Jail trainees train at Frederick facility ahead of new RSW opening
New RSW Regional Jail prep program shifts 31 trainees from Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren region to Frederick County facility for hands on exposure. Trainers from Northwestern Regional Center share methods while trainees rotate through booking, community corrections and pods. Supervisors praise eagerness and rapid adaptation as the $82 million, 375 bed jail nears completion on Winchester Road to serve three counties.
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Sgt. M. Parker
Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center
Winchester
Right
Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail
Warren County
Sgt. Parker
G. Cornwall
Jamie Beatty
B. Johnston
Rappahannock
Shenandoah Warren
Frederick County
RSW
Northwestern
Clay Corbin
Loudoun County
Corbin
Winchester Road
U.S. 340
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Warren
Frederick, Clarke and Fauquier Coun
James Whitely
G. Cornwell
ASW
Middletown
Sheriff Fears Job Loss If State Cuts Aid At Regional Jail Move
Sheriff McEathron explained the county may assume full funding for 10 positions previously split with the State Compensation Board as the regional jail opens. The transition to the Northwestern Regional Jail raises concerns about maintaining court services, DARE and school resource officers, and transport/holding of inmates, with funding outcomes depending on state decisions.
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State Compensation Board
McEathron
Commonwealth
McKathron
Compensation Board
RSW
Robert Mulligan
Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center
Winchester
Doug Stanley
Sheriff’s Office
Stanley
Fracking ban debated in George Washington National Forest plan
Forest Service considers a broader ban on drilling including horizontal fracking to protect water sources in the George Washington National Forest. Community groups and Harrisonburg residents back the ban while industry critics warn of wider impacts. Experts note EPA studies ongoing and emphasize the forest's unique water dependence.
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Forest Service
Ken Landgraf
The
Forest
Marcellus
New York
Tennessee
Virginia
Harrisonburg
Sarah Francisco
Southern Environmental Law Center
Charlottesville
Francisco
George Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Landgraf
Greg Kozera
Superior Wells Service
Kozera
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