The Front Royal Warren County Chamber of Commerce will hold its Civic Pride Workshop — Revitalize or Die — on Tuesday.
Early voting begins today for the Nov. 8 general and special elections for Front Royal mayor and seats on the Front Royal Town Council as well as a congressional representative. There are no elections for Warren County supervisors or school board.
The Front Royal Planning Commission endorsed a proposal on Wednesday to rent a house to short-term guests.
The Front Royal Police Department recently charged six people accused of playing roles in a scheme to redeem altered gaming tickets in town.
Front Royal police announced Friday the arrest of a man accused of soliciting a minor via the internet.
Warren County Public Schools has approved a “Grow Your Own” Memorandum of Understanding in cooperation with James Madison University and Laurel Ridge Community College.
The Warren County School Board plans to vote on whether to renew its Virginia School Board Association membership during its Wednesday work session.
The Front Royal Town Council gave anyone interested in filling a vacant seat on the panel an extra week to apply.
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MIDDLETOWN — When Fay Eshelman Sonner was planning her high school’s 70th class reunion, she thought how remarkable that number is.
Front Royal Town Council approved permits for short-term rentals and two apartments at a special meeting Monday.
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The longtime employee temporarily put in charge of the Frederick County Parks & Recreation Department is permanently assuming that responsibility.
A food manufacturer now owns a warehouse the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority tried for years to sell.
The Warren County School Board on Wednesday approved its revised $69,892,943 Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget and authorized Superintendent Chris Ballenger to request that the Board of Supervisors appropriate additional funds to the school transportation fund and the capital improvement fund.
Matthew Joseph Embrey, 37, of Hunt Road, Front Royal, stands charged in Warren County General District Court with felony eluding law enforcement, possession of a firearm by a non-violent felon, possession of ammunition, abduction and reckless handling of a firearm.
Warren County residents can help clean up their community this weekend and keep trash off the roads all year long.
Several people escaped an apartment fire in Front Royal but lost a pet on Tuesday evening.
The Warren County School Board is set to vote on the amended fiscal year 2023 school operating budget at its regular 7 p.m. meeting tonight at the government center.
FRONT ROYAL — As of January, Warren County Public Schools will have seven new school buses, along with five state-of-the-art, wheelchair-accessible vans it has already purchased.
The Front Royal Town Council plans to hold a special election for a seat left empty when a member resigned rather than let him return.
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FRONT ROYAL — Carleigh Baugher had the experience of a lifetime last week.
Warren County Public Schools’ SOL test scores improved from the 2020-21 school year to the 2021-22 year, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement as the division contends with pandemic-related difficulties.
The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority board of directors continues to do business with two empty seats.
FRONT ROYAL — Leslie Fox Keyser is set to get a $13 million facelift.
The explosion at a Warren County quarry on Wednesday marked the second time in almost a decade operators violated their state permit.
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A blast at a Warren County quarry on Wednesday hurled rock and debris at vehicles and buildings and injured several people.
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FRONT ROYAL — Carleigh Baugher is making history this summer.
Front Royal police have arrested the man accused of brandishing a firearm on Monday afternoon and sparking a lockdown at an elementary school.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office detained a man Tuesday after a search that prompted school lockdowns for the second time in two days.
Front Royal voters can pick a new mayor and town council members in November from a list of familiar names and newcomers.
The Front Royal Town Council couldn’t hold its regular meeting Monday because not enough members showed up in person.
FRONT ROYAL — The Warren County School Board will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the School Board office conference room to discuss with the board’s attorney the bid opening for the Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary School renovations project.
As COVID-19 cases keep rising and regional transmission rates remain high, Shenandoah National Park has reinstituted a mandatory mask policy at all of its buildings.
The Front Royal Town Council started its search to fill a vacancy after one member quit in protest last week.
FRONT ROYAL — At a well-attended Wednesday work session, the Warren County School Board tabled a discussion on whether to renew its membership with the Virginia School Board Association.
WOODSTOCK — Commonwealth's attorneys offices statewide are experiencing staffing shortages, but the Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney Office is having a particularly hard time. The office has just two employees.
A Front Royal Town Council member who recently quit in protest now seeks to withdraw his resignation.
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FRONT ROYAL — Good mayors build good bridges, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said Thursday as he stood by the town’s newly named George Banks Boulevard.
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To help families save money and encourage more people to check out materials, the Handley Regional Library System will no longer charge overdue fines for children’s books, movies and music that are returned late.
Saying she wants to give voters a choice on Election Day, Democrat Emily Scott is running again to unseat Republican Todd Gilbert, this time for the newly created 33rd House of Delegates seat.
The Front Royal Town Council and the mayor have forced out Town Manager Steven Hicks after 20 months on the job.
The Front Royal Town Council and the mayor have forced out Town Manager Steven Hicks after 20 months on the job.
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Warren County Public Schools will start its new academic year today, and Superintendent Chris Ballenger is excited to welcome students back.
FRONT ROYAL — On Wednesday night at the Warren County Fair, semi-professional cornhole player R.C. “Soup” Campbell made his predictions for who would win the second night of the Helltown Baggers’ cornhole tournament — and he was right.
FRONT ROYAL — A Front Royal man was sentenced Friday as part of a plea agreement in Warren County Circuit Court for several charges, including stealing more than $15,000.
A Front Royal man and his son died on the Potomac River in Maryland on Monday.
By Josette Keelor
Local police departments will be reaching out on Tuesday to build community relationships in an attempt to bolster the fight against crime in neighborhoods.
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The Warren County Fair officially kicks off Monday with new events joining familiar favorites to fill out a week of fun at the fairgrounds north of Front Royal.
FRONT ROYAL — A civil jury on Thursday ruled that a businessman who failed to build a facility and create hundreds of jobs as promised owes the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority almost $12 million in damages.
COVID-19 cases have been slowly rising since early April, and higher jumps in case counts have been counted during the last week.
The Front Royal businessman convicted of a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Wednesday has appealed his conviction, preventing the imposition of his six-month jail sentence.
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