Joint Treatment Plant Agreement Reached
An ad hoc committee reached a written agreement on a sewage treatment plant at a closed meeting but did not disclose details. The resolution will go to Winchester City Council and Frederick County Board of Supervisors for approval at their next meetings on February 12 and February 13.
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Searleaat Ebay
Bea
Winchester
Frederick County
Inchester
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Roger Koontz
Clarke County
Clarke
Richard Kern
Kern
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Avtex Fibers lays off 19 R and D workers at Nitro facility
Front Royal Avtex Fibers reportedly cuts 19 research and development staff tied to Nitro operations after its plant in Nitro West Virginia closed February 1. Front Royal handles R and D for Avtex and may absorb some Nitro business, aiming to limit seasonal layoffs.
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Front Royal
Artex Fibers
Nitro
W. Va
Avtex
Senior Citizens Discount Program Begins in Shenandoah Valley
Senior citizens in the Shenandoah Valley area gain local merchant discounts through a program run by the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging. About 75 merchants are participating, with discount IDs available at senior centers in Winchester Clarke Frederick Warren Page and Shenandoah Counties. The project funded cards decals and a directory via flea market raffle and fundraising. Jayna Eller Clarke County High School won a $50 savings bond for her Tree of Wisdom emblem and slogan Take a Closer Look at the Tree of Wisdom.
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Shenandoah Valley
Sosa
Shenandoah Area
Winchester
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Page
Shenandoah
Joan Graves
Jayna Eller
Clarke County High School
Heritage Savings and Loan Association
Tree of Wisdom
Torum
Board of Realtors
Irticipatin
Dalton Ready To Hit The Road With Gasoline Tax Pitch
Gov. Dalton outlines a four cent gas tax increase that would boost secondary road funds in Frederick Clarke Warren and Fauquier counties by hundreds of thousands to millions over four years. The plan also raises interstate primary and urban funds in Staunton and Culpeper districts.
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Ellen Layman
Richmond
John N. Dalton
Frederick County
Dalton
Clarke County
Warren County
Fauquier
Winchester
Charles Town
Staunton
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Culpeper
Highway Department
Governor’s Office
Virginia
Associated General Contractors
Staun
Clarke
Frederick
West Virginia
General Treasury
Front Royal Council Rejects 70-Foot Height Ordinance
Front Royal Town Council unanimously rejects raising the height limit to 70 feet. The vote directs planning commission revision to allow 70-foot structures under a special use permit, amid concern over appearance and location near the historic district.
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Scott Patton
Front Royal
Marvin Berlin
Chester and
Second Sts
Robert Traister
Dr. Berlin
Traister
Mary Helen Loftin
Edward Greco
Berlin
Marvin
Minnie Berlin
Greco
Kermit Nichols
Planning Commission
Traister Announces For Front Royal Mayor
Front Royal councilman Robert J. Traister announced his bid for mayor challenging incumbent William A. Lillard. Traister is an Independent and current Streets Committee chair, with multiple local board roles and community activities listed in the campaign bio.
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Traister
Front Royal
William A. Lillard
Robert J. Traister
Lillard
Kermit Nichols
Francis Hall
Hall
Nichols
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Airport Commission
Warren Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Front Royal Precorenes
Warren County
American Cancer Society
Front Royal Jaycees
Front Royal Rotary Club
Warren County Bee Party
Washington Independent Writers Association
J Cne
Winchester two-party race stirs with no candidates yet
Local politics in Winchester warms as Republican and Democratic committees meet but cite no official candidates for six council seats and mayor. Mayor Stewart Bell will not seek another term while Charles Zuckerman pursues the Democratic nomination.
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George M. Stoddart
Winchester
Stewart Bell
Charles Zuckerman
Zuckerman
Republican Party
Republican Committee
Susie Mote
GOP
Ms. Mote
Warren DeArment
Democratic Committee
Mary Whittle
Jean Johnson
Joanna White
DeArment
William Shendon
Effie Davis
Ronald Gore
Gore
Thomas Kremer
William Mote
Mote
Ben Dutton
Elizabeth Helmays
P May
Venturies
Frederick
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
J. Kenneth Robinson
Congress
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Mt. Hebron
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Pennsylvania
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John Rodman
Lorna McGilvray
Handley High School
By Joe Bageant
Laurie Parker
General Assembly
West
Vening
Front Royal Council
Council
Perry Engineering and Marlboro Company
Shenandoah River
Happy Creek Road
A. Joe Canada
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