Council rejects buying light poles amid wastewater contract talks
Council votes 2 3 against four light poles for town hall with $8 000 price tag. Gooden and Armbruster vote yes while Dean Isom Pence absent. Debate arises as town negotiates water and wastewater management with Inboden Environmental Services to reduce costs.
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Council
Town Hall
Gooden
Inboden
Inboden Environmental Services
Mount Jackson
Dean
Elkton post office hit by passenger van crash
Elkton police report a passenger van driven by Lester Samuels backed into the southwest corner of the Elkton post office shortly after 11 a.m. No injuries occurred though Samuels received a ticket for defective equipment. A decorative corner piece, parking lot curb, and planter were damaged.
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Elkton
McGaheysville
Lester Samuels
Mead
Ows Service Center
Samuels
Rockingham Street
Elkton Po
Lice
Aaron Hammer
Post Office
Karen Breeden
Caleb M. Soptelean
The Hair Gallery Wins Elkton Business Award
The Hair Gallery at 226 W Spotswood Ave Elkton received the August 2014 Business Appreciation Award from the Elkton Downtown Revitalization Corporation and the Town of Elkton during a Monday council meeting. Debbie Maiden owner accepted the honor and noted the site’s historic role from a Standard Oil station to a gun shop and car dealership before becoming her salon. Stylist Yvette Comer joined Maiden as customer demand grew and parking remains a factor.
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Hair Gallery
Deborah Maiden
Yvette Comer
West Spotswood Avenue
Old Spotswood Trail
Elkton
Joshua Gooden
W. Spotswood Ave
Debbie Maiden
William Edgar Kite
Standard Oil Company
Four candidates seek Shenandoah council seat
Four candidates run for an open Shenandoah Council seat created after the resignation of I. Mike Lowe. Candidates are J Matthew Clark Lynn Fox Craig Lando and Francis Frank Worley to complete Lowe’s term. Fox, 58, has run for council before and cites needs to curb spending and upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.
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Shenandoah Council
Mike Lowe
J. Matthew Clark
Lynn Fox
Craig Lando
Francis “Frank” Worley
New Faces in New Places at Page County Middle School
Page County Middle School welcomes a new leadership team and 11 teachers as Lance Moran steps in as principal. The transition aims to foster a new culture at PCMS, with Moran citing ongoing changes and vision for the 2025 school year.
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Rockingham
Page County
Page County Middle School
Lance Moran
Derek Hartwig
Erika Dirnagl
Moran
Hartwig
New teachers on board to greet students
Rockingham and Page counties begin a new school year with Cub Run Elementary adding three teachers Rebecca White Jamie McDorman and April Soltis while Peak View Elementary welcomes six new staff including Kevin Kirk Christopher Michael Kristen King Ashley McLellan and Sara Wimner. Principal Ken Bogers notes Cub Run is the county’s largest elementary with 622 projected students.
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Rockingham
Page
the Valley Banner
Cub Run
Rebecca White
Jamie McDorman
April Soltis
Rockingham County
Ken Bogers
Peak View Elementary
Kevin Kirk
Christopher Michael
Kristen King
Ashley McLellan
Sara Wimner
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Margaretta Isom
Theodore Pence
Harry Armbruster
Wayne Printz
Terry
Breeden
Samuels van
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Lowe
Caleb M. Sopteleancsoptelean
Fox
R. Chancellor Lough
Elkton Raritan Club
Elkton Area
PCMS
Optelean
Daronline.com
Glen R. Cline
Mount Crawford
Emma M. Foltz
Shenandoah
James E. Meadows
Carl R. Oscar Sr
Staunton
Doris J. Ramey
Stanley
Robert E. Simon Jr
Harrisonburg
Nelson L. St. Clair Jr
Verona
Charles W. Warner
South River Elementary
Shenandoah Poker Run
New Brush
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