Forgotten founding father to be honored in Warren County
Warren County boards approve resolution to honor Dr Joseph Warren with commem orative plaques in schools and public buildings. Flags to fly at half mast June 11 to 17, Warren’s birth and death dates. Commemorations led by Warren County Heritage Society Director Patrick Farris, county staff and Larry Johnson.
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Virginia Freedom Festival headline charity for veterans
A new two day Independence Day weekend festival at Warren County Fairgrounds raises funds for four veteran aid groups and VFW Post 1860. Headliners include Larry Gatlin Jimmy For Tune Lisa Meadows and Scythian with Ken Thurman backing at Warren County supervisor Dan Murray Bill Hammack urging aid for wounded veterans. Proceeds benefit Able Forces and related groups aiding disabled veterans.
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Virginia Freedom Festival at Warren County Fairgrounds
The Virginia Freedom Festival headlines July 2 and 3 at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Saturday schedule includes a 5 of a Kind event at 5 with gates opening at noon.
Freedom Festival Virginia Schedule and Benefits
Sunday events run from 12 30 p m opening ceremony to 9 30 p m closing with names like Jimmy Fortune Woody James Martin Family Circus Scythian and Larry Gatlin plus acts The Heavenly Notes Lisa Meadows and Benediction Proceeds go to Able Forces VFW Post 1860 Disabled American Veterans Fisher House Foundation and Habitat for Heroes Tickets 15 in advance 20 at gate 25 in advance 30 at gate online at virginiafreedomfestival com or Front Royal Visitors Center 414 E Main St in Front Royal Virginia
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Free summer lunches offered for hungry children
Warren County Schools provide free lunches for children 18 and under from June 22 to July 28, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in E Wilson Morrison's cafeteria at 40 Crescent St. No school attendance required. parents may eat for 2.60. Meals include meat, whole grain, fruits, vegetables and low fat milk. program is federally funded and meal counts are tracked for reimbursement.
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MakerSpace Opens as Alternate Class Setting in Front Royal
Nash Keim, a social sciences teacher at Diversified Minds, earned a Warren County Educational Endowment grant to build a MakerSpace for project based learning. The space features a 3-D printer, electronics kit, sewing machine, cooking center, two tool carts and a work table. It broadens lessons into real life projects across small classes.
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Town Budget: bonuses chosen over raises for staff
Town council approved a 2016 17 spending plan on first reading cutting more than 46000 from the proposed 45.8 million budget. The plan includes about 10.9 million in general fund spending 2.5 million for streets and 580000 for economic development with the rest in enterprise funds.
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Gazebo camera public hearing set for June 27
FRONT ROYAL The Town Council schedules a public hearing for June 27 to discuss reinstalling surveillance cameras at the town gazebo. Cameras had reigned two years before a December council vote removed them. Following April indecent exposure arrests near the gazebo, residents urged reconsideration. The November 2013 installation aimed to curb crime in the area.
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