Sentence delay in ex SAAA chief embezzlement case
Warren County Circuit Court hears that attorney scheduling conflict prompts a continuance for Helen Cockrell's sentencing on felony embezzlement charges. Cockrell, 58, former Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging president, pleads guilty to one count and enters Alford pleas to two others. A new date is expected after mid March. The SAAA serves six Northern Shenandoah Valley jurisdictions including Winchester and nearby counties.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah Area Agency On Aging
SAAA
Warren County Commonwealth
Brian Madden
Helen Cockrell
Cockrell
Nancy Kie
Todd Gilbert
Madden
Gilbert
Warren County
Virginia
House of Delegates
Rileyville
Alford
Dennis L. Hupp
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Budget Gridlock Delays Local Funds in March Session
Counties await state budget completion as Medicaid expansion stalls talks. Democrats demand expansion while Republicans push a separate session on Medicaid. local budgets rely on state funding and revenue projections. Happy Creek supervisors press for action. county adopts resolution showing dependency.
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Senate
House
Happy Creek
Tony Carter
Dan Murray
Regional jail on track for July opening in Virginia
The Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail is 98 percent complete and ready to take inmates July 1. Ribbon cutting is set for June 17 at 10 a.m. with an open house to 4 p.m. A $290,851 electronic records system contract and a five year maintenance plan were approved. EDA aims to finalize terms on the Afton Inn and Town Hall swap within weeks to market the property. Public input on Leach Run Parkway was positive with RFPs planned for May and construction projected to begin in July or August.
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Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren
Warren County
Doug Stanley
Board of Supervisors
Stanley
Jennifer McDonald
The
Economic Development Authority
EDA
Afton Inn
McDonald
Leach Run Parkway
Town Uses Bird Cannon to Scare Jamestown Birds
Front Royal police deployed a bird cannon for a week in January to deter nesting buzzards near Jamestown Road and Cavalier Drive. Neighbors complained about the loud bursts, so officers stopped using it. it will be set up only if new complaints arise.
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Jamestown Road
Cavalier Drive
Front Royal
Steve Burke
Burke
Supper fundraiser supports shelter amid funding gaps
Dax notes federal funding for shelters has ended and affordable housing is scarce. The shelter, a United Way agency funded by Warren County, relies on a $3,000 Salvation Army grant but needs more. Capacity sits at 16, with volunteers and local businesses backing the effort. A six-sponsor supper fundraiser aims to grow as a community tradition, along with a separate Christmas fundraiser.
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Dax
United Way
Warren County
Salvation Army
Hepp-Dax
Keller Insurance Agency
Jack Evans Chevrolet
Turner Robertshaw Funeral Home
Union First Market Bank
Marlow Motors
Ramsey Hardware
Kiwanis Club
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