County rents golf course land to electric company for storage
Warren County approved a license allowing Potomac Edison to store equipment on a 1.5 acre parcel at Front Royal Golf Club. Edison will pay $2,000 monthly through Sept 30 and carry a $1 million liability policy, aiding a club with a 2015 deficit of about $156,200 on revenue around $182,200 versus expenses of $338,500.
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Front Royal Woman Fatally Struck by Car
Annette Suggate a 54 year old Front Royal resident was struck by a northbound vehicle on North Shenandoah Avenue around 615 pm Monday and died at Warren Memorial Hospital. Driver Michael Fletcher 49 was identified. weather and failure to use a crosswalk were cited as factors.
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Front Royal Police Department
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Warren Memorial Hospital
Michael Fletcher
Fletcher
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Relax Inn
Private School Outreaches Create Global School Links
Mountain Laurel Montessori students donated school supplies athletic gear and shoes to Kenya’s Inkoisuk School through drives since 2014. The effort grew from connections via Highland School Warrenton and Enkijape with The Big Life Organization. Highland staff visit Africa each summer. Mountain Laurel followed suit.
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Kenya
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Carrie Irre
Highland School
Warrenton
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Highland
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Big Life Organization
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School Board chairwoman outlines 2017 goals and long term plans
Front Royal discussion with Chairwoman Cathrine Bower covers 2017 challenges including 1.5 million in operating costs to open the new Warren County Middle School, long term board goals, and career technical program emphasis. Long term projects include renovating AS Rhodes and Leslie Fox Keyser elementary schools when funds become available.
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Front Royal — School Board
Catherine Bower
AS Rhodes
Leslie Fox Keyser
New middle school tops budget priorities
Warren County Schools plans a Feb 1 public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017 18 budget with opening the new middle school as the top priority. Superintendent Greg Drescher notes opening costs of 1.5 million for operation and staffing, with 900,000 to be counted this year. Costs cover personnel and utility bills, funded from district sources.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Greg Drescher
Afton Inn on EDA board agenda
Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority directors plan to discuss a letter of intent from a potential buyer for the long vacant Afton Inn at Friday’s meeting. Mike Silek Donnie Poe and Shelley Cook submitted the letter last year proposing renovation for a restaurant or office space on the ground floor and senior apartments on the upper floors.
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Warren County Economic Development Authority
Afton Inn
Mike Silek
Donnie Poe
Shelley Cook
Jeremy Camp
EDA
Jennifer McDonald
Planner chosen to serve on council in Front Royal
Front Royal Virginia Town Planning Commission member Chris Morrison was chosen by a 4-1 vote to fill Hollis Tharpe's council seat for the remainder of the term. Tharpe left the seat when he became mayor on January 1. Vice Mayor Gene Tewart cast the lone dissent, arguing Mike McCool, who finished fourth, should have been selected.
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Town Planning Commission
Chris Morrison
Hollis Tharpe
Tharpe
Gene Tewart
Mike McCool
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