Graninger Plea Change in Sisk Murder Case Opens
James W. Graninger pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the August 2 shooting of Jesse James Sisk on a Frederick County parking lot. Judge Woltz ordered a presentence report with ruling on the plea change due March 16. Witness Orndorff described a daylong drinking spree ending in the fatal shot amid heated argument.
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James W. Graninger
Jesse James Sisk
Southern States
Stephens City
Frederick County
Robert K. Woltz
Graninger
Groninger
Sisk
Samuel W. Orndorff
Bill Woodward
Orndorff
Woodward
Jesse
Clarke County Planning Commission Elects Officers
Kenneth Gilpin Jr. was reelected chairman of the Clarke County Planning Commission with David Donovan named vice chairman. The group set monthly meetings for the second Thursday at 10 a.m. and discussed streamlining drainfield and brainfield reviews for Gun Barrel Lane subdivision.
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Berryville
Kenneth Gilpin Jr
Boyce
Clarke County Planning Commission
Gilpin
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Chapel District
County Planning Commission
Gwynne Jones
Clarke County
David Donovan
Planning Commission
John Sfarnas
Harry Hicks
Dispatch
Brainfield
Michael Bryan
Sfarnas and
Hicks
Health Department
Gun Barrel Lane
Rt. 340
White Post
Fairfax County
Coleman
Clarke
Charles Kackley
John McIntosh
William Cross
Eustace Jackson
Carlton Chappel
William Kerfoot
Rotary Address Urges Forward Look on Virginia Education
Gordon K. Davies, director of Virginia's Council for Higher Education, told Rotarians that Virginia's drop in school enrollment is not alarming. He cautioned about reduced funds and jobs but framed changes as progress toward continuing education and broader access, urging support for excellence and public investment.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
Warren County
State Board of Education
Richard Keeler
Keeler
Warren County Junior High School
Robert Leonard
CETA
Lynn C. Armentrout
Armentrout
Sheriff's Department
Virginia
Davies
West Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Davis
Jefferson
Rotarians
Middletown Adopts Zoning Plan For Absorbed Frederick County Land
Middletown moves to zone 85 acres from Frederick County as residential, business, and highway commercial. Meadowbrook Subdivision is slated for residential zoning while land northwest of town near Sims Tevalt Everly and Wayside Inn parcels is central business. A highway commercial area lies on Route 627 north of town. Public comment on Feb 8 at 8 p.m. and council abstains from one member.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Meadowbrook
Everly Estate
Wayside Inn, Inc
Josiah Andrew
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Charles Stine
Stine
Larry Self
Gary G. Dawson
Conway Conard
Donald Locke
Holliday Gulf
Shenandoah
Ben Dutton
Porter
Kathleen Devereux
Bryan
Commission
Gun Barrel
Rt. 601
Onder
John Whelan
Jefferson County
Whelan
John Kusner
Kusner
West Virginia Line
State Line
Philip Humphrey
Hump
Rt. 50
Clarke County Board of Zoning Appeal
Rotary
By Joe Bageant
Gordon K. Davies
Scott Mason
By Sue Steward
Woody Legge
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Legge
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Ruckman
Steve Butler
Dick Rabin
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Stephens Ity
Wayne Dalton
John Copeland
Eleanor Coverstone
Ronald Brown
William Haines
Round Hill
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