South Fork Bridge traffic shift planned near Front Royal
The South Fork Bridge replacement nears midpoint with a planned traffic switch for northbound vehicles in mid February. VDOT spokesman Ken Slack said pedestrians and safety features on the new bridge need finishing while southbound traffic stays on the old bridge briefly. Work will continue on approaches after the switch.
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Able Forces Grows From Veterans Pact to Hire Wounded Vets
In the mid 2000s at Walter Reed, veterans Skip Rogers and Joe Cunningham started Able Forces after deciding to sell their government contracting business. Founded in 2009, the nonprofit places wounded veterans in federal subcontracting roles, with clients including SAIC, General Dynamics and Booz Allen. In 2013 it began the Adopt See VETS charity event.
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Joe Cunningham
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Air quality better inside Bessie Jeffries, test shows
Winchester Environmental Consultants tested air in Bessie Jeffries Elementary School after building problems. Samples from 34 internal locations and an exterior site found no significant mold issue. interior mold levels were at least five times lower than outside.
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Bessie Jeffries
Winchester Environmental Consultants Inc
Shopping season begins strong for local merchants on Saturday
Downtown Front Royal shoppers crowded Main Street for Small Business Saturday见, mixing new faces with regulars. Merchants like Sonny Leathers of the Rusty Hut reported brisk sales and optimism to sustain momentum through the holidays amid cloudy, misty weather.
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American Express
Heavy Clouds
Occa
Main Street
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Rusty Hut
Barry Bateman
Winchester
E. Main St
Three women charged after Front Royal pedestrian hit
Front Royal police say Lisa Oden Laing April Spiker and Rebecca Peck were charged after Oden Laing was run down in a Nissan SUV driven by Peck in the 100 block of East Main Street during a suspected drug deal gone wrong. Oden Laing was injured and transported to Winchester Medical Center.
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Warren County Schools to install security cameras at four elementary schools
Four of Warren County's five elementary schools will receive new security equipment funded by a 62 000 dollar grant. The School Security Equipment Grant requires a 25 percent local match of about 15 500 dollars drawn from the technology budget. Indoor and outdoor cameras will be added at A S Rhodes E Wilson Morrison Leslie Fox Keyser and Bessie Jeffries schools with door access gear at E Wilson.
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Warren County Board of Education
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Leslie Fox Keyser
Bessie Jeffries
E. Wilson
Schools to receive new cameras and door access
Bessie Jeffries Elementary will get three outdoor cameras and four indoor cameras. Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary will have three outdoor cameras and one indoor camera with door access gear. E Wilson Morrison Elementary gets two outdoor and two indoor cameras plus door access. A S Rhodes Elementary will have two outdoor cameras plus door access. Morrison Rhodes and Leslie Fox are named for the grant. The system costs about two thousand dollars to purchase and install and will let teachers unlock doors.
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Leslie Fox Keyser
E. Wilson Morrison
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