Warren County board reviews division special services status
In Front Royal the Warren County School Board heard update on special services after a Virginia Department of Education audit. Dena Lee noted strengths and noncompliance areas, with three unfilled special education positions to return in the next budget cycle and a plan to tighten evaluation documentation. The board also introduced new administration leaders and approved outsourcing substitutes, a student day, and a conference day, while delaying disciplinary policy votes and confirming Lee as interim director.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
Dena Lee
Virginia Department of Education
VDOE
Lee
Special Services
Melanie Salins
Chris Ballenger
Special Services de
Partment
Ballenger
Charles Costner
Skyline Middle School
Chad Burk
Costner
George “Buck” Smith
Smith
Warren County
Burk
Robert Johnston
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah County
Sacramento
California
Shenandoah University
Harrisonburg City
Salins
Two Weekend Fires Strain Warren County Fire Dept
In Warren County Virginia two large blazes Saturday evening stretched responders. At 10 p.m. a Shenandoah Farms area complex fire engulfed a detached building and multiple vehicles with mutual aid from Clarke and Frederick counties. About an hour later a West 17th Street house fire left the home a total loss with four vehicles burned and nine people aided by the Red Cross.
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Warren County
Shenandoah Farms
Linden
Front Royal
North Warren
Rivermont
Chester Gap
Shenandoah Shores
Boyce
Clarke County
Middletown
Frederick County
Warren County Department
West 17Th Street
Clarke
Fauquier
Frederick
Shenandoah
Howellsville Road
American Red Cross
Gerry Maratico
Maratico
Warren County considers cigarette tax and tech cost hikes
Warren County supervisors at a Tuesday work session discussed a 2 cent per cigarette tax pending a public hearing and ordinance. The Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue would implement the levy if approved while staff study revenue for the 2026 budget. Also highlighted were major IT cost increases after Broadcom bought VMware, with Dell licensing rising to about 70000 per year per server and potential overall annual costs threatening 140000.
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Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Cheryl L. Cullers
Jerome K. “Jay” Butler
Vicky L. Cook
Richard A. Jamieson
John W. Stanmyer
Alisa Scott
Edwin Daley
Daley
Shenandoah County
Cook
Todd Jones
Jones
Vmware LLC
Broadcom
Vmware
Department of Information Technology
Dell
Sheriff’s Office
Vice
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South Warren
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Strasburg
Marshall
Fortsmouth
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County Fire and Rescue Department
Rich Cooley
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