Local Officials Face Election Decisions Across Offices
Officials from Page A1 discuss future campaigns with several not seeking reelection. Treasurer Jamie L. Spiker will not run again, elected in 2019 as a Republican. Clerk Angela M. Moore plans to seek reelection, while Commissioner of the Revenue Sherry T. Sours aims for another term, and Commonwealth's Attorney John S. Bell and Sheriff Mark A. Butler outline continued campaigns.
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Jamie L. Spiker
Spiker
Angela M
Angie” Moore
Tion
Daryl L. Funk
Funk
Virginia General Assembly
26Th Judicial Circuit
Revenue
Sherry T. Sours
Sours
John Smedley
Commonwealth
John S. Bell
Mark A. Butler
Graber pushes zero based budget format at board meeting
At the recent Board of Supervisors session, Graber urged a zero based and categorically detailed fiscal year 2024 school budget. He warned that any format not meeting his demand for clear allocations would be dead on arrival. Graber and three others face term expirations in 2023. Greg Unger announced an independent bid for Back Creek District under Frederick First. Planning Commission chair John Jewell and member Mollie Brannon seek the Republican nomination for the Back Creek seat.
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Board of Supervisors
Graber
Greg Unger
Planning Commission
Back Creek
Frederick
John Jewell
Mollie Brannon
Body scanner used to detect contraband at regional jail
Scanner captain Joshua Jacobsen described that eight inmates were flagged with bodies containing drugs weapons or contraband and eight more showed images officers suspected but could not confirm. Inmates are scanned on entry and during housing moves with CT scans used in hospital for confirmation.
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Joshua Jacobsen
Russ Gilkison
Gilkison
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Jacobsen
Inmate Body Cavity Smuggling Suppressed by Scanner Measure
Gilkison notes inmates smuggle contraband by body cavities and explains how body-scanner use at the jail deters this. He cites drug risks tied to the opioid epidemic, mentions charges tied to discoveries, and recalls a prior overdose linked to a death investigated after inmate Jonte G. Smith’s case.
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Gilkison
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Joshua Line
Mate Jonte G. Smith
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Brian T
Martin
Smith
the Warren Sentinel
Virginia Press Association
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Front Royal
Harrisonburg
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