Waggin' for Dragons wins top prize at center of boats
Good Neighbors team representing State Farm offices of Ellen Aders and Bill Powers won the event for the first time. Town and county officials credited the fundraiser with raising over 40000 for homeless animals, a Petco Foundation gift of 20000, and River Dawgs topping local fundraisers with 5200. Proceeds support the humane society’s veterinary care, food, shelter repairs, and more.
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Eclipse Viewing Guide Warns Safe Ways to Observe Sun
Toler explains that the Moon nearly matches the Sun in the sky during totality, with Warren County at about 83 percent coverage. The eclipse peaks around 2 40 PM. viewers should use proper eclipse glasses or safe viewing methods like the pinhole camera, not sunglasses or smoked glass. NASA encourages citizen science and noting animal reactions during the event.
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Supervisors approve Ritenour Hollow kennel
Warren County Supervisors approve a commercial dog breeding and kennel at a Ritenour Hollow Road house by a 4 to 1 vote after a July hearing. Kennel operator Michael Gibson must meet regulations within 30 days or lose the permit. neighbor concerns were settled in a planning meeting.
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Warren County
Ritenour Hollow Road
Michael Gibson
Planning Commission
Taryn Logan
Gibson
Logan
Dan Murray
Murray
Archie Fox
County to Install SoccerPlex Lights
County crews prepare to install lights at SoccerPlex after wiring is completed and poles expected to arrive. Doug Stanley thanked the Town Council for support as Energy Services crews ran wires to the fields off Kerfoot Avenue this year.
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Warren County
Doug Stanley
Town Council
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Kerfoot Avenue
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County Board approves tax exemption for winery tasting gear
County Board of Supervisors, at its regular Tuesday meeting, approved advertising a measure to exempt farm wineries tasting equipment from taxation. The exemption would cover tables chairs and cash registers used in wine tasting and sales at farm wineries. A Sept 19 public hearing will be held on the matter.
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Bridge dispute stalls eminent domain in town property swap
In June the town rejected Lockhart's counter offer of 100000 for triangular plots along East Criser Road to build a new bridge. The sole bid for the project surpassed 1.3 million, delaying plans while officials rewrite bids and set no schedule.
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East Criser Road
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Criser Road
Joe Waltz
Violence mars Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville incident
The Charlottesville rally drew Confederate loyalists and Nazi sympathizers. A 20-year-old Ohio man James Alex Fields Jr. was charged with second degree murder after a car plowed into counter protesters killing Heather Heyer and injuring others. Two Virginia State Police pilots died in a helicopter crash linked to public safety efforts. Naomi Pitcock mourned her UVA friend Heyer while Gov McAuliffe declared a state of emergency as politicians condemned the event.
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Naomi Pitcock
University of Virginia
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Terry McAuliffe
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