Weekend Irish Spring Festival tickets front royalty event
The Second Irish Spring Festival at Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at 221 N. Commerce St. with 40 plus vendors, food, crafts and a beer garden. Activities include pot of gold raffle, blarney stone, face painting, Irish dancers, and awards for best costume and booth. Admission is 15 dollars with three beers and a lighted souvenir glass.
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St. Patrick’s
City National Bank
Union Bank and Trust
Eddie
Nancy Swain
Stephens City
Jean’s Jewelers
Principal Chosen from Keyser to Lead New Middle School
Gabler selected from Keyser to oversee the establishment of the new middle school and shape its culture. The appointment marks the start of construction and the formation of leadership for the upcoming campus.
County eyes three cent real estate tax hike to trim shortfall
In Front Royal, County Administrator Doug Stanley proposed a three cent real estate tax increase per $100 of assessed value to address a $4 million budget shortfall in fiscal 2016-17. The plan would add about $1.2 million, funneled to the regional jail, the new middle school, and school operations, with extra $262,600 from Dominion Power and $73,600 in public service taxes.
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Doug Stanley
Sesson
Stanley
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Dominion Power
Classroom crop project promotes healthy eating habits
Fourth graders at A.S. Rhodes Elementary with Meredith Miller cultivate vegetables in a tower garden. The aeroponic system grows up to 20 plants, started last December with seedling planting and measurement activities to compare with traditional methods.
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Front Royal
Rhodes Elementary
Meredith Miller
Main Street extension estimate rose to 2.5 million
Front Royal updates the 0.75 mile Main Street extension cost to 2.5 million, about 1 million more than the original estimate. The project, a joint effort by the town Warren County and the Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority, targets the Royal Phoenix site formerly Avtex. It will be completed in two phases, with Phase One from the Avtex Kendrick Lane gate toward Kendrick Lane.
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Main Street
Royal Phoenix
Kendrick Lane
Pennoni
Warren County
Front Royal-Warren County
Avtex
Skyline and Warren County Basketball Preview
A brief sports preview highlights upcoming Skyline and Warren County hoops showdowns. It outlines key players, coaching contrast, and anticipated matchup dynamics as the teams prepare for the season.
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Skyline
Warren County
Obituaries for Front Royal area residents listed
Jane W. Cary age 93 formerly of Front Royal Alice Faye Pearson Farrell age 74 formerly of Front Royal Robert Needham Hendry age 90 of Hillsborough North Carolina Calvin Henry Jackemeyer age 79 Middletown Earl E King age 83 Front Royal
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Jane W. Cary
Front Royal
Alice Faye (Pearson) Farrell
Robert Needham Hendry
Hillsborough
N.C
Calvin Henry Jackemeyer
Middletown
Earl E. King
Warren County opens new middle school with Keyser principal
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary principal Amy Gubler will lead Warren County’s new middle school beginning July 1, preparing staffing and furnishings. She plans to build a new school culture with input from staff and students transitioning from the elementary to the middle school while expressing affection for her current school. She previously served as assistant principal at Rappahannock County High School.
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Front Royal
Leslie Fox Keyser
Warren County
Amy Gabler
Gubler
Gubier
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Serti
Amy Gubier
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