Shenandoah volunteers cut firewood for needy families
Twelve volunteers gathered at Shenandoah Hardware last Saturday to cut, split and deliver firewood for area families. Ron Schupner noted they hoped to help 30 families despite fewer volunteers, with coffee from The Coffee Pot and lunch from Saint Peter's Lutheran Church.
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Ron Schupner
Annie
Williams Backhoe
Cabbage Wood
Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church
Shenandoah
Ron
Annie Schupner
Elkton man arrested after road rage shooting
Rudolph G. Dean Jr., 46, of Elkton, was arrested after a Monday afternoon shooting that left Robert Crawford, 42, of Rockingham County, wounded in the neck outside Crawford’s U.S. 340 home. Crawford was flown to UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville in stable condition. Dean surrendered without incident and is jailed without bond on malicious wounding and firearm charges. Investigators pursue whether the men knew each other and exact triggering details.
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Rockingham County
Rudolph G. Dean Jr
Robert Crawford
Crawford
U.S. 340
Miller Coors Shenandoah
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
Dean
Bryan Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Rocky Bar Road
Microsoft IT Academy expands certifi ed courses in Rockingham high schools
Rockingham County high schools now offer Microsoft certified modules and MOS tests through the Microsoft IT Academy. CTE Director Kelly Troxell stated any student with a CTE emphasis can access these certified courses, aiming to boost employability in a tight job market.
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Rockingham County
Microsoft
Word
Spotswood
East Rockingham
Troxell
Virginia
State Department of Education
Massanutten Technical Center
MTC
CISCO
Farley Fenton
Fairfax
Elkton Planning Board votes against Koogler rezoning
Elkton Planning Commission unanimously rejects reclassifying seven acres on Newtown Road from R-2 to R-6 for David Koogler's development. A staff report and audience reaction highlighted sewer capacity concerns, traffic increases, police costs, and school capacity, with most attendees opposing the project.
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Elkton Planning Commission
Newtown Road
David Koogler
Commission
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Anderson and Associates
Koogler
Broadway
Rockingham County
Planning Commission
Cathy Morrison
Massanutten opens new skating rink draws 7000 visitors
A 55 by 85 foot hard ice rink at Massanutten Resort near LeClub behind Fareways opened in under a month and drew about 7,000 participants. On a warm Friday the rink froze by 4 p.m. after earlier thaw, staff patched the surface, while visitors Ann-Carol Houston and her daughter Anna Laura from Ashland, Virginia enjoyed the experience.
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Massanutten Resort
LeClub
Fareways
Ann-Carol Houston
Anna-Laura
Ashland
Carol-Ann
Anna Laura
Alex Weston
Alex Collins
Ted Hayes
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