A 14-year-old Frederick County girl who police say left her home on Sunday has been found safely in Hope, Arkansas.
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A solar power facility in Gore has gotten the green light from the Frederick County Board of Supervisors.
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The Walking in a Winter Wonderland holiday light show at Clearbrook Park generated $241,716 in revenue and attracted 35,738 visitors, making it one of the most successful years ever for the event, Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department Superintendent Andrew Keefauver said at Tuesda…
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The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing local juvenile, Rae-Anna Allen.
WOODSTOCK — The attorney for the state college board defending the name change for Lord Fairfax Community College is seeking to move the case to the Richmond area because of the name recognition of the Shenandoah County residents protesting the change.
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WINCHESTER — The Western Virginia Continuum of Care (CoC) will hold its annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Winchester and Frederick County on Jan. 26.
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Homicide victim Walter Ray Long Jr. was shot in the back by homeowner Gerald Wayne Marple Jr. as he fled Marple’s Frederick County home last week, according to police.
Northern Shenandoah Valley residents will now have one voice speaking for them in Congress as the result of new redistricting maps approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia on Tuesday that redraw the boundary lines for the U.S. Congress and both house of the General Assembly.
A world-class mountain biking trail system in West Virginia could pay huge dividends to Winchester and Frederick County.
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CLEAR BROOK — A 34-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot after fleeing an Interstate 81 rest area in Frederick County where he shot his girlfriend and three men who intervened in a physical altercation between the couple, Virginia State Police say.
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Winchester Regional Airport will be eligible to receive $295,000 during the current fiscal year from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Biden on Nov. 15
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The Frederick County Economic Development Authority’s quest to bring new grocery stores to the county has grown somewhat static, though several grocery store chains are still interested in the county.
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted 7-4 on Wednesday to deny a conditional-use permit application for a tractor-trailer parking facility on three parcels between Crown Lane and Welltown Road, approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Martinsburg Pike and Welltown Road.
Between a quarter to a half of Northern Shenandoah Valley residents age 5 and older has not received even one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The American Red Cross is asking for blood donors as it faces historically low blood supply levels.
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The Frederick County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted new boundary lines for its magisterial districts on Wednesday night.
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MIDDLETOWN — Town Council is optimistic about the Frederick County government approving three “friendly boundary line adjustments” — including one that would bring a planned Sheetz within the town limits.
More than 600 citations were issued to commercial vehicle drivers along Interstate 81 in Virginia and Interstate 77 into North Carolina last month.
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A new solar facility could be coming to Gore after all.
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A Frederick County tree farm is brightening the holidays for the entire state of Virginia.
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Michael Bollhoefer, Frederick County’s new county administrator, has been on the job for less than two weeks, but he says he has already fallen in love with the area.
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The Frederick County Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended approving a conditional use permit for a special event facility at 1454 Apple Pie Ridge Road.
The Frederick County Finance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend appropriating $1.5 million to the Winchester Regional Airport Authority.
WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors has adopted its legislative priorities to send to the General Assembly for the 2022 legislative session.
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WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors won’t vote to redraw the boundary lines for its magisterial districts until December, as county officials are revising the redistricting plan based on the outcome of the Nov. 2 election.
STEPHENS CITY — Town Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 to see if residents want the town government to pursue a study about truck traffic issues on Comer Drive.
The landscaping employee who police said was killed Tuesday when he was run over by a runaway truck he was attempting to stop has been identified.
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The Frederick County Battlefield Half Marathon returns this Saturday after taking a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Republicans won every race in the Frederick County Board of Supervisors elections.
When The Daily went to press at 8 p.m. Tuesday, the polls had only been closed an hour and election results were not in yet.
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WOODSTOCK — A string of crashes — one involving multiple tractor-trailers — shut down Interstate 81 on Friday for hours after over an inch of rain fell in the northern Shenandoah Valley.
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Design work for a new Frederick County Office of Elections/Voter Registration location is finished, and the Frederick County Public Works Committee is recommending the project go out to bid.
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Frederick Water has been given the green light to expand water and sewer services into Clarke and Warren counties.
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Commonwealth Transportation Board member Mark Merrill says he’s optimistic the Biden administration’s proposed infrastructure bill could help finance road improvements in Virginia — including to Interstate 81.
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The Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association has awarded the Frederick County government and Assistant Planning Director John Bishop for their efforts in making the Crossover Boulevard project a reality.
The area’s congressional district representation could change based on proposals presented in Richmond on Thursday.
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MIDDLETOWN — A history buff, Patrick Elliot, 48, and his 10-year-old son Hayden have seen World War II reenactments in the area of Manassas, where they live.
Reports of COVID-19 case numbers and deaths continued to rise around the region this week, and vaccination remains the health community’s best recommendation for preventing serious illness.
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STRASBURG – A local woman is facing several fire- and obstruction-related charges following a fire at her residence on Sunday.
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Four Shenandoah County residents have filed notice that they intend to appeal a decision to rename Lord Fairfax Community College.
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STEPHENS CITY — When the new school year starts on Aug. 23, Robert E. Aylor Middle School students will have a shiny, new school to attend.Â
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MIDDLETOWN – Being a Frederick County resident and having represented the Norfolk area in the House of Delegates, Winsome Sears says she understands rural and urban life.
After debating several floor amendments, the state Senate passed Wednesday night its plan for how Virginia should spend $4.3 billion in federally approved American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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STRASBURG — A boiler explosion early Friday morning blew out a wall at the Valley Milk Products plant in downtown Strasburg creating a hazardous ammonia leak.Â
The Virginia Department of Health is reviewing whether residents in areas experiencing substantial and high transmission rates of the novel coronavirus should consider wearing masks indoors — even if they are fully vaccinated.
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MIDDLETOWN — The Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Museum and Visitor Center is open and ready to welcome visitors to learn about the Battle of Cedar Creek.
FRONT ROYAL — Three town residents were arrested last week as part of what the Warren County Sheriff's Office describes as a "theft ring" responsible for stealing six all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in June.
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Following an evening storm on Monday that left at least 3,670 local customers without power, electricity had been largely restored as of Tuesday, officials said.
Years after Bertha Von Hillern had ended her career as a world-class endurance walker and hotel muralist, becoming instead a successful baker, a reporter from The Winchester Star recognized her on the street.
In addition to an increase in overall traffic volume on Virginia’s highways,14 deaths occurred over the Memorial Day weekend, according to a news release from Virginia State Police. That’s six more deaths than last year’s three day weekend.
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Should Frederick County taxpayers pay $19.5 million for an indoor aquatics facility?
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