King's newest contract under fire at meeting

FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County community activist William L. "Bill" Pierceall says the Warren County Social Services board made a costly mistake when approving a new five-year contract for Director Ronald L. King.

Warren waives fees for veteran

FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Board of Supervisors has agreed to waive customary building permit fees for a handicapped-accessible home to be built in Bentonville by a national nonprofit group for a local soldier who was severely wounded in Iraq three years ago.

Opinions vary whether DSS members resigned

FRONT ROYAL -- There appears to be a difference of opinion on whether four members of the Warren County Department of Social Services board have resigned.

Pupils pitch in to prune the park

Students from the Mountain Laurel Montessori School in Front Royal gathered Wednesday morning in Shenandoah National Park to clear away invasive non-native plants along the Appalachian Trail.

Two charged in Front Royal sign thefts

FRONT ROYAL -- Just three weeks after Warren County officials said they would offer a cash reward for tips leading to the arrest of people who are stealing street signs in the area, authorities have announced that two adult suspects have been charged with related offenses.

Skyline High reports absence spike

FRONT ROYAL -- Despite a recent surge in absences, Warren County Public School officials have no confirmation that the H1N1 influenza virus is to blame.

Charge OK'd in weapons, drug ring

FRONT ROYAL -- The first case in an illegal drug and weapons operation at the Skyline Resort Motel on South Royal Avenue has been certified to a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury.

Warren supervisors seek additional grant funds for park trail

FRONT ROYAL -- With funding for the first portion of the project already secured, Warren County is now seeking money for the second phase of its plans to build a shared-use trail in Eastham Park.

Officials: Budget is uncertain

FRONT ROYAL -- Despite a few sprinkles of encouraging signs, the economy continues to struggle, and Front Royal's financial outlook for fiscal 2011 doesn't look very promising, according to town officials.

Authorities: Death likely not criminal

FRONT ROYAL -- Town police say that the death of a 24-year-old woman does not appear to be the result of criminal activity. Front Royal police discovered the body of Pamela Nicole "Nikki" Cooke, 24, on Saturday in an apartment...