Front Royal heroin crisis cited by task force official
Coffman announced the Front Royal Warren County task force handles about 300 cases annually while year end counts remain unavailable. Heroin harm extends to families, with Jennifer Swain recounting her husband’s slide from painkillers to heroin and a broken family after November’s Just One vigil and a stop by U S Senator Kaine in Winchester.
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Coffman
Front Royal
Warren County
Jennifer Swain
U.S
Tim Kaine
Winchester
ITFederal plans $40 million office complex on Avtex site
ITFederal LLC announced June plans to build a 40 million dollar 37 000 square foot office 20 000 square feet retail and 10 000 square feet data center on 30 acres of the former Avtex Superfund site in Front Royal Roanoke area. The project, tied to about 600 jobs, aims to revive the site after decades of environmental harm and a 1989 2014 cleanup period. Construction slated to run three years with the first building due in November 2016.
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Avtex
Front Royal
Itfederal LLC
Environmental Protection Administration
U.S
Bob Goodlatte
Mony
Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority
Jennifer McDonald
Warren County Middle School breaks ground for new campus
Construction starts on Warren County’s $32.8 million middle school near Happy Creek Road on Leach Run Parkway. The board selected Warren County Middle School as the interim name, with the new facility to be named Skyline Middle School after opening. Former names and feeder-school logic cited by officials, groundbreaking took place in October.
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Warren County
Happy Creek Road
Leach Run Parkway
Happy Creek
Warren County Middle School
Warren County High School
Skyline Middle School
Pam
MacInnis
Skyline High School
WCHS
VFW Post 1860 Headquarters Burned in Roy
Firefighters battled a blaze at VFW Post 1860 headquarters on North Royal Avenue on July 11, with flames engulfing the building and full containment after about three hours. Investigators suspect a trash can as the ignition source, while the post seeks donations via GoFundMe and partners with local businesses and events to aid rebuilding efforts.
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VFW
N. Royal Ave
Front Royal
VFW Post 1860
Giles B. Cook American Legion
West 8Th Street
Strasburg Road
Henry
Front Royal South Fork Bridge Undergoes Major Change
Area bridge projects proceed on schedule with a $72.2 million replacement over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River at Front Royal. Northbound traffic shifts to the new bridge in weeks, then southbound later, as crews dismantle the old span and finish two additional lanes. The project aims for completion in 2017 and follows a prior replacement on U.S. 340 over Gooney Creek at $13.3 million with widenings. VDOT plans Morgan Ford Road low water bridge replacement in design.
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Shenandoah River
Front Royal
Strasburg Road
South Fork
Kanawha Stone Co
West Virginia
Gooney Creek
Highway 8
VDOT
Morgan Ford Road
Ressie Jeffries Elementary faces roof leaks and mold concerns
Parents and staff at Ressie Jeffries Elementary School told the School Board in fall meetings about roof leaks poor air conditioning missing light covers and faulty doors. A staff member cited health issues linked to the building and air fresheners were used to mask smells. An air quality test found no significant mold, while a Building Review Committee eyed funding options from surplus mid school construction water street sale revenue and a half cent tax increase.
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Bessie Jeffries Elementary School
Ressie Jeffries Elementary
Carol Vorous
Dana Thomas
Num
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Winchester Environmental Consultants Inc
Water Street
County and town settle meals and lodging tax corridor deal
The 1998 meals and lodging tax dispute in the 340/522 corridor ends with Warren County paying the town 30 percent of meals tax and 5 percent of lodging tax revenue for water and sewer services. The agreement follows years of legal action by three restaurants and months of council debate. Public hearings considered lowering lodging tax, but no action was taken.
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Warren County
Applebee's
Cracker Barrel
Bebhim Egger
Bret Hrbek
Riverfront Christian School Sudden Closure Over Low Enrollment
Parents faced last minute shock as Riverfront Christian School shut its K to 12 program after 20 years under Riverton United Methodist Church. Officials cited a monthly deficit of 11 000 to 14 000 dollars due to dwindling enrollment, while the Little Sheep preschool remained open.
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Riverfront Christian School
Riverfront
Marc Roberson
Riverton
Little Sheep
Riverton Council
Randy Moon
Church Council
Honorable Mentions From Top 10 Considerations
Notable items that were considered but did not place in the top 10 include Leach Run Parkway budget overruns prompting scaled back construction, Rivermont Fire Station structural issues and partial condemnation with relocation plans, merger discussions with Srencush Fire Department, and a November town council amendment allowing residents with permits to keep up to six chickens six rabbits or six beehives.
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Leach Run
Town, County and Economic Development Authority
Rivermont
Srencush Fire Department
Front Royal
Skyline High School first principal retires after 32 years
Andrew Keller, Skyline High School’s first principal, retires after 32 years in Warren County Public Schools, including eight years leading Skyline. In retirement remarks, he cited inspiring students and guiding their growth. skyline gym floor was later named Andrew Keller Court in his honor. Mike Smith returns as second principal after previous service as dean and Sherando assistant principal.
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Skyline High School
Andrew Keller
Keller
the Sentinel
Skyline
Mike Smith
Sherando High School
Stephens City
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Blue Ridge Middle School
Front Royal Middle School
Shenandoah Middle School
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Ressie Jeffries
Richard Traczyk
IT Federal
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Patricia Vines
Timothy Carr
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