Virginia drought areas expand as eight Tidewater cities gain aid
AP dispatches report Chesterfield Amelia Appomattox and Nelson counties join drought disaster status bringing total to 42 counties for livestock feed aid. Eight Tidewater cities Suffolk Chesapeake Hampton Newport News Norfolk Portsmouth Virginia Beach Poquoson approved as drought impact areas with water system and conservation loans.
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Richmond
Virginia
Chesterfield
Amelia
Appomattox
Nelson
Jimmy Carter
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Tidewater
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Suffolk
Chesapeake
Hampton
Newport News
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Poquoson
Berryville Primary Registration Opens August 17 19
Berryville Primary School lists registration dates August 17 to 19 from 8 30 a m to 4 p m. Kindergarten fees 6 for materials and supplies. First and second grades 11 for books and supplies. Optional insurance 3 50. Lunch 45 cents daily, extra milk eight cents. Kindergarten lunch not served. milk juice and graham crackers 60 cents weekly. School starts Monday August 29.
Community nutrition program for seniors opens in Winchester
The Shenandoah Area Agency on the Aging launches Wednesday Fun and Food for residents over 60 in Winchester. Sessions run 11 am to 1 pm each Wednesday Thursday and Friday at Christ Episcopal Church parish hall 134 W Boscawen St with meals activities and transportation provided.
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Star
Winchester
Shenandoah Area
Agency On the
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Boscawen St
Front Royal trio charged in U-Haul break in and theft
Front Royal police charged Michael Palmer Gregory Langlais and Gregory Pomeroy with breaking and entering grand larceny and marijuana with intent to distribute. They were arrested at 4 40 a m on Rt 55 and bond set at 3000 each as police recovered over 300 in property and about five pounds of marijuana.
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Front Royal
Ronn Mason
Richard Bukva
Donnie Cline
Rt. 55
Charles W. Rutherford
Michael Dean Palmer
Madison Ave
Gregory Allen Langlais
Howell Attacks Federal Drought Aid In Virginia
Democratic candidate Henry Howell criticizes the federal drought relief program as inadequate and unfair after reviewing aid to Virginia farmers hit by the state's severe drought. He cites eligibility based on old crop records and cattle sales and urges reforms and ongoing benefits until maximum aid is reached.
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North Carolina
Paulette Jennis
University of North Carolina
Ohio State
France
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
YWCA
Winchester
Middleway
West Virginia
Harrisonburg
Henry Howell
Howell
Virginia
Buckingham County
Robert Bergland
Agriculture
John White
Bergland
Minor Fires Reported in Shenandoah Mobile Court and Hawthorne Drive
Stephens City fire volunteers joined Winchester units to tackle a minor electrical fire at Shenandoah Mobile Court on Rt. 522 south of Winchester after 8 a.m. Earlier, city crews contained a small fire in a clothes dryer at 182 Hawthorne Drive with minor damage.
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Stephens City
Winchester
Shenandoah
Rt. 522
Hawthorne Drive
Elvis Presley Dies Prompting City Flags Half Staff
Mayor Wyeth Chandler ordered city flags lowered in memory of Elvis Presley. The singer, once a Sun Records hit with Blue Moon of Kentucky, died after a career shaped by Col. Tom Parker. Presley’s private funeral was set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Graceland with entombment at Forest Hills Mausoleum.
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Humes High School
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Sun Records
Kentucky
Tom Parker
Parker
United States
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Mexico
Cuba
England
France
Australia
Germany
Priscilla Beaulieu
Lisa Marie
Baptist
Louisana
Graceland
Forest Hills Mausoleum
Weather Brief Northern Valley and Virginia Forecasts
The Northern Valley region expects evening showers tonight then clearing with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, followed by partly cloudy conditions and lower 80s Thursday. Virginia shows evening showers then clearing, with lows from the low 60s to mid 70s and highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s, plus a coastal shower chance. The extended outlook, Friday to Sunday, favors mostly sunny conditions Friday around 80, cooling nights in the 50s to 60s, then warmer humid weather with possible afternoon or evening thunderstorms and highs near 90 by Sunday. Rainfall totals and long term averages are provided for context.
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Virginia
Correction: Kernstown Annex to host trailer offices
The Frederick County School Board clarifies that any rented house trailer would be placed at the Kernstown Annex to serve as offices for staff, not classrooms for students. The prior report misidentified the site and purpose of the trailer.
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Paulette Jennis
Frederick County
Bass-Hoover
Stephens City
Kernstown
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Middletown
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Warrenton
Gloria L. Zuckerman
Community College Board
Junior Palmer
Albemarle
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
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Clarke County
Front Royal Fire
State Police Wine Hospital
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Rockies
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Warren County Front
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Pilkington
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