With the General Assembly not guaranteeing state reimbursement for construction costs, Shenandoah County will likely pull out of a plan to develop a regional jail, County Administrator Vince Poling said.
FRONT ROYAL -- The quartet of challengers in the May 4 Town Council election are watching with keen interest as the panel wrestles with proposed tax hikes to help close a $1.2-million hole in the fiscal 2011 budget.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Strasburg man has been indicted on drug and assault charges after he allegedly attacked two deputies during a routine traffic stop in September.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Northern Shenandoah Valley delegate's bill banning "free spin" gambling machines in Virginia has passed both chambers of the General Assembly unanimously and now awaits the governor's signature.
FRONT ROYAL -- In announcing passage of his bill to fill local government vacancies by special election, Del. Clifford L. "Clay" Athey Jr. appears to be critical of Councilman N. Shae Parker's recent abstention regarding a vote to raise town taxes.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County Public Schools might ward off devastating staff cuts for 2010-11 with the help of a revised state budget and the use of an early retirement incentive program for eligible employees.