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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 2011
Page
5
A letter argues the Elkton mayor is largely ceremonial while the council and town manager run day to day operations. It cites a $4,800 water connection given by the mayor to a nonresident, accusing it of improper use of town funds and warning against “good old boy” politics returning.
Elkton officials discussed linking the town name to an event and concluded no town position was needed. The council passed a declaration naming Constitution Week, signed by Davis, with three DAR members presenting copies of the Constitution to attendees.
A town meeting in Elkton addressed a forthcoming alcohol free gathering sponsored by Merck's Rainbow Alliance and MillerCoors' LAGER at Shenandoah Brewery. Critics say the event's Elkton name should not be used. Council and legal officials said towns cannot block use of the name.
A 1954 Elkton Gulf Service photo by Randolph Hobby Robinson shows the station amid a history of nearby buildings. Once on the site stood the Bear Palmer building later Miller's Restaurant, moved in 1941, with I F Sandridge as proprietor and Mildred Sandridge nearby. The station later changed hands and names through 1986 and beyond, becoming Ronnie's Exxon then Elkton Chevron and now Elkton Pure Station.
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