Town Council vacancy deadline extended in Front Royal
Front Royal residents may apply to fill Hollis Tharpe’s council seat before Wednesday. Tharpe becomes mayor in November and leaves council January 1. Deadline moved to December 28, with a decision expected at the last January meeting.
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Hollis Tharpe
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Fire at North Fork Resort linked to overloaded outlet
Officials from the resort and Warren County Fire and Rescue Department say an overloaded outlet sparked a fire at the North Fork Resort activity center last week. A space heater plugged into the outlet played a critical role. More staff are needed at South Warren Fire Department.
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North Fork
South Warren FD
County advances Winchester Road upgrades for Crooked Run Plaza
The Board of Supervisors moved to design bid and begin construction of Winchester Road improvements to support a new convenience store and Crooked Run Plaza expansion. Funding uses 2013 VDOT revenue sharing funds with a 50 percent developer match from Crooked Run LLC.
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Board of Supervisors
Winchester Road
Crooked Run Plaza
Virginia Department of Transportation
Crooked Run LLC
DuPont funds hatchery upgrades in Virginia settlement
DuPont will finance design and construction of major renovations at the state fish hatchery on Mountain Road as part of a settlement valued over 50 million dollars to resolve mercury contamination from the former Waynesboro DuPont plant. The deal involves the Governor's Office and federal agencies and covers long term releases affecting 100 miles of the South River and floodplain.
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Front Royal
Mountain Road
Virginia
DuPont
South River
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Waynesboro
Warren County
U.S. Departments of Justice and the Interior
ITFederal project readies fill at Avtex site
After more than a year of red tape, work could begin at IT Federal’s former Avtex site in Front Royal. Workers may haul dirt from Warren County Middle School and Leach Run Parkway to level a 30 acre lot for a $40 million three building data center. Once graded, construction can start, following federal and state approvals of the subdivision and related requests.
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Itfederal
Avtex
Warren County Middle School
Leach Run Parkway
Ter
Kendrick Lane
Jennifer McDonald
Front Royal-Warren County
EDA
Hawks Wildcats split in cross town rivalry games
In a tense cross town series the Hawks and Wildcats split the twin basketball games. The Hawks earned a win on their home floor while the Wildcats answered with a road victory as both teams showcase competitive depth and late game changes.
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