Canopy lighting project stalled in Front Royal decision time
Council weighs moving forward with East Main Street canopy lights after property owners fail to respond to installation letters. Mayor Carr questions feasibility as liability concerns loom. Tewart volunteers to liaise with business community and address insurance and coordination gaps.
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Craig Laird
Front Royal Independent Business Alliance
George
Tewart
Douglas W. Napier
McIntyre
Skyline Caverns Draw Tourists Since 1939 Opening
Geologist Walter S. Amos helped owners with Skyline Drive stock locate caverns in 1937. Opened to the public in 1939 after a sinkhole discovery. Tours go 260 feet underground, cost 20 dollars for ages 14 plus, 10 dollars for ages 7 13, free for younger children. Celebrities like Bing Crosby and Stephen King have visited. Caverns host five streams, stalagmites, columns, stalactites, flowstone and rare Anthodites calcite crystals.
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Walter S. Amos
Skyline Drive
Amos
Bing Crosby
Stephen King
Skyline Caverns
DEQ invites input on creek contamination in Frederick and Rockingham counties
The Virginia DEQ will host a public meeting at Lord Fairfax Community College to discuss E. coli contamination in Crooked Run Stephens Run West Run in Frederick County and Willow Brook in Rockland. Officials outline sources such as failing septic systems straight pipes and runoff and describe plans for a bacteria reduction program with actions timelines and costs. The session starts at 6 30 p.m. at LFCC and may be postponed to February 3 if weather interferes.
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Middletown
Lord Fairfax Community College
Crooked Run
Stephens Run
West Run
Frederick County
Willow Brook
Rockland
Virginia
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
State
LFCC
Emily Thompson Conference Center
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