West Spotswood Market wins Elkton award for revitalization
David Taylor’s West Spotswood Market, opened under three months, transformed from a derelict site to a bustling dining spot with brick frontage and a new parking lot. The Elkton Town Council and Elkton Downtown Revitalization Corporation honored him with the March 2013 Business Appreciation Award for hiring local workers and completing the overhaul.
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West Spotswood
David Taylor
Spotswood Trail
Elkton
Taylor
Josh Gooden
EDRC
Charlie Dean
Dean
Ted Hayes
Joshua Gooden
Allison Morris
Page County schools to offer two diploma paths
The Page County Board of Supervisors heard a district overview from Donna Whitley-Smith and Jennifer Weaver on recent results and a shift in instructional goals. Starting next year students will receive one of two diplomas with a Career Technical Education credential for non college bound students and an Advanced Studies Diploma for college bound students.
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Page County Board of Supervisors
Donna Whitley-Smith
Page County Public Schools
Jennifer
Weaver
Whitley-Smith and
Whitley- Smith
County WRE students sing in large Eastern Mennonite concert
Rockingham County elementary students from Elkton River Bend Cub Run McGaheysville South River and Peak View joined together as a single choir for a one hour performance titled Great and Mighty Is Our God at Eastern Mennonite University Commons. Music director Cynthia James led the youngsters from a podium directing upbeat songs about the Christian faith. The event showcased a remarkably large audience and highlighted the program after three years of leadership.
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Our God
Eastern Mennonite
University Commons
Rockingham County
Elkton
River Bend
Cub Run
McGaheysville
South River
Peak View
Cynthia James
James
Elkton Middle FFA Wins Grants for Spring Projects
Elkton Middle FFA received two grants to support spring plans. A Rockingham County Educational Foundation grant funds a South Fork Shenandoah river cleanup with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation by canoeing from Island Ford to Elkton and installing recycling bins at the school. Twenty members will participate on April 24 as they monitor water quality and study human impact while collecting litter. A Virginia FFA Building Our American Communities grant supports additional community projects.
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Elkton Future Farmers of America
Rockingham County Educational Foundation, Inc
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Shenandoah River
FFA
Island Ford
Elkton
Elkton police seek tips to curb local drug trade
Elkton police chief Kevin Whitfield urges public tips to curb illicit drugs in town. The department notes monthly arrests and warrants reflecting a persistent drug market, with marijuana, meth and prescription pills seized. Home grown cannabis and out of county sources are mentioned, along with the lack of a large organized operation.
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Elkton
Kevin Whitfield
Whitfield
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WRE
EMU
Graydon Ritchie
Elkton Middle Ffa
Elkton Middle School
Future Farmers of America
Jacob R. Shifflett
Dakota Shifflett
Melissa Ruhlman
Sarah Joseph
Kenneth A. Large
Penn Laird
Lewis A. Lindamood
Herschel E. Meadows
Kenneth A. Nichols
Luray
Thomas Shifflett
Harrisonburg
Dorothy M.H. Shoemaker
Robert L. Thompson Jr
Grottoes
Casey Billhimer
Patsy Cline
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