20 Year Old Arrested After City Chase
A 20 year old, Dennis Seabright, was charged with hit and run, driving while intoxicated, and failure to yield after a high speed city chase. The pickup struck a tree at Winchester Recreation Park and fled, reaching speeds over 100 mph on Berryville Avenue before being stopped at Van Fossen Street and Virginia Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Seabright
Winchester
John Hawse
Winchester Recreation Park
Edward Mouser
Pleasant Valley Road
Berryville Ave
Hawse
Virginia Ave
van Fossen Street
Virginia Avenue
Charles R. Vessel
William P. Swimley
Dale W. Massie
Cornwell's Grocery
Alan Foster
Edwin Rosenburg
Highland Avenue
Foster
Stephens City Votes for Natural Gas Heating
The Stephens City Town Council unanimously approves heating the new town office with natural gas. Town Manager Bruce Edens led the proposal, estimating a $2,000 cost and citing it as the cheapest heating option among electric heat heat pumps radiant heat or bottled gas.
Winchester council backs natural gas line despite higher cost
Council members Dale Bailey and Willis Davis supported using natural gas for the town’s new building despite a nearly 600 extra cost citing efficiency and regulated gas prices. Edens noted a single-user fee could be reimbursed if future users hook on. The meeting covered building progress, bids for landscaping, and funding transfers to reimburse the town for the house trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilman Dale Bailey
Willis Davis
Edens
Bailey
Town Hall
Council
Stalemate on Warren School Remodeling Causes Tie Vote
Warren County Supervisors tied on amending a literary loan for high school remodeling. The dispute centers on a $45,000 increase to 595,000 over a previously approved 550,000. The project totals 593,570 with bids over estimates, including architect fees.
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Susan Burke
Front Royal
Warren County
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Staige Miller
John Marlow
James Wetzel
George Baggarty
Wilson Burke
George Baggarly
Richard Keeler
Keeler
Leslie Fox Keyser
Marlow
Miller
Winchester to outlaw automatic burglar alarm dialers
Winchester City Council banned out of town automatic dialer alarms to avoid tying up police and fire lines with false alarms. Police Chief Warren Rudolph urged protection through monitored wired systems and offered a free monitoring option with minimal annual false alarm limits. A separate report notes multiple arson, burglary, and vehicle theft cases in Clarke County with arraignments and short jail terms.
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Baggarly
Richard Farrell
Warren County
Sheriff's Department
Sue Steward
Star
Winchester
Warren Rudolph
Rudolph
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Winchester Evening Star
Peuen
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
SVNB
Stephens City
Bank of
Frederick County
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Willie Dembeck
Robert Wells
Davis
Bon Air
Joseph J
Selma Harter
N. Main
Short Street
Farmview
Planning Commission
March Street
Dick Rabin
Virginia
Joyce Orndorff
Berryville
Gregory Clay
Roy Breeden
Clarke County
Nelson Brown
Chalmer's Court
Clay
Breeden
Brown
Church Street
Warren
State Corporation Commission
Potomac Edison
Margaret Woods
Potomac Edison Ratepayers Association
Attorney General
Humane Society
Fishnet Organization
Fishnet
Rockland
Shenandoah River
Charles
Joe Bageant Iter
Sta
Pine Grove
Helen Pearson
Blue Ridge
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