School Board approves LFK renovations and hires Special Services director
Warren County School Board approved changes to the Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary renovation project and appointed Shamika McDonald as director of Special Services. McDonald, interim since 2004, will start July 1 and says she is honored to serve students with disabilities.
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Warren County School Board
Leslie Fox Keyser
Shamika McDonald
McDonald
Special Services
Grimm + Parker
Lfk
George “Buck” Smith
Melanie Salins
LFE
ECS Mid-Atlantic LLC
Smith
Lantz Construction
Grimm Parker
Salins
Esser
Help LLC
Mac and Mary McComas
Julie Carr Sceammahorn
WCHS
Edward Jones
Lord Fairfax Ems Council
Virginia Public School Authority
Chris Ballenger
Tourism group restart debated after funding exit
Rogers warns against dissolving Discover Front Royal and urges a joint town county renegotiation of tourism duties. County acts as fiscal agent and leaders consider a shared tourism director while debates continue over the impact on federal grant funding and outreach efforts.
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Rogers
Discover Front Royal
Cockrell
Rappaport
DeDomenico-Payne
Discover
Front Royal
Morris
Warren County
Delores Oates
Front Royal Revives Visitor Center Under New Staff
Front Royal resumes town oversight of the visitor center with new staff and upgraded operations. Lizi Lewis reports furniture purchases and retail setup while IT and finance work to launch merchandise sales. About 40 visitors stopped Thursday, four seeking merch, signaling growing interest and staff value.
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Morris
Discover Front Royal
Front Royal
Lizi Lewis
Lewis
Finance Department
Reassessment Appeals Cut County Real Estate Values by 30 Million
County officials report 800 property owners successfully appealed reassessments, lowering total county real estate values by about 30.65 million while roughly 1 000 appellants saw value reductions. The Board of Supervisors has no authority over reassessments, which are state governed.
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Daley
Oates
Butler
Cullers
Cook
Board of Supervisors
Revenue
Sherry Spurs
General Assembly
Board of Equalization
McDonald case moves for transfer amid media pressure
Attorney Erin Trodden asks to move jury selection and trial to Charlottesville citing overwhelmingly negative publicity. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Swartz counters, voir dire can address impartiality. Judge Dillon will rule later. trial could be rescheduled from May 15.
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McDonald
Front Royal
Dillon
Trodden
Charlottesville
Harrisonburg
Voir
Swartz
Augusta
Bath
Clarke
Frederick
Highland
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren
Staunton
Waynesboro
Winchester
Warren County
EDA
U.S
McDonald’s
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