizations with better models for development awards Thursday night at the George Washington Hotel.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved the Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District's fiscal 2009-10 budget, which includes tax increases for improved and unimproved lots.
FRONT ROYAL -- With summer right around the corner, Warren County Fire and Rescue officials are urging residents to be mindful of flooding hazards and other safety precautions when preparing for aquatic activities.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town Councilman Thomas H. Sayre is on a mission to eradicate machines that are in operation in at least one local establishment that he says are gambling devices, despite patrons being able to play once for free.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man is facing charges of sexually assaulting a minor more than two years ago, according to indictments handed down last week by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Public Schools Career and Technical Education Department must achieve satisfactory performance assessment ratings at both the state and local level in the 2009-10 academic year to receive full funding.
FRONT ROYAL -- Local law enforcement agencies are partnering with BJ Sager Distributors of Winchester as part of the statewide campaign Checkpoint Strikeforce.
FRONT ROYAL -- After months of Warren County planners revising and debating the ordinance, the Board of Supervisors has given final approval to proposed changes to farm winery regulations that include making such operations a permitted use in agricultural districts.
FRONT ROYAL -- John Smith -- yes, that's his real name -- is being hailed as a hero for his quick thinking in coming to the aid of one of his Yellow Cab passengers.
FRONT ROYAL -- A site for the regional jail proposed for Warren, Shenandoah and Rappahannock counties has been selected, according to Warren County Administrator Douglas P. Stanley and Board of Supervisors Chairman Archie Fox.
FRONT ROYAL -- A small group of canoeists and kayakers dipped their vessels into the Shenandoah River on Tuesday afternoon to enjoy a swift trial run along the waterway's Front Royal border as a prequel to the town's summer river festival.
WOODSTOCK -- While their counterparts in Warren County were expected to pick the site for a controversial regional jail Tuesday night, not all the members of Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors are sold on the idea of a three-county lockup.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in Warren County Circuit Court to distribution of cocaine, second or subsequent offense.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court judge was not happy when he learned Tuesday that a woman charged with distribution of methadone is pregnant.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors and Front Royal Town Council are continuing their discussion over whether the county should charge the town commercial waste-tipping fees.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Town Council has come to a consensus that there is nothing it can do to regulate devices similar to slot machines that have popped up in at least one Front Royal business.
FRONT ROYAL -- Eastham Park is officially open for public use. Warren County and town officials gathered at the Luray Avenue site Monday evening to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest addition to the county's park system. County officials purchased the 15-acre property from the Eastham family in 2004. The park is located within the 100-year flood plain and is adjacent to a rail line.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County woman convicted of felony child neglect because her infant tested positive for cocaine has been arrested for distribution of methadone.
FRONT ROYAL -- A recent patron to the Martin's Food Market at 409 South Street walked out the door with a $19 million Mega Millions lottery ticket, a news release says.
FRONT ROYAL -- With live music entertainment and children's activities in the background, droves of Riesling and Cabernet Blanc lovers crowded the downtown area on Saturday afternoon for the 23rd Annual Virginia Wine and Craft Festival.
FRONT ROYAL -- Happy Creek Supervisor Tony F. Carter took the first step toward his re-election bid by garnering the Republican nomination Friday at the Warren County Government Center.
FRONT ROYAL -- He didn't earn a living as an educator. And he didn't have the notoriety of Civil Rights leaders and icons such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.
FRONT ROYAL -- Members of the Warren County Board of Supervisors say the possibility of conducting an independent study into the internal structure of the county's Department of Social Services is still under consideration, and that results from a state probe will help determine if it's needed.
Even if the boards of supervisors in Shenandoah and Warren counties are able to delay being locked into a contract for a regional jail site for another year, that's likely still too soon to know for sure if the state will pay half the construction costs.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County native and farmer will challenge incumbent Board of Supervisors member Tony F. Carter this week for the Republican nomination for the Happy Creek District seat in November's general election.
FRONT ROYAL -- Patrons with a strong craving for everything from Vidal Blanc to Chardonnay will have more than a few beverages to choose from during the Virginia Wine and Craft Festival along downtown Main Street on Saturday.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Rev. James M. Kilby's campaign to name the Luray Avenue middle school building in honor of his father, local civil rights activist James Wilson Kilby, will culminate with a rally Thursday evening, just prior to the Warren County School Board meeting.
FRONT ROYAL -- Randolph-Macon Academy's 91st Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps received the distinguished unit award with merit following its last external inspection.
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. Video: Hog farmer says pork is safe to eat
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors appear to be split on what to make of a recent letter members received from anonymous authors claiming to be local social services employees critical of the agency and director Ronald L. King.
FRONT ROYAL -- The number of parking spaces for people visiting the Skyline Soccerplex has been scarce, and town and Warren County officials are working together to provide more options and eliminate street congestion during sporting events.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this month on proposed supplementary regulations for wind energy systems that have been tossed around by planners at several meetings since October.
STRASBURG -- A Front Royal teen was charged with reckless driving and having defective equipment after striking a Strasburg man walking along U.S. 11 early Saturday morning, according to Strasburg Police Chief Tim Sutherly.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- This will be the first Mother's Day that Doris Critzer will be without her mom. Critzer's 77-year-old mother, Lorena Virginia Tumblin, died March 19 at Life Care Center of New Market.
FRONT ROYAL -- To balance Warren County Public Schools' approved 2009-10 operating budget, the School Board voted last week to eliminate funding for a retired county school employees program.
FRONT ROYAL -- Some members of the Town Council are concerned that a vote to have the Planning Commission review historic district overlay code sections may be an attempt to dissolve the designated areas.
FRONT ROYAL -- Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will be the keynote speaker later this month at Randolph-Macon Academy's graduation ceremony.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 17-year old boy charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in March will stand trial next month, a Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled this week.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town officials are looking into their options regarding the operation of what they perceive could be gambling machines at a local pool hall.
FRONT ROYAL -- A large number of residents of Ay View Estates are upset with a neighborhood retirement community they say is operating a real estate office out of a residence.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Winchester man who admitted to shooting a 17-year-old boy in September must serve six years in prison, a Warren County Circuit Court judge has ruled.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board discussed the naming process for the renovated middle school on Luray Avenue last week, debating the prospect of naming the new building after an individual and receiving public comment on the issue.
Although there are no confirmed swine flu cases in Northern Shenandoah Valley schools, local officials are educating pupils and their parents on how to vigilantly prevent the spread of the virus. Swine flu interactive graphic
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this month on proposed farm winery regulation changes that have been the center of much debate.
FRONT ROYAL -- During a Thursday work session, the Warren County School Board decided against enlisting a former state senator for a fundraising initiative for a middle school construction project.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Page County man is being held without bond after being charged with a weekend crime spree in Warren County and Luray to support his crack cocaine habit, an official said.
WOODSTOCK -- Normally, sheriffs don't like to think of breakouts in relation to jails. But, in the case of Shenandoah County, Sheriff Timothy C. Carter is hoping the Board of Supervisors breaks out of the "regional jail box."
FRONT ROYAL -- Bags containing hazardous medical waste have been "unlawfully" disposed of at the Warren County Solid Waste Transfer Station, and the problem needs to be curbed before it creates serious safety risks, officials said Friday.
FRONT ROYAL -- A District of Columbia man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a local car dealership in August, according to online records from Warren County Circuit Court.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority has approved a resolution to refinance the bond for a school renovation project.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town Attorney Thomas R. Robinett's job is to advise his client, the Town Council, and it's up to that panel whether to make the advice public.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed a proposal by a regional committee to contract with Wingate and Associates Ltd. for the county's general reassessment process.
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. Valley Forum: Are you afraid of the swine flu? Are you taking any precautions? Post your thoughts
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men who were involved in the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store last month have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the case.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men were airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital on Tuesday after the vehicle they were test driving crashed into a tree on Andrews Road.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Fair Association has landed country music's Montgomery Gentry to perform in a stand-alone concert at the fairgrounds on June 7 at 7 p.m.
FRONT ROYAL -- Nattie, an 8-year-old clouded leopard, was treated with tender loving care as scientists at the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center used human-like testing procedures recently in an effort to learn more about adrenal tumors in the endangered species.
FRONT ROYAL -- Patty Cahill-Saunders held Popcorn, her poodle, between her legs as firefighters battled to put out a fire at her Foster Hollow Road home on Saturday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two of the most outspoken critics of the Warren County Department of Social Services believe a recent Sheriff's Office visit to one of their homes is an example of a pattern of trying to keep them silent.
FRONT ROYAL -- Shenandoah National Park will receive more than $17 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help boost the local economy and preserve historic landscapes within park boundaries, officials said this week.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal Women's Resource Center and Blue Ridge Arts Council are partnering to present a student poetry reading and writing workshop on April 29 at Skyline and Warren County high schools.
FRONT ROYAL -- Army Staff Sgt. Arthur "Bunky" Woods risked life and limb to protect his beloved country while serving in Iraq nearly three years ago, and a national nonprofit organization wants to build a home for the 26-year old disabled veteran that will accommodate his needs.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man is free on bond after being charged with failure to stop at a railroad crossing grade, which resulted in a collision with a train.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will wait until after a meeting with state officials next month before deciding whether to proceed with a study regarding the internal structure of the county's Department of Social Services.
FRONT ROYAL -- In an effort to continue the beautification of the town's gateways, the local tree board is applying for a grant to refurbish plantings at a local fast-food restaurant.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man has been indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury on charges of trying to break into a downtown business last month.
FRONT ROYAL -- A nearly unanimous Warren County Board of Supervisors adopted its fiscal 2010 budget, which includes real estate and sanitary district tax hikes and no salary increases, during a meeting Tuesday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Linden Volunteer Fire Company will continue its emergency medical services operations under Warren County's Department of Fire and Rescue rather than its own agency license, the Board of Supervisors ruled earlier this month.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board approved a debt-reducing financing method Thursday for renovating the former Warren County High School and turning it into a middle school.
FRONT ROYAL -- While dedicated to the preservation of endangered animal species, the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation and Research Center also is embarking on a partnership with the American Chestnut Foundation to preserve the American chestnut tree.
FRONT ROYAL -- On most days, it was difficult for Joyce Harmon and her husband, John, to get up and down the front porch of their home on Marys Shady Lane.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County General District Court Judge W. Dale Houff has set a review date in June in a case where a town woman is trying to obtain documents from the Warren County Department of Social Services under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board on Thursday unanimously approved an annual plan and federal funding for the school system's special education program.
FRONT ROYAL -- Friday was a day that Melissa Cook had been dreading. It was the year anniversary of the fire at her home at 1352 John Marshall Highway that claimed the lives of her 32-year-old husband, Steven, and their two daughters, Madison, 8, and Stevie, 4.
FRONT ROYAL -- Construction on the U.S. 340-522 bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River has caused a slew of traffic delays and lane closures, and some frustrated drivers cannot wait until the project is finally done.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal Police Department's effort to fight crime was bolstered Monday with the unanimous Town Council approval of two of its requests to apply for federal grants.
FRONT ROYAL -- Signs of a local and national economic decline are still evident, and the last thing Warren County residents need right now is a tax increase, speakers told the Board of Supervisors at a public hearing Tuesday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- Proposed supplementary regulations for wind energy systems will soon be before the Warren County Board of Supervisors for consideration.
FRONT ROYAL -- Baugh Northeast Co-Op Inc. has filed a $65,000-plus lawsuit against an Illinois freight forwarder in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Sheriff's Office has received approval to pursue grant funding for a full-time law enforcement position within the department.
FRONT ROYAL -- The leader of a private group of local residents says the town could face harsh consequences if it does not settle the issue of whether Councilman N. Shae Parker can vote on the proposed fiscal 2010 budget.
FRONT ROYAL -- A local man won big in the lottery by losing. Gerry McWhinney, owner of Mountain Mystic Trading Co. in Front Royal, played the lottery and won a $50,000 scholarship account with a losing scratch-and-win ticket purchased from Robinson's Grocery Store.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal office of The Salvation Army is seeking 10 sponsors for Warren County youths to attend the organization's residential summer camps.
FRONT ROYAL -- The question of whether appointed Councilman N. Shae Parker can vote on the proposed 2010 budget is beginning to resemble Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First" vaudeville routine.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously agreed to execute an agreement with an engineering firm for renovations to the current Samuels Public Library.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has selected an engineering firm to prepare a master plan for the 219-acre Fishnet property, which includes space for park development.
FRONT ROYAL -- After more than a year and a half of course building, student recruiting and curriculum planning, the Blue Ridge Job Readiness Academy on Tuesday graduated its first class of students ready to enter today's work force.
FRONT ROYAL -- Public meetings held by the Virginia Department of Transportation in recent weeks have not convinced Warren County officials that a proposal to close the Luray residency office to help address state and federal revenue shortfalls is the right course of action.
FRONT ROYAL -- Fundraising efforts for Warren County's new skate park are still ongoing, and officials remain hopeful that construction on the park will begin sometime this year.
FRONT ROYAL -- Indictments returned by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury on Monday afternoon included charges against a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store last month.
FRONT ROYAL -- Defying the failing economy, a Front Royal-based civil engineering and technical training company recently expanded its business to include software and hardware sales, reforming as Harken-Reidar LLC.
FRONT ROYAL -- Whether it was a little luck or an acute knack for sniffing out suspicious activity, Patrol Deputy W. Allen Smoot proved his worth to the Warren County Sheriff's Office on more than a few occasions last year.
FRONT ROYAL -- The consensus of the Town Council is not to make it mandatory to post signs regarding property that comes before the Planning Commission for public hearing.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a case in which authorities initially alleged he attempted to burglarize a local restaurant last summer.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- Investigators are trying to determine what caused a wastebasket to catch fire Friday morning, resulting in $90,000 or more in damage to Maddox Funeral Home.
FRONT ROYAL -- Only a bird would love a house made out of scrap wood and plastic bottles, held together with string and decorated with marshmallows and pretzels.
FRONT ROYAL -- Sagging interest rates combined with the addition of a new high school are imperiling one of Warren County Public Schools' largest student scholarships.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board awarded a construction contract Thursday for the conversion of the former high school building on Luray Avenue into an 800-pupil middle school.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday in General District Court to making telephone calls to the Sheriff's Office threatening to kill deputies.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County activist is concerned that a man who threatened him at a recent Department of Social Services board meeting has been granted a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- A driving force behind Warren County's proposed tax increase for next fiscal year is the need to begin setting aside funding for a new public safety building, and officials hope to begin designing the facility sometime this year.
FRONT ROYAL -- Debate is not usually lively when it comes to consent items on the Town Council agenda, but that wasn't the case on a recent grant request from the Blue Ridge Arts Council.
FRONT ROYAL -- A recent case in Warren County General District Court has raised the local profile of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Dangerous Dog Registry.
FRONT ROYAL -- Supporters who want the old Warren County High School building renamed for the late James Wilson Kilby received a vote of confidence Monday from the Town Council.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County General District judge has ordered a town man to obtain a dangerous dog registration for his pit bull that killed a neighbor's dog.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man who was arrested after authorities alleged he fired gunshots and threatened to kill several people inside a residence in December has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case.
FRONT ROYAL -- Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority board member William M. "Billy" Biggs says now is the time for local government leaders to take a serious look at natural gas as an alternative energy source.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two former members of the Warren County Department of Social Services board who hired agency Director Ronald L. King have differing views regarding his hiring in light of successful legal action brought against him when he was the director of the Caroline County Department of Social Services.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County supervisors tabled a request last week to execute an agreement with an engineering firm for renovations to Samuels Public Library.
FRONT ROYAL -- Recent sentences handed down by Warren County Circuit Court Dennis L. Hupp send a strong message that when it comes to dealing drugs, repeat offenders can expect stiff punishment.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board will wait until next week to award a construction contract for converting the former Warren County High School building on Luray Avenue into a 800-pupil middle school.
FRONT ROYAL -- Officials are asking the public to weigh in on a proposal to build a new visitor contact station at Loft Mountain in Shenandoah National Park.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Royal Shenandoah Greenway project is looking a little brighter thanks to the collaborative efforts of local businesses and civic groups.
FRONT ROYAL -- A woman who won a grievance against Ronald L. King nearly two decades ago, when he was the director of the Caroline County Department of Social Services, says she is still haunted by the experience.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man nearing the two-year anniversary of a fire that destroyed his home in Shenandoah River Lakes Estates is still battling with his insurance carrier to replace the structure.
FRONT ROYAL -- Shenandoah National Park officials have announced that several facilities closed during the winter will begin opening at the end of this week.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County's proposed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year includes a small real estate tax increase and reductions to the county's general fund.
FRONT ROYAL -- Although the Front Royal Planning Commission unanimously approved the Luray Avenue middle school construction project site plan last week, the project's bid award might still be delayed pending contract approval.
FRONT ROYAL -- Programs offered through the Warren County Department of Social Services pumped more than $25 million into the local economy during the 2007-08 fiscal year, Director Ronald L. King told the Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting last week.
FRONT ROYAL -- A judge has granted bond to two suspects charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store earlier this month.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to deny a rezoning request from Ramsey Inc. for property located east of the Oden Ridge subdivision near Happy Creek Road.
FRONT ROYAL -- The proposed Virginia Department of Transportation budget cuts could harm Warren County Public Schools' ability to transport students, school officials said earlier this month.
NORFOLK -- Northern Virginia Daily news staff members received 43 awards for excellence in writing, photography and newspaper design Saturday during the Virginia Press Association's annual editorial conference.
FRONT ROYAL -- Beginning Wednesday, scientists from the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center and invited guests will be lecturing on animals that are part of the environment from the Shenandoah Valley to the eastern steppes of East Mongolia.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former Caroline County Department of Social Services employee who won a settlement against Ronald L. King when he was that agency's director is sympathetic to a pending lawsuit against King and the Warren County Department of Social Services.
FRONT ROYAL -- The attorney representing the Warren County Department of Social Services and Director Ronald L. King is asking that a pending lawsuit against both parties in Circuit Court be dismissed.
FRONT ROYAL -- Adding regulations that protect resources outside park boundaries and converting a historic structure into a visitor center were among suggestions submitted by the public on the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park's draft general management plan.
FRONT ROYAL --The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority and representatives from Front Royal and Warren County met with local downtown business owners Wednesday night to discuss strategies for surviving the sour economy.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town Council members have reversed a ruling made by the Board of Architectural Review last month to deny a company's request to put vinyl siding on its office building within the historic district overlay.
FRONT ROYAL -- Seven suspects, including five juveniles, have been arrested and charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store last week, police said.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Bentonville man is charged with one count of maliciously discharging a firearm and one count of attempted malicious wounding of a deputy, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Middletown man was charged with DUI and child endangerment Saturday morning after he fled from police and rolled his car, officials said.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Fort Eustis soldier fatally shot Sunday on Skyline Drive and his girlfriend both wrote "good bye" letters to their children before the stabbing incident that prompted their flight from the Army base, according to an FBI special agent.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board on Thursday unanimously approved submitting its fiscal 2010 operating budget to the Warren County Board of Supervisors.
FRONT ROYAL -- Documents on file in U.S. District Court in Norfolk detail a chilling scenario that led up to Sunday's fatal shooting of a Fort Eustis soldier wanted for attempted murder after allegedly dressing up like "Batman" villain The Joker and cutting a fellow soldier's throat. PDF: Read details of what happened in this affidavit
FRONT ROYAL -- Fixing the U.S. 340-522-Va. 55 bridge over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River would be a good way for Virginia to use some of its $800 million in transportation stimulus money.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Linden man who police say shot at people outside his home on Sunday has been charged with recklessly handling a firearm while intoxicated.
FRONT ROYAL -- State police have identified a soldier stationed at Fort Eustis as the man who was shot and killed by authorities on Sunday at the entrance to Skyline Drive.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Planning Commission is again asking the public to weigh in on its proposed changes to supplementary regulations for farm wineries.
FRONT ROYAL -- A District of Columbia man charged with stealing property from a local car dealership in August has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, according to online records for Warren County Circuit Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to bump up the annual due date for vehicle license taxes.
FRONT ROYAL -- A day after police shot and killed a motorist during a gun battle near the entrance to the Skyline Drive, authorities searched a minivan connected with an unspecified homicide.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men involved with the September shooting of a 17-year-old boy each pleaded guilty in Warren County Circuit Court on Tuesday to two charges stemming from the incident.
FRONT ROYAL -- Motorists traveling on U.S. 340-522 in the coming weeks should expect significant delays and lane closures as construction continues on the new bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia Department of Transportation officials said.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week in favor of changes to the format of liaison committee meetings held in conjunction with the Town Council.
FRONT ROYAL -- Residents and visitors expressed surprise, but not a fear for their safety, a day after a law enforcement officer fatally shot a man at the entrance to Shenandoah National Park in Warren County.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man was killed Sunday at the entrance to Shenandoah National Park after he drew a weapon and fired at authorities, a Virginia State Police official said.
FRONT ROYAL -- The swift actions of an 8-year-old boy may have saved his family on Friday, when he told his parents that their Lee Street house was on fire.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man received a 30-day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty Thursday in Warren County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to one count of illegally tattooing a 16-year-old girl.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board breathed a heavy sigh of relief at a Thursday budget work session thanks to the newly approved state budget and word of much-hoped-for money from the economic stimulus package.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town police are looking for more information on a Saturday hit-and-run at the intersection of North Commerce Avenue and East Sixth Street. At approximately 6:25 p.m., a black Ford Explorer traveling south on North Commerce Avenue rear-ended...
Proponents of a regional jail serving Shenandoah, Warren and Rappahannock counties have gotten a budget reprieve, but the time has come to act, according to Del. Clifford L. "Clay" Athey Jr.
FRONT ROYAL -- Shenandoah Valley Mothers Against Drunk Driving volunteer Mildred "Millie" Jenkins is upset with the way that impaired driving cases are being handled in Warren County General District Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- With the new Samuels Public Library on pace to open this summer, Warren County officials are pondering ways to put the current building to good use, including the possibility of turning it into a center for students placed on out-of-school suspension.
FRONT ROYAL -- Even after recovering from a shrapnel injury, all U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Webber can think about is getting back to the front lines to help support U.S. soldiers.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to provide additional funding to furnish the county's new library using a portion of the project's construction budget.
FRONT ROYAL -- A.S. Rhodes Elementary School pupils celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday on Tuesday by reading with their parents instead of having a helping of green eggs and ham.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man is being held without bond after authorities said he made telephone calls to the Sheriff's Office threatening to kill officers.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former substitute teacher pleaded guilty Monday in Warren County Circuit Court to 10 counts of possession of child pornography on his computer.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men have been indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury in connection with an alleged break-in at a local automobile business in August.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted and re-affirmed the Front Royal-Warren County Airport 20-year layout plan, which includes an extension of the airport's runway.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has amended requirements under the industrial district zoning ordinance that dwellings in such districts be inspected and approved specifically by fire officials.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County Public Schools could avoid massive staffing cuts if the county receives anticipated funds from President Obama's economic stimulus package.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court jury did not believe there was enough physical evidence to convict a man charged with rape and found him not guilty following a two-day trial.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former member of the Warren County Department of Social Services Board is weighing in on the recent controversy surrounding the panel.
FRONT ROYAL -- A judge has certified charges against a Strasburg man who police say crashed his pickup into a Warren County residence following a scuffle with another man in December.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- Amid a nearly $3 billion biennial revenue shortfall facing the commonwealth, the Warren County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining several recommendations for the current legislative session for keeping core public services intact during rough economic times.
FRONT ROYAL -- For one week every year, Ressie Jeffries Elementary School pupils take a trip on the underground railroad in honor of Black History month.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man facing numerous child pornography charges will stand trial on the charges in April, according to Warren County Circuit Court records.
FRONT ROYAL -- Among other budget woes caused by the recession, Warren County officials are getting more worried about shrinking funds for road improvement projects.
FRONT ROYAL -- The preservation of the majority of the former 121-acre Wal-Mart tract on Strasburg Road took another step toward becoming reality on Monday.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren Coalition will host the fifth-annual Youth in Action talent show on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Skyline High School. Proceeds from "Youth Have Talent '09" will help Youth In Action members participate in programs like...
FRONT ROYAL -- If James Wilson Kilby could have witnessed Saturday's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the integration of Warren County High School, he surely would have been pleased.
School officials in the Northern Shenandoah Valley are not concerned about area high schools having to meet new graduation benchmarks for full accreditation.
FRONT ROYAL — Like other fire companies in Warren County in recent months, the Shenandoah Shores Volunteer Fire Company is running low on operating funds due to declining fundraising support.
FRONT ROYAL -- If Del. Clifford L. "Clay" Athey Jr.'s bill passes in the Senate on Monday, filling local government vacancies by appointment will be a thing of the past.
FRONT ROYAL -- The preferred course of action under the current draft of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park's first general management plan has the Warren County Board of Supervisors' vote of confidence.
FRONT ROYAL -- The second liaison committee meeting between Front Royal and Warren County government officials went off smoothly Thursday in the conference room of Town Hall.
FRONT ROYAL -- State police are seeking the identity of a driver who rear-ended another vehicle on Wednesday, sending a Bentonville man to the hospital.
FRONT ROYAL -- If all goes as planned, Martin's Food Market customers will be able to use their Bonuscards for discounted gasoline this spring in Front Royal.
FRONT ROYAL -- Despite concerns of some residents who urged the Warren County Board of Supervisors to deny the measure, the panel voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve the sale of an easement to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. for construction of its much debated 500-kilovolt power line.
FRONT ROYAL -- Victoria's Restaurant has surrendered its liquor license, according to officials at the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's regional office in Staunton.
FRONT ROYAL -- Three A.S. Rhodes Elementary School pupils have broadened a school recycling program to include donations toward the construction of a new area museum.
FRONT ROYAL -- A yearlong quest by developers to build another large-scale commercial complex in the U.S. 340-522 corridor got the nod of approval from Warren County supervisors Tuesday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- On Feb. 18, 1959, a small group of black students walked up the driveway and through the doors of the former Warren County High School on Luray Avenue, marking the end of segregated education in the county.
FRONT ROYAL -- Mayor Eugene R. Tewalt says that he and members of the Town Council should set the standard as far as Front Royal's code of ethics is concerned.
FRONT ROYAL -- Conservation easements are a way to help protect open space as well as provide tax incentives for property owners, according to an expert who recently addressed the Front Royal Planning Commission.
As the nation's economy has sputtered and construction slowed, area building inspection offices have faced falling permit totals, revenue and staffing levels.
FRONT ROYAL — The Warren County School Board on Thursday unanimously approved a more than $400,000 purchase of a new fiber optic Internet and data transmission network.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former Warren County Department of Social Services fraud investigator has filed a more than $600,000 wrongful termination suit against the agency and its director, Ronald L. King.
FRONT ROYAL -- Town and regional officials are hopeful that a federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program will help communities such as Front Royal, which ranks near the top of the state in residential foreclosures.
FRONT ROYAL -- A member of the Board of Architectural Review said Tuesday that he believes Councilmen Chris W. Holloway and N. Shae Parker have mounted an effort to have him removed from the panel.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal Town Council wants another vote of confidence from Warren County on their U.S. 340-522 corridor agreement but some members of the Board of Supervisors say they've already said enough.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal Town Council voted 4-2 Monday night to support the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission's efforts to seek funding for a neighborhood stabilization program.
FRONT ROYAL -- Following more than a year of waiting and anticipation, Randolph-Macon Academy students, teachers and faculty relocated to the school's new academic building within a matter of days.
The massive national recall of peanut products has not had a big effect on public schools in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, although one division has pulled a number of items off its menu.
FRONT ROYAL -- The legal process for a town woman who has filed a court complaint to obtain documents and records from the Warren County Department of Social Services is proving to be almost as tedious as reviewing the material.
FRONT ROYAL -- Traffic violations are mounting in Warren County, and the sheriff is asking the Board of Supervisors to consider installing red-light surveillance cameras to curb the problem.
FRONT ROYAL -- Despite reports of a growing need for affordable housing, a survey of Warren County government employees showed little desire for local subsidized housing.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has given its support to a resolution authorizing the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission's use of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding to acquire foreclosed homes.
FRONT ROYAL -- Janice Hart, community relations specialist for the Front Royal Police Department, has completed training to become a certified crime prevention specialist.
FRONT ROYAL -- Shenandoah National Park officials will be intentionally setting a few fires within park boundaries this year -- for a good cause, of course.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors and the Front Royal Town Council have had only one liaison meeting after a lengthy layoff, and already there is discord among the two panels about the structure of the sessions.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors gave its unanimous approval late last month to the county's capital improvements plan for fiscal 2009, which includes school facility upgrades and a new regional jail.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board is interviewing consultants about the use of historic tax credits to finance the renovation of the former county high school on Luray Avenue into a new middle school.
Not only has no site been publicly named for a regional jail proposed to serve Warren, Shenandoah and Rappahannock counties, but now Virginia legislators are looking at cutting off all state funding for new lockups.
FRONT ROYAL -- People who want to speak at the beginning of Front Royal Town Council meetings should not blame Mayor Eugene R. Tewalt that they have to wait until the end.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 6-month old rare Przewalski's horse colt died suddenly last week at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center just outside of Front Royal.
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.
FRONT ROYAL -- The chairwoman of the Warren County Department of Social Services board of directors accused three county residents on Tuesday of trying to bring the agency down.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County Public Schools officials are giving parents a heads-up to the emerging caffeine risk posed to pupils by the use of energy mints and candies.
FRONT ROYAL -- With the nation's economy in recession, more parents of college-bound students may turn to federal financial aid in an effort to bankroll tuition and fees.
FRONT ROYAL-- After years of planning and preparation, the newly formed Chelsea Academy opened its doors in August, and the school's academic year is in full swing.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved changes to the zoning ordinance earlier this month that will add more "by right" uses in the Suburban Residential District, including additional housing opportunities for the elderly.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing next month to consider an option and sale of an easement to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. for construction of its much debated 500-kilovolt power line.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town woman's court battle with the Warren County Department of Social Services over her request for documents under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act will continue for at least another week.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Samuels Library Foundation and board members are launching another leg of a $600,000 fundraising effort to furnish a new library building before its planned June opening.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board updated the county Board of Supervisors about significant budget cuts it faces in the next academic year during a joint meeting Thursday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- So far, comments received from the public on the rough draft of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park's first general management plan have been minimal.
FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Sheriff's Office is considering the implementation of a new emergency notification system that could alert multiple residents at a time to hazards such as floods or terrorism threats.
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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