Front Royal Warren backs climate action and jobs policy forum
At the Front Royal Warren Chamber forum at the Government Center candidates April Moore and State Sen. Mark Obenshain discussed climate change, the Coastal Protection Act, regional greenhouse gas rules, minimum wage, Medicaid expansion, and job growth in Virginia. Moore favors gradual wage increases and Medicaid expansion. Obenshain opposes expansion and prioritizes a strong economy.
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April Moore
Broadway
Rockingham County
Virginia
Mark D. Obenshain
Harrisonburg
Obenshain
Moore
Front Royal festival returns drawing about 25000 crowd
Front Royal's oldest festival returns this Saturday with about 25 000 attendees each year. The event fills Chester and East Main Streets with 140 vendors, artists, crafters and nonprofit booths. Jeffery hails it as a wonderful community gathering enjoyed annually.
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Rain Douses Drought as Front Royal Sees Heavy Weekend Downpour
In Warren County heavy weekend rain largely ends the annual rainfall deficit. Meteorologist Heather Sheffield of the National Weather Service Sterling notes rain began Tuesday as a moisture laden low pressure system moved through the area. Emergency responders watched Hurricane Joaquin in the Atlantic as forecasts adjusted.
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Warren County
Heather Sheffield
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Obituaries for Six Local Residents This Week
Mary Virginia Compton aged 63 of Stephens City James E Gabby Hayes Sr aged 81 of Warren County Barbara Ann Baker Hoover aged 72 of Front Royal Betty Thorne Lockhart aged 76 of Warren County Nina Stine Snapp aged 92 of Winchester Esther Thompson Strosnider aged 87 of Middletown. The notices honor their lives with brief notices of age and residence.
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Mary Virginia Compton
Stephens City
James E
Gabby” Hayes Sr
Warren County
Barbara Ann Baker Hoover
Front Royal
Betty Thorne Lockhart
Nina Stine Snapp
Winchester
Esther Thompson Strosnider
Middletown
Ressie Jeffries gains three year plan to lift SOL scores
War ren County School Board approved a three year improvement plan for Ressie Jeffries Elementary School aimed at raising reading and math SOL scores after the school entered its second year of accreditation with warning. The district will include monthly VDOE led trainings for principals and ongoing school improvement team analysis of scores and in year assessments.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
Ressie Jeffries
Lisa Rudacille
Virginia Department of Education
VDOE
Rudacille
Bessie Jeffries
Jeffries
Road project in Front Royal completed after decades
After over 20 years on the county plan, Homestead Drive in the Rural Addition was finished this spring. Upgraded to minimum state standards, the road is now accepted by the Virginia Department of Transportation for maintenance. The $145,000 project was funded by VDOT Revenue Sharing, with 50 percent state share and the rest split by Warren County and North Fork Resort.
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Homestead Drive
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Department of Transportation
VDOT
Warren County
North Fork Resort
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