Berryville Adopts 372490 Budget and Hikes Water Sewer Rates
Berryville Town Council approved a 1979-1980 budget of 372,490 with a 21,000 revenue boost for utilities and raised water and sewer rates effective Aug 31. The council also appointed James E. O'Brien as acting city manager starting June 15, with John L. Enders retiring July 1 after 33 years of service.
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Berryville
West Main St
Council
James E. O’brien
John L. Enders
O’brien
Enders
State Water Control Board
Bridgewater
Douge Run
Elbert T. Magruder
Kilby Malbon
J. C. Hoffman
Ray Jackson
John Kauffman
Roy E. Potts Jr
New Postal Standards Take Effect July 15
Postmaster J O Chamberlin warns customers to use up small and undersized envelopes before July 15 when new postal size standards apply. Undersized pieces will be returned. Standards require at least .007 inch thick materials and ban flimsy cards. First class mail under one ounce with certain dimensions incurs a seven to eleven cent surcharge.
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J.O. Chamberlin
Postal Service
Chamberlin
Winchester woman charged with felonious assault held for grand jury
Karen Bridgeforth 20 was ordered held over for grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Winchester General District Court. The incident on March 4 involved Carol Cooper 23 from Arlington, who required 52 facial stitches from a broken beer bottle. Bridgeforth’s attorney says it was self defense.
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Winchester
Winchester General District Court
Karen Bridgeforth
Ms. Bridgeforth
Carol Cooper
Arlington
Retrial Set for Former Frederick Teacher on Indecent Exposure
Lawrence Thomas, a former Frederick County school teacher, faces a retrial in Frederick County Circuit Court after a hung jury in March. A 93 year old girl in his fourth grade class at Senseny Road Elementary School testified seven he exposed himself on multiple occasions. Thomas denies any classroom incidents and a mistrial followed the deadlocked jury. The retrial was moved up from June dates to this week.
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Lawrence Thomas
Frederick County
Thomas
Senseny Road
Traffic light timing system faces complexity in citywide deployment
Wilkins explains that adjusting one signal disrupts interconnected, computerized timing across Richmond and Norfolk. The system, running through a 12 hour computer cycle, aims to optimize traffic seven days a week by intersection specifications and must pass a trial period before full use. A Clarke County Planning Commission meeting is set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse.
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Zuckerman
Wilkins
Richmond
Norfolk
Chiles
Clarke County Planning Commission
Subscription Rates on Established Routes
Rates listed for local carrier delivery and motor mail service. Local carrier cost is 26.00 annually and 14.00 for six months. The text also mentions a motor service price of 274.00 per year.
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Eisnirnesne
Ehallane Motor Eye
Weather forecast with warm trend and regional notes
The forecast calls for warm sunny conditions across most of the nation through Wednesday into Thursday morning. New England expected cooler, Virginia set for highs in the 80s, and extended outlook shows mid 80s to low 90s with warm nights. Rainfall data includes June totals and long term averages, plus May moon phases and code for cloudiness and temperatures.
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New England
Virginia
National Weather Service
Counties win 1979 NACo Achievement Award for joint jail project
The National Association of Counties honors Clarke Frederick and Warren counties for their Joint Confinement and Corrections Operations Project regional jail. Sheriff leadership from Clarke Frederick Warren and Winchester officials backed a shared facility to reduce jail overcrowding and cut costs.
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National Association of Counties
Naco
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Charlotte Williams
Clarke County
Frederick County
Albert Nicodemus
Carroll Mauck
Lynn Armen, Troat
Noble Pierce
Winchester
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Winchester Evening Star
Deborah Libert
Star
Boyce
Gary Pope
Julian Everly
Pope
Fairfax County
Mid- Atlantic Equipment Co
Randy Goldizen
Dev Morrison
J. C. Buffman
Riverton
Front Royal Town
South Fork Bridge
Jones Funeral Home
Camps Utjperal J
Hore Minchester
Ape
Robert K. Woltz
Baggearly
George Brere
Warren County
South River
Charles Trenary
Middletown
Mary Ann Shuster
Pannill Jones
Montgomery
Montgomery Wards
Conenn Wenendl
General Electric
Dart Drug
Northern Valley
Tee Ae
TastQuatterc
N Ho Ee
Newi Moonorree Soot Arts
NOAA
Dept of Commerc
Old Dominion Savings & Loan
UT Warei
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