Elkton mayoral race features Davis Dearing and Workman
Three Elkton residents state their cases for mayor as incumbent Larry Bompiani does not seek reelection. Roy Gene Davis highlights accountability and Kite property disposal while Rick Workman pushes real estate marketing and financial tracking. Lee Dearing emphasizes fiscal conservatism and local service integrity.
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Elkton
Larry Bompiani
Lee Dearing
Rick Workman
Roy Gene Davis
Davis
Workman
Jim Berg
Work
Council
Perserverance pays off for SHS graduates at JMU
Three hundred forty eight Spotswood High School seniors filed into the James Madison University Convocation Center in bright blue gowns and mortar boards. SHS Principal Seth Muraskin invited them to move the tassels from right to left after the ceremony, marking their graduation.
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Ted Hayes
TVB
Spotswood
Kaytie McCoy
Haley McCoy
Makenzie Beam
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Spotswood High School
SHS
Seth Muraskin
Genealogy writer Judy O'Sullivan keeps producing despite illness
Judy O'Sullivan of Shenandoah, despite serious health problems, has completed a second genealo gy history of over 1,000 pages linking O'Sullivans to O Connors and Curtins and is finishing her autobiography tracing Rockingham County origins to today. She has 13 binders of future work and hopes Oprah Book Club publication. doctors warn of multiple illnesses and possible lung transplant.
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Judy O'Sullivan
Shenandoah
O'Sullivan
Los Angeles
Ireland
Elkton
O’sullivans
O’connors
Curtins
Rockingham County
Oprah Winfrey
Book Club
Gibsons
McDaniels
O’sullivan
Elkton considers budget changes before Monday vote
Elkton Town Council reviewed a 4.9 million general budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a June retreat and a June 3 session at the Merck restored Cooley House. State sewer loan adjustments of 2.4 million and an initial draw of 329 thousand may alter figures. Capital sewer expenditures this year were 2.5 million, exceeding actuals and the loan. A promised garbage truck from Weyers Cave was delayed by about 30 days.
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Elkton
Merck
Cooley House
Reid Wodicka
The
Resource Agency/Department of Environmental Quality
Weyers Cave Company
Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival At Grand Caverns
Brenda and Calvin Lawson present the Grottoes Family Bluegrass Festival at Grand Caverns Regional Park. The four day event runs Wednesday through Saturday June 16 to 19 with a potluck dinner open stage and 14 professional bands led by headliner Marty Raybon formerly of Shenandoah.
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Brenda
Calvin Lawson
Grand Caverns Regional Park
Lawsons
Brenda Lawson
Marty Raybon
Shenandoah
Grave plaque to honor Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Smith
A gravestone dedication is planned for Jacob Smith and his wife Winifred at 1 30 p.m. Saturday June 19 at Jollett Cemetery off Naked Creek Road northeast of Elkton. A reception follows at 3 p.m. at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Shenandoah.
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Jacob Smith
Smith
Winifred Smith
Jollett Cemetery
Naked Creek Road
Elkton
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
Shenandoah
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