WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Parks and Recreation Buildings and Grounds Committee last week made updates to a master plan for the planned 25-acre Old Charles Town Road public park near the Snowden Bridge subdivision.

FRONT ROYAL – A Front Royal man is due in Warren County General District Court in May after being charged with abduction and rape from an incident that allegedly occurred in February.

The Lord Fairfax Health District on Tuesday reported its 400th death attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested following a multi-state investigation that involved the Drug Enforcement Administration and the seizure of about 1 1/2 pounds of methamphetamine.

No deaths were reported in the Lord Fairfax Health District over the weekend as Frederick County saw the largest increase in new cases within it.

Valley Health and the Lord Fairfax Health District have started pulling from the state’s waitlist when filling local COVID-19 vaccine appointments, the health system announced on Thursday.

WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted 5-2 Wednesday night to keep the county’s real estate tax rate at 61 cents per $100 of assessed value — a move that will result in most property owners paying higher taxes due to a recent real estate reassessment.

The Lord Fairfax Health District reported four deaths from COVID-19 over the weekend.

Front Royal police have responded to seven suspected drug overdoses since Jan. 1, with four of them resulting in deaths.

The Warren County Sheriff's Office will withdraw from the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force on Feb. 1.

With the COVID-19 vaccine expanding to more high-risk groups this week,  the state Health Department, in coordination with Valley Health and Shenandoah University, is advising patience and continued vigilance in helping prevent the spread of the virus.

A new COVID-19 testing resource is opening today at the Rutherford Crossing testing site north of Winchester in the Stephenson area.

 One COVID-19 death in Winchester was reported Friday, the same day that the Virginia Department of Health reported across the state the fifth-highest number of new COVID-19 case, less than 50 percent of that number on Saturday, and the seventh-highest number of new cases on Sunday.

Cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed around the area Wednesday as the Lord Fairfax Health District reported 174 new cases, an increase that dwarfed its previous single-day highs of 113 cases on Tuesday and 80 new cases on Saturday.

Frederick County added 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday in its highest one-day increase of the pandemic so far.

COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Virginia and in the Lord Fairfax Health District over the weekend.

Virginia saw a jump in COVID-19 cases Thursday, as the Lord Fairfax Health District recorded another death in Frederick County.

Voters who go to the polls today can cast ballots in federal, state, and, in some places, local races in the 2020 General Election.

WINCHESTER — It’s not unusual to hear, “The United Way needs your help,” but this time is different.

WINCHESTER — Frederick County is considering an ordinance amendment to allow backyard chickens in residential areas following a request from Opequon District resident Sherry Riley to permit chickens in the Residential Performance (RP) zoning district.

WINCHESTER — Since resuming disconnections for delinquent water and sewer accounts on Oct. 14, Frederick Water has been disconnecting service to 30-70 customers a day, Frederick Water Executive Director Eric Lawrence told the agency’s board of directors on Tuesday night.

WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night unanimously voted against a proposed ordinance to designate private roads and streets in the Lake Frederick subdivision as highways — a move that would have allowed law enforcement to take action against careless drivers.

Area law enforcement will be hosting National Night Out events on Tuesday to encourage communication between police and the communities they serve.

WINCHESTER — A conditional-use permit for a $100 million solar power facility in southern Frederick County was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night.

While the Virginia Department of Health reported 1,013 new statewide COVID-19 cases on Friday, figures for localities in the Lord Fairfax Health District saw slight, if any, increases.

This year’s Route 11 Yard Crawl has been canceled, the Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce has announced.

Several of the area’s localities have canceled their Fourth of July celebrations and festivities this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others plan to hold Independence Day events either as scheduled or at a later date.

Belle Grove Plantation has announced plans to begin a gradual reopening on Thursday.

The Northwestern Prevention Collaborative will hold a virtual webinar on Thursday for this year’s Faith-Based Symposium, the first in a three-part series.

The first COVID-19 related death has occurred in Warren County, with 21 total deaths in the Lord Fairfax Health District as of Sunday afternoon, according to Virginia Department of Health statistics.

With 1-3 inches of rain expected, small streams and creeks may overflow as the National Weather Service has declared a flood watch for today in localities throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley, including Warren, Shenandoah, Frederick and Clarke counties.

Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown has announced the delay of its 2020 season until at least June 11.

FRONT ROYAL – A public hearing regarding the county’s proposed budget and tax rates is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday.