ITFederal Wins EPA Signoff for Avtex Site Data Center
ITFederal secure EPA approval to subdivide 30 acres from the 440-acre Avtex site in Front Royal for a $40 million three-building data center. The project, announced in 2015, aims to employ about 600 people and move forward after a ceremonial October groundbreaking stalled while the agency reviewed the subdivision.
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Trench Collapse Claims Local Worker's Life in Berryville
Front Royal resident Russell Polen 47 dies in trench collapse on Battle Town Drive. Rescue crews from Clarke, Fairfax and Loudoun counties converge as officials confirm fatal injuries after a struggle to reach him. Polen had just bought a home and was two weeks from his first mortgage payment.
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Civil War Driving Tour Promotes Warren County Sites
Warren County unveils a Civil War Driving Tour brochure guiding a two hour visit to Front Royal landmarks. Tim Smith at the Visitors Center notes the route includes Asbury's Chapel and the Fairfax House related to the Battle of Front Royal.
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Warren County battlefield brochure highlights local conflicts
Brochures are available at the Front Royal Visitor's Center and the Warren Heritage Society. The guide spotlights the Battle of Guard Hill and the Battle of Wapping Heights, with Patrick Farris of the Warren Heritage Society noting history surrounds Warren County. It also covers Cedar Creek, Manassas Gap, Milford battles.
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Opiate Abuse Seen as Route to Heroin in Warren County
Warren Coalition Executive Director Christa Shifflett outlined Sunday at the Royal Cinema how prescription medications in homes can lead to heroin addiction. The talk covered factors driving the opiate problem, the current heroin epidemic in Warren County, and the coalition’s response efforts.
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Juvenile Diabetes Walk Returns to Front Royal
About 300 people are expected for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk in Front Royal to raise funds for a Type One diabetes cure. Race registration starts Saturday at 9 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, with speakers at 9 45 and the walk to begin soon after.
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Virginia attorney general candidates meet at forum
Three Republicans John Adams Rob Bell and Chuck Smith debated the attorney general role at a Warren County Republican event held at VFW Post 1860. They stressed defending the constitution and standing up to government branches while seeking the 2017 nomination to challenge incumbent Mark Herring.
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Degner Greets Voters at Brew and Blues Festival
Democratic candidate Kai Degner of Harrisonburg visits Downtown Front Royal during the Brew and Blues Festival while campaigning for the 6th District seat. He runs against incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte of Roanoke.
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