Public opinion mixed on property swap in Front Royal
The Front Royal town council delayed the vote on trading its former Town Hall for the Afton Inn to February 10. Councilman Daryl Funk led the delay, opposing the deal passed unanimously after a January 13 closed session. The agreement, still being finalized, requires the new owner to preserve exterior features, maintain the building, and grant the town a first right of refusal if sold.
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Afton Inn
Front Royal
Daryl Funk
Manassas
Frank Barros
N. Royal Ave
Public hearing set for school budget in WCPS
Warren County Public Schools faces an $84,571 shortfall as the budget surpasses $50 million for 2015. state funding is forecast to rise to pre recession levels, with $27.4 million expected from the state. The deficit presumes no salary hikes and hinges on later state funding finalization.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
WCPS
Rob Ballentine
Keeping warm staying busy local program offers childcare on snow days
Snow days disrupted Warren County schools last week, with three consecutive days off between a holiday and a teacher development day. The 10th snow day of the year prompted officials to consider next steps as communities balanced closures and student care needs with ongoing district plans.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Warren County Public Schools
Pamela McInnis
25 year old dies in wreck near Front Royal
State police investigate a single vehicle crash on Browntown Road near Bentonville Road that killed 25 year old Holly Anne Smedley of Front Royal after a truck ran off the road and overturned. Driver Brooke Spindle and passenger Jason Louderback were injured. Alcohol suspected. no charges filed yet. Police sought a search warrant for the truck.
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Front Royal
Browntown Road
Bentonville Road
Brooke Nicole Spindle
Jason Richard Louderback
Warren Memorial Hospital
Spindle
Winchester Medical Center
Holly Anne Smedley
Virginia
T.L. Hilliker
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Warren County Fire and Rescue
Les Tyler
Winchester
Animal shelter seeks ninety thousand dollars in funding
Humane Society of Warren County officials asked the Board of Supervisors for 90000 in additional funding for the next fiscal year to keep the shelter at 1245 Progress Drive running. Last year the shelter handled 1568 animals with a 47675 deficit after expenses reached 565684.
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Front Royal
The
Humane Society of
Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Humane Society Board
Denise Eastham
Progress Drive
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Economic Development Authority
E. Main St
Barros
Board of Zoning Appeals
Afton
F.R.P.D. Officer of the Year
Norman Shiflett
FRPD
Crystal Cline
Jean Plauger
Jean's Jewelers
Main Street
Plauger
Adams
Jeffrey Wayne Vaught
Tyrone F
Tony” Beckner
Riverton
Star Traylor
the Sentinel
Tori Robinson
Holly Resch
Ryleigh Moxley
Olivia Lambert
Leslie Fox Keyser
Robinson
Animal Shelter
Shelter
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