The Lord Fairfax Health District on Thursday reported three new deaths and six hospitalizations, most of them in Clarke County, which saw its deadliest day of the pandemic.

A Woodstock man and two passengers in his car were seriously injured and a Massachusetts man died and a woman was injured following crashes on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County earlier this week.

The long-delayed Sunset Crest subdivision on the northern end of Woodstock got the green light from Town Council members, who voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the subdivision, final plat and bond amount for a project that originally began the early development stages in 2005.

Front Royal police have responded to seven suspected drug overdoses since Jan. 1, with four of them resulting in deaths.

Road projects for Warren County made the list of regional transportation projects up for review although funding remains uncertain.

Woodstock’s Planning Commission voted favorably on Monday evening for the proposed Sunset Crest subdivision on the northern part of town, a project that began the initial development procedures as far back as the mid-2000s.

A Shenandoah County grand jury indicted the following last week: 

The Warren County Sheriff's Office will withdraw from the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force on Feb. 1.

A Delaware man was arrested after a police pursuit that involved speeds of up to 130 mph and ended following a collision with a state police vehicle on Sunday.

The town of Woodstock recently received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its fiscal year 2021 budget.

A section of West Court Street in Woodstock could soon see water and sewer infrastructure improvements as the town seeks to address concerns about limited fire suppression ability in the area.

With the COVID-19 vaccine expanding to more high-risk groups this week,  the state Health Department, in coordination with Valley Health and Shenandoah University, is advising patience and continued vigilance in helping prevent the spread of the virus.

Valley Health will begin offering free COVID-19 vaccinations to some individuals in the Virginia Department of Health’s Tier 1b population starting Wednesday.

The Woodstock Cafe became the latest recipient of the town’s popular facade rehabilitation grant program that has kept the Woodstock Economic Development Authority busy in recent months.

The Woodstock Town Council granted a request by residents for four-way stop signs at a neighborhood intersection at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night.

A firm’s project that would convert the historic bank building in downtown Woodstock into an apartment building and commercial space cleared another hurdle on Monday night when members of the town’s Planning Commission supported approval of a special-use permit application.

Shenandoah Memorial Hospital has received recognition from the American College of Cardiology for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.

 One COVID-19 death in Winchester was reported Friday, the same day that the Virginia Department of Health reported across the state the fifth-highest number of new COVID-19 case, less than 50 percent of that number on Saturday, and the seventh-highest number of new cases on Sunday.

The Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury handed up several indictments last week that included drugs, embezzlement and firearm possession charges.

Floyd Coverstone loved being outside and took pride in his garden.

The Woodstock Town Council on Tuesday approved the purchase of two new dump trucks in order to address what the town is calling a “time-sensitive need” for such equipment that is vital to its normal operations.

Woodstock is seeking to move forward with the purchase of two new dump trucks to address what Town Manager Angela Clem called an “immediate need” following the recent losses of two such vehicles necessary to the town’s day-to-day operations.

Woodstock’s facade rehabilitation grant remains a popular program, and the town’s Economic Development Authority approved two more applications on Tuesday night totaling nearly $7,000.

A woman arrested in connection with alleged child abuse at a Woodstock day care facility will have her case heard in Shenandoah County Circuit Court in January.

A Timberville woman accused of taking pills from a medical facility and giving patients more medicine than they were prescribed will be in court again in two weeks.

Woodstock Town Council members voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a budget amendment reflecting the nearly $370,000 the town received in federal coronavirus relief funds.

Woodstock is considering a change to the town code that would loosen the restrictions on establishing residential units on smaller lots located in the central business zoning district.

Woodstock’s Economic Development Authority approved a pair of facade rehabilitation grant applications totaling nearly $17,000 to assist two Main Street projects on Tuesday.

Woodstock’s Planning Commission backed another extension request Monday that would again push back the deadline for final plat approval of a long-delayed plan for a new subdivision on the southeastern side of town.