Grottoes Town Council approves new 3.86 million budget
Grottoes council unanimously approves a 3.86 million dollar budget for fiscal year 2015 starting July 1, with a 5 cent cigarette tax increase to 20 cents per pack and rate hikes for water and sewer over 4000 gallons bi monthly. Water and sewer base fees stay at 20.63 and 31.25. The panel tabled Max Realty 901 Augusta Ave subdivision due to right of way ownership issues, while approving Swanson family subdivision at 1305 Riverside Ave into two lots.
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Max Realty
Augusta Ave
Nathan Miller
Augusta Avenue
Swanson
Riverside Ave
Jeff Nicely
The Cell Phone Store Opens in Elkton with Repairs and Plans
Elkton welcomes The Cell Phone Store at 110 W Spotswood Ave. Opened May 12 they offer sales and repairs with re sellers nTelos Verizon and Sprint. Manager Alisha Morse notes cross network unlocking and free tuneups with bill pay for Comcast and DirecTV. Prepaid plans include Frang which uses Sprint and nTelos, Red Pocket on Sprint, and Selecter on Verizon with varying prices. Business hours vary by day and phone number is 405-1910.
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Spotswood Ave
nTeles
Verizon
Sprint
Alisha Morse
Comcast
Directv
nTelos
Red Pocket
Elkton
Caleb M. Soptelean
Hollihans plan bed and breakfast to revitalize Elkton
Worena Hollihan, 43, and husband Ken, 45, aim to open a bed and breakfast in Elkton at their historic South Fork Inn property built in 1908 by John Cover. Guests would share space with the couple who also offer photography and cooking, with events, gardening, and a potential AT hikers hostel.
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New York
Maine
Worena
Hollihans
Ken
John Cover
Rockingham Street
Arthur Byron
A.B
Elsie Cover
Randall
Marguerite Dean
South Fork Inn
Misty Mountain Motel
Massanutten Resort
Elkton
Kinsey Named to FBI Youth Program Details Corrected
The correction notes Sarah Kinsey’s GPA is 4.5 and the obstacle course length at Quantico is three miles. The front-page story misreported these figures from last week.
Spotswood High School graduates look to future at JMU Convocation Center
At the James Madison University Convocation Center SHS held commencement as Principal Stephen Seaman urged each student to forge a unique path. Emma Pence and Kyra Bennington highlighted community support and school achievements while speaker Brian Charette urged focusing on the present amid varied post graduation plans.
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James Madison University
Stephen Seaman
Penn Laird School
Seaman
Pence
Spotswood
Kyra Bennington
Spotswood High School
Brian Charette
JMU
Tech
Charette
Jason Lenhart
Byrd Newspapers
Elkton Public Works in Elkton Faces Aging Pipes and Mowing Load
Elkton public works director oversees replacing aging clay sewer lines section by section due to cost. Aaron J. Conner General Contractors relining a section on Fairfax Avenue with a teflon liner and steam aid. Eighty percent of lines clay. galvanized water lines also need updates. Mowing stretches resemble vast county areas as eight crews attend to lawns, streets, sidewalks, and electrical system maintenance.
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Aaron J. Conner
Shifflett
Motion Industries
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Elkton
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