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Newspaper
The Warren Sentinel
Location
Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2016
Page
1
Warren Sentinel staff vote lists the ten most discussed local topics of 2016. Items include the IT Federal project delay, the national general election impact, and a buyer acquiring the former police station for conversion into a brew pub.
The $40 million data center project on the former Avtex site faced long delays due to EPA subdivision approval and a Virginia DOT grant decision. Local officials and residents questioned progress while executives and officials from Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority answered inquiries. Soon, site work began with dirt hauling to prepare the land for construction.
Local country musician Ryan Jewel leads First Night Front Royal at the Downtown Gazebo on New Year’s Eve. Mayor Tim Carr and Mayor Elect Hollis Tharpe will light the gazebo at midnight with "2017" illumination as seven acts perform before Jewel. Main Street closes around 6 p.m. for the event attended by about 600 last year.
Five key sports items include state championship results and coaching changes. Teams and schools dominate headlines with notable upsets, new hires, and season pivots shaping next year’s race for titles.
Obituaries list ten individuals with ages and hometowns including Tyler Waverly Bailey 22 Strasburg Eva Bray 80 Front Royal Sarah Hammond 87 Strasburg Billy Martin 80 Front Royal John Messick 92 Waterlick Wallace Murden 70 formerly Front Royal Ray Murphy 78 Strasburg Gladys Williams Rutherford 95 Front Royal and Vivian Triplett 91 Middletown.
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