Winchester weighs term limits for school board members
At a Winchester City Council special meeting, a proposal to extend school board term length from six to nine years sparked heated debate. Council delays decision to June after noting several members were absent. if approved, current chair Dr William Pifer and member Ted Whittle could remain on the board.
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Winchester
S. Pannill Jones
Jones
William Pifer
Ted Whittle
Pifer
Whittle
Glass
J. Thomas Kremer Jr
William Keyton
Ben Dutton
Fire damages Shenandoah Farms mobile home
A Shenandoah Farms trailer home owned by Harvey Mannon sustained about eight thousand dollars in smoke and heat damage after a probable electrical fire last evening. Assistant Fire Chief Durston McIntosh said occupants heard an explosion in the utility room before seeing flames. Front Royal and Shenandoah Farms firefighters fought the blaze and later addressed a separate insulation fire on a power line feeding a nearby house. Potomac Edison crews were called to repair the damaged line.
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Durston McIntosh
Harvey Mannon
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Bably
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Potomac Edison
Paving to Block Traffic on Four Winchester Streets
City paving will close traffic and prohibit parking on Fairmont Avenue Loudoun Street Whitacre Street and Pondview Drive from Wyck Street to the city limits. Emergency vehicles must follow signs unless servicing beyond a barricade. Work by S M Perry Inc. may pause for rain with completion targeted at 5 p m Wednesday.
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Branner
S.M. Perry Inc
PE Officials to Meet Ratepayers in Public Session
Potomac Edison officials and the Potomac Edison Ratepayers Association set a public question and answer session at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown at 8 p.m. The panel includes C Irvine Cather Jr. John McCardell Paul Horst and R D Murdock. Invitations were sent to state delegates senators and Rep J Kenneth Robinson.
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Potomac Edison Ratepayers Association
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
C. Irvine Cather Jr
John McCardell
Winchester Frederick Historical Society Meets Tonight
The Winchester Frederick County Historical Society convenes at 7 45 p.m. at Farmers and Merchants National Bank Cameron Street. Dr James Miller leads with Frank Silver Martinsburg West Virginia president of Adam Stephen Foundation speaking on Adam Stephen founder of Mar Silver and the Scottish physician who settled in Martinsburg area. Accompanying Miller are Guy Keesecker and John Wyndham indexing marriages and microfilming Berkeley County newspapers. Public invited.
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Frederick County
Martinsburg
Charles Lee
Horatio Gates
Miller
Guy Keesecker
John Wyndham
Berkeley
Coast Guard searches for missing Richmond councilman Royall
The Coast Guard widened its Chesapeake Bay search for missing Richmond City Councilman Raymond D. Royall. A 17 foot fiberglass outboard boat tied to Royall’s auto dealership was found at Little Creek Naval Base Virginia Beach. The search was paused at 10 p.m. and resumed at dawn with a helicopter and two boats.
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Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Richmond
Raymond D. Royall
Royall
Little Creek
Virginia Beach
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