FRONT ROYAL — The snowfall Sunday afternoon provided a white blanket across the Northern Shenandoah Valley, and the ice that followed meant the sledding was super fast.
The Shenandoah County School Board voted Thursday to allow some elementary students to leave school during the school day for religious education.
WOODSTOCK — The misdemeanor destruction of property charge against Shenandoah County Supervisor Brad Pollack has been continued to March 25 until a special prosecutor can be assigned.
Tammy D. DePhillip has been selected as director of finance for the Town of Woodstock. She will be replacing Amy Dill, who was appointed in July to Woodstock’s Deputy Town Manager position.
As COVID-19 cases keep rising around the community, the increase in hospitalized patients is taking a toll on the region’s health care system.
The 2022 session of the Virginia General Assembly convenes today with lawmakers intent on passing a biennial budget and examining such issues as parental involvement in education, mental health and Interstate 81 traffic.
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.
A Woodstock woman died at the scene of a single-car crash in Clarke County over the weekend.
WOODSTOCK — Sexual assault, arson, a DUI, physical assault, and breaking and entering charges were among the indictments handed up by a Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury in December.
The second winter storm this week brought 5 inches of snow to the area on Thursday morning.
New COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed around the Lord Fairfax Health District in the last week, with the area reporting a pandemic high of 638 new cases on Friday.
featured
The first snowstorm of the winter season brought a few inches to the Northern Shenandoah Valley Monday morning.
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.
featured
As the Nov. 2 election results kept trickling in late into the night, Del. Todd Gilbert and his staff were particularly interested in the results.
A Toms Brook man was charged with reckless driving following a two-car crash on U.S. 11 early Sunday evening in which three people were injured.
On Jan. 3, as part of Shenandoah County’s 250th Anniversary Year, area residents are invited to make audio recordings to capture a moment in time.
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.
featured
EDINBURG — Early reports about the man trapped in a ditch on Thursday afternoon indicated that he was completely buried under the dirt.
WOODSTOCK — The destruction of property case against Shenandoah County Supervisor Brad Pollack was continued to next month while the prosecution works to find a special prosecutor.
WOODSTOCK — A man was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center for evaluation after being trapped in a ditch Thursday afternoon.
featured
Tom Eshelman, general manager of the Shenandoah County Fair Association, will be leaving for a new job effective Dec. 17.
WOODSTOCK — Town Council members approved a budget amendment totaling nearly $30,000 on Tuesday night, allowing Woodstock to reimplement employee appreciation bonuses that were originally cut from this year’s budget.
WOODSTOCK — Students in Robin Orndorff’s Gifted and Talented Education classes showed off 3D projects on Tuesday that they spent the last few weeks researching and engineering.
More than 600 citations were issued to commercial vehicle drivers along Interstate 81 in Virginia and Interstate 77 into North Carolina last month.
WOODSTOCK — A Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury recently handed up November indictments.
The Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue will take control of the emergency response oversight of Woodstock Volunteer Rescue Squad effective Wednesday, the county announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The town of New Market’s creative spin on its annual Christmas parade, which drew hundreds of visitors to the community park last year, is returning for an encore this weekend.
WOODSTOCK — A local attorney and Shenandoah County supervisor will have to explain to the court why his license to practice law shouldn’t be suspended or revoked — or that he shouldn't receive some other penalty.
WOODSTOCK — Javier Wong said he understands the importance of working toward something as well as providing a service to his community.
WOODSTOCK — The presiding judge in Shenandoah County Circuit Court will not hear the petition challenging the decision by the State Board for Community Colleges to rename five colleges, including Lord Fairfax Community College.
Two fires in the southern end of Shenandoah County on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons displaced the residents who lived there and took the lives of several family pets.
Lawyers in Shenandoah County are waiting for the outcome of a trial in Rockingham County before proceeding with charges against Umar Burley in Shenandoah County Circuit Court.
WOODSTOCK — The state’s oversight board for the community college system has filed a response to the legal challenge seeking to stop the name change for Lord Fairfax Community College and several other community colleges.
featured
Sue Eldridge of Toms Brook knows pizza. So when the New Jersey native migrated from the Garden State to the Shenandoah Valley in 2013, she feared she’d never again find a restaurant that felt like home.
A Central High School graduate who was stabbed to death in Leesburg on Sunday is being remembered by friends and family for his work ethic and caring nature.
The Christmas in the Valley drive-through light show will return for a second year and presenters are preparing for their kickoff on Friday.
featured
The Shenandoah County man who grew a rural telephone company into a regional telecommunications enterprise is being remembered this week not only as a visionary businessman but also as an active community member, a passionate farmer, and a devoted family man.
featured
Veteran Hal Sharpe was recently named Legionnaire of the Year for the Woodstock American Legion.
featured
WOODSTOCK — Nestled on the banks of the North Fork Shenandoah River at the foothills of the Massanutten Mountain range rests Muse Vineyards.
Needing to wait for final absentee ballots to be counted through Friday, incumbent independent Karl Roulston edged out a victory over Republican Wade Guinn in the race for the District 4 seat for the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors.
MOUNT JACKSON — Four area school superintendents outlined the needs of their school systems to their state legislators at a breakfast Thursday morning.
featured
WOODSTOCK — A new and improved sensory room at W.W. Robinson Elementary School is offering students a chance to take a breather during the school day.
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Town Council took initial steps toward developing the town's Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan.
Republican incumbent Del. Todd Gilbert won re-election to a ninth term of representing the 15th District race over Democratic challenger Emily Scott Tuesday.
featured
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.
Both Sheriff’s Offices in Warren and Shenandoah County will be participating in National Drug Take Back Day today.
WOODSTOCK — Candidates running for the District 4 seat on the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors took part in a Tuesday afternoon forum at W.O. Riley Park hosted by the Republican Women of Shenandoah County and the Shenandoah Freedom Caucus.
The area’s congressional district representation could change based on proposals presented in Richmond on Thursday.
spotlight
WOODSTOCK — When Bill Gartner was 8 years old, he said it was a “no-brainer” that he would be helping his grandfather and father with their beekeeping activities.
WOODSTOCK – A former preschool teacher accused of assaulting a student at a local child care facility will avoid jail time for her charges, so long as she testifies in the case against a co-defendant in the incident.
WOODSTOCK – The former pastor of the Toms Brook United Methodist Church had a sexual assault charge against him thrown out on Thursday morning.
Commented