Luray and towns miss disaster reimbursements
Page County and its towns faced a loss of more than 300000 dollars in federal disaster aid tied to the 2009 10 winter storms. The July 2010 disaster designation opened eligibility for emergency expenses, though much of the reimbursement was not recovered.
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Luray
Rick Black
Page County
Shenandoah
Stanley
Gene Stewart
Public Assistance Office
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
PNC
Recycling center ties into sheriff watch to curb thefts
Page County Sheriff Capt C S Bow Cook and Recycle Management owner Jody Salyards describe live video feeds at Alma facility that verify IDs record transactions and flag suspicious metal sales. They note undercover officers among staff and cite a grand jury indictment involving five people in an alleged railroad spike theft scheme. Since Recycle Management opened in 2007 theft cases in Page County have risen.
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Alma
Page County
Salyards
Cook
Norfolk Southern Railway
Sheriff’s Office
Alma Poultry
Reimbursement figures for TET cleanup from local agencies
Estimated reimbursements from Gene Stewart and officials for cleanup costs in Luray Shenandoah and surrounding areas total about 166 500 dollars. Town of Luray faces 90 000 dollars, Shenandoah 3 667 dollars, and additional costs spread across nearby fire and rescue squads and sheriff's office.
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Page County Emergency Services
Gene Stewart
Luray, Stanley
Ee Ocr
Luray
Cme
Shelechee Boro
Shenandoah
Coe
Sheriff's Office
Former sheriff in training returns to work at Tax Matters
Former Page County Sheriff Daniel W. Presgraves was released from federal custody and begins transitioning back into the community with Tax Matters Inc. in Luray. Art Granberg praises his conduct while noting the job is administrative and not tax preparation. Presgraves serves two years of supervised probation as part of his sentence.
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Page County
Daniel W. Presgraves
Art Granberg
Tax Matters Inc
Presgraves
Granberg
Luray
Daily News Record
Fifth grader tends garden to learn by doing
Rileyville reports Kristen Weaver, 11, crouching in a Springfield Elementary veggie patch. She and fellow fifth graders scan rows of beets carrots and potatoes for rocks weeds and other hindrances while learning independence and practical gardening skills.
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Rileyville
Kristen Weaver
Springfield Elementary
Kristen
Springfield fifth grader cites self-reliance quote
Kristen Weaver, an 11 year old fifth grader at Springfield Elementary, says in real life you must often learn by doing rather than being taught by someone beside you. The remark reflects a growth mindset from a student voice in the school.
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Joe Farruggia
Page News and Courier
TET
Springfield
Yeneven Armstrong
Page News and Coursc
Derrick Wood
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