Radio veteran Jim Lawrence remembered for passion and guidance
Friends and colleagues recall Jim Lawrence as a dedicated WFTR radio figure who mentored staff since the 1980s. Lonnie Hill notes his Saturday trips for new records and his adaptability to evolving equipment, while Bobby Ford and Kevin Owens highlight his professionalism, faith, and impact on younger workers.
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WFTR
Lonnie Hill
Lawrence
Hill
Jim
Christ
Winchester Star Online
Bobby Ford
Ford
Joyce Christiansen
Kevin Owens
Owens
Gooney Creek Bridge Route 340 Project Progress Update
VDOT reports the Gooney Creek Bridge on Route 340 is near completion in November 2015 with a total project cost of 13,304,925 dollars. The plan funds 1,204,023 for preliminary engineering 1,194,000 for right of way and 10,906,902 for construction while widening the approaches to 60 mph design speed and adding 12 foot lanes 10 foot shoulders eight feet paved rumble strips and edge protection for bicycles and disabled pull off space.
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Gooney Creek
Carter
VDOT
Cantrell veteran dies with services in Culpeper cemetery
Johnny Richard Cantrell 73 of Strasburg died June 18 2015 at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Woodstock. Graveside service with military honors will be held June 26 at 2 p.m. Culpeper National Cemetery Culpeper. He was born March 24 1942 in Dunham Kentucky retired welder and U S Navy veteran. Surviving are daughter Melissa Henson sons Richard and Kenny Cantrell siblings and grandchildren. Memorials to Mesa Foundation.
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Johnny Richard Cantrell
Strasburg
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper
Gary Utz
Mr. Cantrell
Dunham, Ky
Avis Buell Cantrell
Maggie Virginia Sanders Cantrell
U.S. Navy
USS
Randolph
Norfolk
Melissa Henson
Front Royal
Richard Cantrell
Tennessee
Kenny Cantrell
Winchester
Rodney Cantrell
Gloria Hall
Kentucky
Kandi Kennedy
Kenneth Cantrell
Cody Cantrell
Tessa Cantrell
Faithlynn Cantrell
Chloe Miller
Liliana Miller
Felysha Kennedy
Kirsten Cantrell
Kohen Cantrell
Elijah Cantrell
Maddox Funeral Home
Mesa Foundation
King St
Alexandria
Alva R. Oliver
Gettysburg
Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough High School
Alva
Navy Shipyard
Robert P. Oliver
Trenton
N.J
Traveler's Insurance Company
Bob
Warren Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
Warren County
County Senior Center
Barbara Gail Showers Bisson
Jack Figgins
Jeff McDonald
Prospect Hill
Mrs. Bisson
E. Daniel
Lucy Mills Showers
Isadore Zaparoni
Mr. Zaparoni
Pittsburgh
Isadore
Margaret Zaparoni
B&h Electric
Izzy
Skyline Drive
Mary DiBacco-Parsons
Martinsburg
W.va
Rebecca Ann Zaparoni
Matt
Queen Creek
Ariz
Isadore Michael Zaparoni
Christopher Thomas Zaparoni
Angie Mullins
Thomas
Charleston
Sheri Wiest
Denver
Col
Rick Weist
Trisha
Stephens City
Grace Galante
Margaret Anderson
Zaparoni
Rosie Zaparoni
Raymond Zaparoni
Omps Funeral Home
South Chapel
Joseph R. Dilleree
American Heart Association
P. O. Box
Glenn Allen
Blanch Spider Riley Day
Jack Keep
Mrs. Day
Loudoun County
Clarence
Pauline Spiker Spitler
Ervin Ray
John” Day
William Donald Riley, Sr
Stanley
Barbara Jane Riley
Shirley Ann Henry
Mary Catherine Riley
David Allen Riley, Sr
Vicky Lynn Pineda
Edward
Kenny Day
Stephen Day
Johna
Virginia gives almost 34 million for regional jail costs
RSW Regional Jail Authority received 33.98 million dollars, covering half the eligible construction costs and interest, to repay a 32.84 million note. Virginia paid 49.8 percent of the 65.65 million total facility cost, enabling the regional jail opened July 1, 2014 to proceed with its financing and reimbursement plan.
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RSW
Virginia General Assembly
Commonwealth
Doug Stanley
Warren County
RSW Regional Jail Authority
Davenport & Company LLC
Sands Anderson
Hefty and Wiley
Shenandoah
Bill Wilson
Commonwealth of Virginia
Stanley
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Andrew Shearer
Ivan Wise
D.J. Jim Lawrence
Johnny Rich
Cantrell
Order of the Eastern Star
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Roberta Cooke
Jim Cooke
Martha C. White
Richard M. White
Raymond del Valle
Lydia Temple
Don Otero
Maria
Bob Oliver
Kathryn A. Cooke
Pete Otero
Greenwood Cemetery
Troy C. Morgan
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
Barbara Gail
George E. Bisson
Kenneth Lee Campbell
Patricia Jane Campbell Foltz
Darlene K. Butler Strother
Shirley Rainsberger Boggs
Bradford Foltz
Bryan Strother
Mary Kathryn Hill
Bisson
Larry R. Hepner
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Hepner
Blanch Spider Riley Day Than Day
Tommy Day
Roy Spitler
Posie Kerns
Emileu Good
Ruth Hammond
Chuckie Deavers
Jamed Henry
Ruth Funk
Charles Spitler
Lucy Miller
Rosie Spitler
Annie Drummonds
Marie Spitler
Lance Ford
Cody Matthews
Christopher Deavers
Colt Wood
Edward Pineda
Lester Moore
David Santmyers
Jessica Day
Blue Ridge Hospice
W. Cork St
Warren Sentinel
ShenValleyNovw
Warren and
Shenandoah Counties
County News
Maddox
W. Main St. Front Royal
Arthur R. Maddox
Warren
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