FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council is nearing the end of its search for a town manager. 

Officials at the Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren County Regional Jail said Thursday that an inmate has tested positive for COVID-19.

FRONT ROYAL – Seniors at Warren County and Skyline high schools will have full graduation ceremonies in early August.

FRONT ROYAL – An exploding firework resulted in a 57-year-old man suffering “a significant traumatic injury to his hand,” according to a Warren County Fire and Rescue news release.

FRONT ROYAL – While the town seeks exemption from Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive orders outlining business reopening processes, Board of Supervisors Chairman Walter Mabe said during a Thursday news conference that the county will follow the governor’s orders.

FRONT ROYAL – Based on the results of a survey, seniors at Warren County and Skyline high schools will decide whether they have an individual graduation or a traditional ceremony.

FRONT ROYAL - The Warren County School Board is requesting that the county return its $1.6 million surplus to fund a series of purchases that include $1 million worth of renovations at A.S. Rhodes Elementary School.

FRONT ROYAL – Whether a developer will be allowed to annex 20 acres off Guard Hill Road into town limits will be decided Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council at a Monday virtual work session unanimously approved a resolution questioning the constitutionality of Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan to reopen businesses.

FRONT ROYAL – During a virtual meeting on Monday, the Town Council unanimously voted down a resolution requested by Mayor Eugene Tewalt to have voting precincts rearranged so Front Royal has one representative in the Virginia House of Delegates.

FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council has opted to delay deciding whether $1 million of town money will be spread among local businesses to relieve stresses of economic turmoil stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

FRONT ROYAL – An attorney representing Michelle Henry, the Front Royal-Warren County Executive Development Authority’s former administrative assistant, sought for her dismissal from the authority’s $21.3 civil million lawsuit in a Friday hearing that was conducted via teleconference.

FRONT ROYAL – While the county’s recently approved budget includes money to keep the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority afloat, it was announced at the EDA's meeting Friday that funding does not include debt service payments for the Front Royal Police Department’s $8.4 …

FRONT ROYAL – Town Attorney Doug Napier is preparing a resolution, which will be considered by the Town Council at a to-be-determined date, asking for the Virginia House of Delegates to be rearranged so Front Royal falls into one district.

FRONT ROYAL – The School Board on Wednesday approved its upcoming fiscal year budget, which has $1.4 million less in state revenue than expected.

FRONT ROYAL – Developer Chris Ramsey hopes to build a 150-unit apartment complex off Guard Hill Road. Before construction, however, he wants 20 acres on which the development would sit annexed from the county into the town.

FRONT ROYAL – During a recent work session, the Town Council received a presentation from the Visitors Center explaining how the center benefits the town.

FRONT ROYAL – Town Council members during a Monday work session questioned whether Front Royal should be subject to the guidelines outlined in Gov. Ralph Northam’s plans to reopen businesses throughout the state.

FRONT ROYAL – The Board of Supervisors during a Tuesday work session broached the possibility of making the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority a county department but ultimately delayed the discussion until after the town's November election.

Invasive species of forest insects and pathogens have contributed to about a quarter of the tree deaths in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountain forests in the past three decades, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute announced in an April 30 news release.

FRONT ROYAL – Although schools are closed, Warren County High School’s theater class has determined that the show must go on.

FRONT ROYAL – When 6-month-old golden retriever Willow was walking along Passage Creek on Thursday with her family, North Warren Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Wayne Dodson said she jumped in the water to pursue a stick flowing by that caught her attention.

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.

FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council at a virtual Monday meeting opted to spend $1.3 million for an engineering study related to the potential construction of a redundant waterline stretching to the Winchester Road corridor.

FRONT ROYAL – During a virtual Monday work session, the Town Council decided to hold a future public hearing regarding a stimulus package in which up to $1 million of town money may be given to businesses that have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FRONT ROYAL – The Rotary Club of Northern Shenandoah Valley is aiming to take a bite out of hunger by asking people to participate in a one-day fast Wednesday to support an initiative to feed those hungry locally and worldwide.

FRONT ROYAL – The Town Council is set to hold two public hearings today regarding potential expenditures of about $2.2 million related to infrastructure upgrades.

FRONT ROYAL – The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority and the Roanoke-based Brown Edwards firm are nearing the finalization of a deal for the completion of the authority’s long overdue 2018 and 2019 audits.

FRONT ROYAL – ­­­­­Cat and dog owners can go to the PaveMint Smokin’ Taphouse, 9 S. Commerce Ave., from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today to get free pet food in a drive-thru offering from the Humane Society of Warren County.