MOUNT JACKSON — At the request of the applicant, the Town Council on Tuesday agreed to defer action to its April 11 meeting on a substantial accord determination and special use permit application by Mt. Jackson Solar LLC.
MOUNT JACKSON — Following a public hearing held by the town Planning Commission and Town Council, the commission on Monday agreed that a proposed solar project fails to substantially meet Mount Jackson’s comprehensive plan.
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MOUNT JACKSON — On the windy and sunny first day of March, 78-year-old Fred Garber faced the future from a slope on his 163-acre farm.
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NEW MARKET — Rather than replacing an unused single-track railroad corridor in Shenandoah County with a multi-use recreational trail, members of the Shenandoah Rail Corridor Coalition support retaining and reviving the track and building a recreational trail next to it.
WOODSTOCK — Shenandoah County residents and other members of the public soon will have their chance to learn all about the proposed revisions to the county’s solar ordinance.
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From expanding broadband internet access to installing modern water meters and HVAC systems to building new sidewalks to refurbishing community swimming pools, Shenandoah County localities have spent or budgeted much of their federal American Rescue Plan Act money on a range of projects.
MOUNT JACKSON — A more than $4 million project to improve the town’s wastewater treatment plant is set for completion by September 2024.
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MOUNT JACKSON — In a mock trial on Wednesday morning, students from Triplett Business and Technical Institute’s criminal justice and health care science programs worked with community experts to determine fault in a fictitious criminal case that resulted in a 16-year-old girl losing several …
MOUNT JACKSON — The Town Council on Tuesday appointed Mount Jackson resident Brandi Freed to temporarily fill the council seat recently vacated by Whitney Miller.
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This Saturday, as volunteers in Strasburg lay 500 wreaths on the gravesites of veterans at Riverview Cemetery as part of the first-ever Riverview Project, another 500 wreaths will be laid on the graves of veterans at 14 other cemeteries around the county.
Valley Health System has opened a new Urgent Care Express in Mount Jackson, the health system announced this week.
The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the region during the coming weeks.
Area Salvation Army locations have kicked off their Red Kettle Campaigns and are looking for volunteers to ring bells outside storefronts and collect donations this holiday season.
Triplett Tech has introduced a new opportunity for students to hear from businesses and industry leaders about various practical work or college-related topics in the "Works of Wisdom Wednesdays Leadership Series," or "WOWW."
A former Shenandoah County Circuit Court judge has been appointed to serve on the Virginia Sentencing Commission by House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Mount Jackson.
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.
Local police departments will be reaching out on Tuesday to build community relationships in an attempt to bolster the fight against crime in neighborhoods.
WOODSTOCK — The civil lawsuit filed in Shenandoah County that challenged the renaming of community colleges across Virginia, including Laurel Ridge Community College, was dismissed Friday.
SHENANDOAH COUNTY — A Mount Jackson property was sold for $605,000 by the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
WOODSTOCK — Instances of damage to a local business, thefts and a sexual offense were among the latest indictments handed up by a Shenandoah County grand jury this month.
With the legalization of recreational marijuana use, local law enforcement agencies say the number of narcotics violations has noticeably decreased.
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WOODSTOCK — It took only a matter of minutes at Central High School on Wednesday for a school resource officer to neutralize a violent threat during a training session on how to handle an active shooter.
Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge's property in Basye is on the market for $1,390,000.
As drug addiction plagues the Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah County is close to setting up a drug court program to provide offenders a treatment-based alternative to incarceration.
The Mount Jackson Town Council in Tuesday night discussed the need to advertise and look for more members to serve on the Planning Commission.
A lawsuit challenging the Shenandoah County Public Schools' budget allocation to implement the renaming of two schools is still working its way through state court.
FRONT ROYAL — A portrait of Judge William Sharp looking stern but fair now hangs in Warren County Circuit Court.
WOODSTOCK — A Mount Jackson man was found not guilty of child solicitation charges by a jury last week.
On Friday morning, the Mount Jackson Town Council approved a number of appointments in town government positions.
WOODSTOCK — The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors continues to receive public comments regarding the possible sale of property in Mount Jackson.
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Incumbent 6th District Congressman Ben Cline, R-Lexington, secured the GOP nomination in a Tuesday Republican primary, according to the Associated Press.
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FRONT ROYAL – Nancie Williams, born to a Mexican father and American mother in Winchester, went into the Rockingham County Department of Social Services foster care system at age 6 with her sister.
The Mount Jackson Town Council has approved the town’s 2022-2023 fiscal year budget totaling $6,388,200.
WOODSTOCK – A coveted accreditation status for law enforcement agencies across the commonwealth was recently obtained locally, as another agency lost accreditation and several others continue working toward it.
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ORKNEY SPRINGS — The Alum Springs Hotel has been gone for more than 70 years. The Alum Springs “mansion” is nothing more than a giant evergreen draped over the road on Route 717. Bird calls echo over the treetops, and a lone vehicle drifts over the pavement as the sun sends spears of light t…
A long-time Shenandoah County farming family is in mourning after one of their family members died Saturday while driving a tractor.
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A little more than three months after their Mount Jackson building burned down, Randy’s Do It Best Hardware store reopened Monday at a new location in town.
The state budget passed Wednesday by the General Assembly includes funding for a few projects that will specifically benefit northern Shenandoah Valley residents and visitors.
Two pickup trucks fell about 30 feet off an Interstate 81 overpass in a Wednesday wreck that resulted in an adult and juvenile being flown to the hospital.
Democratic and Republican candidates for the 6th Congressional District have contrasting views on gun laws following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last week.
A sinkhole in the northbound lane of Interstate 81 north of Woodstock has been patched, but a permanent fix is coming.
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MOUNT JACKSON — Berlin Allen was 17 years old when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps shortly before the U.S. entered World War II.
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MOUNT JACKSON — In 1985, during a 100-year flood, three Mount Jackson rescue members fell in the water responding to an emergency. Although they were OK, one rescue member ended up hanging out in a tree all night.
QUICKSBURG — The first class graduating from Mountain View High School was really the last class to graduate from Stonewall Jackson High School.
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Pool season is about to start, but staffing issues have been making it tough to fill lifeguard positions with at least one local pool announcing it won't be able to open until June.
The Democratic challenger for the 6th Congressional District seat in the November mid-term election will be Waynesboro resident Jennifer Lewis.
A special prosecutor will take over the case involving an area probation officer accused of raping a juvenile.
The deadline to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the local U.S. House of Representatives seat ahead of a June 11 convention is 5 p.m. today.
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A building that once housed the former Fulling Mill in Mount Jackson burned to the ground Monday evening.
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Mount Jackson — Daniel Halterman is grateful for all the memories he made with his teachers and classmates during his time at Mountain View High School, and he said it’ll be difficult for him to move on from high school.
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