East Rockingham player killed in Friday car crash
ELKTON Virginia State Police say Ethan Zander 16 a ERHS junior goalkeeper and captain died at the scene of a Friday crash at U S 33 and Salsburg Road. Teammate Jeffrey Trey Roach 17 was hospitalized after the 2002 Honda collision. The Conference 36 quarterfinal at Lee was canceled.
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Virginia State Police
F.L. Tyler
Ethan Zander
ERHS
Eric Phillips
Zander
Tyler
Phillips
Jeffrey
Trey” Roach
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
Lee
U.S. 33
Salsburg Road
Elkton
U. S. 33
Memorial soccer game after player death decided
East Rockingham High School will play its first round tournament game in honor of junior goalkeeper Ethan Zander who died in a car crash Friday afternoon. Principal Eric Baylor said Monday the team chose to continue competing to honor him.
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East Rockingham High School
Eagles
R.E. Lee
Ethan Zander
Eric Baylor
Elkton Gets New Police K-9 From Czech Republic Edy
Elkton Police unveil a German Shepherd police dog named Edy, imported from the Czech Republic to aid in suspect apprehension and drug and article detection. handler Officer Trent Meadows, 26, and Edy completed five weeks of training at Bul locks K9 Kennels in Greenville NC.
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Trent Meadows
Meadows
Edy
Bullocks
Greenville
Morris aims at world tour after Apple Capital win
Elkton resident Joe Morris, 53, won the 50th Apple Capital horseshoe event at the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival on May 9 with a 5 2 record in a field of eight. He will compete in the world tournament in Topeka Kansas July 13 24. Morris is an Elkton High School graduate who played football, baseball, basketball, softball and cross country.
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Joe Morris
Morris
Winchester
Topeka
Kan
Elkton High School
County to Haul Trash From Elkton Thrift Store
Elkton area residents face ongoing litter outside EAUS thrift store at 218 W Spotswood Ave as county plans to move trash from a dumpster near the town wastewater plant to the county landfill. Councilman Gerry Comer calls county offer a partial win while seeking solutions for sidewalk and street mess and will meet EAUS executives.
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Rockingham County
Elkton Area
United Services’ Thrift
Spotswood Ave
Gerry “Bootie” Comer
Comer
EAUS
Virginia VIP awards honor three Rockingham schools
County schools honored East Rockingham High Spotswood High and South River Elementary among 252 Virginia schools awarded 2015 VIP honors for advanced learning and achievement. Gov McAuliffe and the state Board of Education announced the awards Tuesday. VIP categories include highest ranking second level and a third group. East Rockingham Spotswood and South River were among the 137 schools earning Board recognition.
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Rockingham County
East Rockingham High
Spotswood High
South River
Terry McAuliffe
State Board of Education
East Rockingham
Spotswood
Shenandoah Hosts 18th Memorial Day Festival Parade
The Shenandoah Memorial Day celebration spanned Thursday to Saturday with carnival games on Third Street, Family Fun Night at Shenandoah Elementary, a Cruz-In on First Street, a memorial ceremony at the VFW, tennis, vehicle shows, bingo, live music, and a town parade. The Page County Middle School band performed while families watched and a U.S. Air Force speaker addressed the crowd.
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Shenandoah Elementary
Kiersten Hutcherson
Maryland
Jessica
Ellayna
Kiersten
U.S. Air Force
Joshua Hutcherson
Shenandoah
VFW Post
Rebecca Armstrong
Byrd Newspapers
Gochenour opens plumbing business in family tradition
Robert Cleveland Gochenour Jr. 44 started RC Gochenour and Son Plumbing named for forebears Robert Sr. and Raymond G. Howell 76. Other local names listed include Weyers Cave resident Betty Miller 71 and Elkton residents Martha Shuler 87 Howard Stoneburner 88, plus Carmen Pacheco 69 and Ethan Zander 16.
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R.C. Gochenour
George E. Howell
Weyers Cave
Betty W. Miller
Grottoes
Carmen
Pacheco
Harrisonburg
Martha N. Shuler
Elkton
Howard A. Stoneburner
Ethan J. Zander
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