Elkton Council approves budget with tax hikes and 2.5 percent raise
Elkton's town council unanimously passes a 2018 budget totaling 5.66 million while raising the meals tax to 7 percent and increasing water and sewer rates. A proposed 5 percent across the board town employee raise is trimmed to 2.5 percent after a closed session, with questions about FOIA implications noted. Mayor Wayne Printz supported the draft but the final vote reduced the raise.
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Elkton Field Day Opens July Fourth At Blue Ridge Park
The 109th Elkton Field Day begins Tuesday, July 4, sponsored by the Elkton Junior Order. Activities run through Saturday, July 8 at Blue Ridge Park with food and dan k stands opening at 1 p.m.
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Elkton Field Day Week of Events Offers Music and Parade
Midway events open 3 p.m. with notes for adults and children. At 6 p.m. a bluegrass jam, 8 p.m. veterans ceremony with medallions, and 9:30 p.m. fireworks sponsored by Town of Elkton and Junior Order. Week continues with beauty pageants at 6 p.m. July 5, rides from 5:30 p.m., Southbound Band July 6, Young Old Man Band July 7, and a giant yard sale July 8 at 7 a.m. Parade at 11 a.m. lineup 10 a.m. Entries still accepted by phone. Relentless Band 7 p.m. July 8, wristbands $18 nightly. flea market booths daily. For Field Day details call 298-1190.
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County invites bids for Melville water line project
Rockingham County seeks construction firms for phase one of a 36.1 million plan to replace aging water lines in McGaheysville. Many lines date to the early 1960s from the former McGaheysville Water Co. acquired by the county in 1988.
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Brix and Columns Vineyard Opens at Six Penny Farm
Steven and Stephanie Pence opened Brix and Columns Vineyards about two months ago at Six Penny Farm, ten miles east of Harrisonburg. Steven, an allergist, runs Allergy and Asthma Associates of Virginia and helps supply daily pollen counts for the Daily News Record while tending the winery in the evenings. The couple first considered a McGaheysville farm, but distance proved too great for their shared venture.
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