Planning Commission studies 10 acre minimum lot size in Frederick County
The planning commission discussed creating a new zoning category to allow 10 acre minimum lot sizes that would avoid road building requirements. The measure would not apply to better agricultural soils and would require a property owners association for buyers.
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Star
Frederick County
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Langdon Gordon
Board of Supervisors
Berg
Ron Berg
Disco Dance Lessons Begin February 22
The Clarke County Parks and Recreation Dept will sponsor Disco Dance Lessons beginning Feb 22. The Winchester Evening Star apologizes for the incorrect date previously published.
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Clarke Compass
Clarke County Parks and Recreation Dept
High Adventure Expedition by Shenandoah Area Council
The Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America will offer a summer High Adventure expedition to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and Explorer Base Camp. Leaders for this year’s trip include Thomas and other staff guiding scouts through the Sangre de Cristo mountains of the Rockies.
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Boy Scouts
Shenandoah
Philmont
New Mexico
Sangres de Criston Mountains
Rocky Mountains Range
Thomas
Mark Duncan
Webster Chosen FBI Director Sees Confirmation Surprise
William H. Webster, 53, a federal appeals judge from St. Louis, was surprised by the Senate voice vote confirming him as FBI director for a 10 year term. He pledged the bureau would stay within the law and not be used for politics.
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Washington
William H. Webster
Senate
FBI
St. Louis
Webster
Clarence Kelley
Virginia Assembly Debates Abortion Funding And Gas Station Laws
Highlights from the Virginia General Assembly include opposition to restoring Medicaid funded abortions for poor women and referral to a subcommittee. Independent gas station operators urge action against oil company owned stations, seeking bans on refiners owning outlets. A 10.8 mile Staunton River scenic designation gains preliminary approval near Brookneal. A church statement rejects the charismatic movement, citing lack of Biblical basis and nonessential gifts. A bus driver, Joseph Veibetski, is charged with reckless driving after a crash near Weirwood.
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Assembly
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
John Dalton
Exxon
Ashland
House
Senate
Staunton River
Roanoke River
Brookneal
Charlotte
Halifax
Campbell Counties
Blacksburg
Highlands
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Virginia
Weirwood
Joseph Veibetski
New York-to-Norfolk
U. S. 13
Here
Weather snapshot Northern Valley cold into weekend
Continued cold through Saturday with clear tonight and sunny Saturday. Lows near teens tonight and highs in the 30s Saturday. Extended outlook shows increasing clouds Sunday and snow or rain likely Monday and Tuesday, with mostly rain near the coast and moderating temperatures.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
Capitol protesters confront police during betting bill debate
Women chanted Remember Thomson in the Capitol as police tried to usher them out. One admitted spitting in an officer’s face and others said a officer was kicked. Both were eventually released from custody by nightfall.
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Page
Capitol
Thomson
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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Stewart Bell
Exchange Club
Richard L. Boxwell
Local Exchange
Richard Z. Chrisman
Wimain Invitation
Florists, Inc
Winchester Evening Star
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carter
Kelley
Frank Johnson
Alabama
National Ave
Gray
Smithfield Ave
Scott Mason
National Avenue Collision
Funeral
Joshua C. Triggs
Fairview Cemetery
Omps Funeral Home Services
Peagee
Lone Wea
Amherst ST
Virginia News
Warren County Front Royal
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock
Colonial Flower Shop
N. Cameron St
Ervice
Rockies
Central Plains
City of
Front Royal Fire
Wine Hospital
Front Royal Hospital
Evening Star
Hans Aamney
Serepnone
Life OF America Insurance Corp. of
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Broad St
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C. J. Brumback and Sons, Inc
Cameron St
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