Front Royal To Discuss Wastewater Plant Plans
Front Royal Town Council agenda centers on wastewater plant steps II and III. It weighs grant applications, signing of Step III, a construction supervision contract, an land option for sludge disposal, and a public hearing on street opening. Also eyed are highway intersection lighting, revenue sharing letters, zoning revisions costs, comprehensive plan, and day care legality.
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Front Royal
State Water Control Board
R. Stuart Royer
J. Francis Donaldson
Eddie Morrison
Eddie Powell
10Th St
N Royal
Commerce Ave
Highway Department
14Th St
Shenandoah Ave
Office of Revenue Sharing
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Amherst Drive
Front Royal rescuers deliver premature twins at home
Front Royal Rescue Squad members transporting a pregnant woman to Warren Memorial Hospital delivered premature twins at the victim’s Bentonville home. The boy girl twins were then moved to University of Virginia hospital via NETS with life support and medical staff onboard. Conditions of the newborns were not released. Rescue squad members were reported to be safe.
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Star
Front Royal
Front Royal Rescue Squad
Bentonville
Warren Memorial
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
NETS
Armel Wins but Break-In Casts Shadow on Victory
Race driver Buddy Armel won the Winchester Speedway event Saturday night but thieves swiped 700 dollars in cash and items from his Dick's Hollow Road home. Frederick County Sheriff deputies report suspects and leads.
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Buddy Armel
Winchester Speedway
Armel
Dick's Hollow Road
Frederick County
Sheriff's Department
Volvo
Unionville
N.Y
Mt. Falls
Winchester
Winchester to Hear Second Reading on Stonewall Ave Vacating
Winchester City Council will consider a second reading of an ordinance to vacate a section of Stonewall Ave with a vote expected at the August meeting. The plan links adjacent hospital properties for expansion and an indoor parking garage. No public hearing is planned.
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Star
Winchester City
Stonewall Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Seldon
Transportation Committee
LFPCC
Boyce
Western Shop
Amherst St
Economic Development Agency
Handley Library
Handley High School
Council On Alcoholism
Lord Fairfax Community, Inc
Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District
Woodrow Hall
Juvenile Probation Commission
Five Inch Hose Boosts Winchester Firefighting Reach
Winchester city fire units acquire five inch hose capable of delivering up to 1,500 gallons per minute from 1,000 feet away across two water loops. Engine 5 will carry the line and use it on second alarm fires, with hydrants optional as lines may draw from ponds or springs. Virginia towns Charlottesville and Front Royal also use the hose, and motorists are warned not to drive over it under penalty of fine.
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Star
Winchester Fire
Gene Dailey
Winchester
Swimley
South End Fire Company
Dailey
United States
Rouss Springs
Charlottesville
Front Royal
Virginia
Seven Million Dollars in Clarke County Crop Losses
Clarke County Emergency Board estimates over seven million dollars in crop damages from drought. The board chaired by JoAnn Troup reports 90 percent corn loss, 80 percent hay and pasture losses, and 60 percent in wheat and barley. State relief decisions pending.
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Jones
Record Breaks at Shenandoah Park as Visitor Counts Soar
Shenandoah National Park reports a June record of 321000 visits up 20 percent from June last year. Front Royal entrance logged 84000 visitors while Panorama entrance led with 146400 entries. Year to date totals show a 23 percent rise, with May also a record month.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
Robert Jacobsen
Panorama
Several Minor Warren Fires Reported This Weekend
Front Royal firefighters responded to multiple small fires over the weekend. A trash fire at the Goldie Sealock residence in Chester Gap was contained by local units. A furnace backfire in a South Acton Street apartment caused smoke and insulation damage. A stove fire at 529 East Main Street apartment of Samuel Sibert was extinguished. A brush fire on the median of Interstate 66 burned about one and a half acres.
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Front Royal
Dusty McIntosh
Goldie Sealock
Chester Gap
South and
Acton Sts
McIntosh
E. Main St
Samuel Sibert
Berryville Council to Discuss Vacancy Nominations
Berryville Town Council will hear nominations tomorrow at 7 30 p m for the seat vacated by Paul Jones who resigned after moving to Millwood. The elected member will serve the remaining three years. no nominations or applications have yet been received.
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Berryville
Paul Jones
Jones
Millwood
Elbert Magruder
Magruder
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