Frederick County Winchester forum highlights local races
A chamber of commerce event drew 18 candidates for Frederick County and Winchester offices. Incumbent county treasurer Dorothy Keckley faced challenger Sharon Stine while Esten Rudolph and Glenwood Nicholson discussed revenue and Board of Supervisors seats. Roscoe Bruce and sitting Sheriff Roger Koontz also attended.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Apany
Ceal Chamber of Commerce Forum
Sharon Stine
Dorothy Keckley
Keckley
Stine
Esten Rudolph
Glenwood Nicholson
Gainesboro
Roscoe Bruce
Roger Koontz
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Clarke County planners back Boise Cascade rezoning
Clarke County Planning Commission voted to approve Boise Cascade's rezoning of 24 Josephine St from residential to light industrial to support a future parking lot. They also endorsed an eight lot Dearmont Chase subdivision on Rt 644 at Rt 50 with a Class III road bond, while approving a two lot subdivision on Rt 607 and tabling a Millwood post office. Neighbors cited traffic and night truck disturbances. farmland development concerns were voiced by some commissioners. Planning officials will hold a policy meeting on open space rules next month.
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Berryville
Clarke County Planning Commission
Boise- Cascade
Josephine St
Planning Commission
John Hogan
Highway Department
Berry
Boise-Cascade
Hogan
Kenneth Gilpin
Commission
David Donovan
James York
Rt. 50
Bently Toxvard
Paul
Virginia McDonald
Dearmont Chase
Jerome Russell
Clarke County
Clarke
McDonalds
York
Donovan
Rt. 607
Amelia K. Pierson
Millwood
Gwynne Jones
Carlton Chappel
John McIntosh
Charles Kackley
Hopkins Hired As Policeman In Middletown
Middletown voters selected Franklin Gary Hopkins as deputy police officer after a two hour 20 minute executive session. He fills the vacancy left by Officer Steve Peters and reports to Police Chief Clifford Brown. The council also adopted changes to vacation and sick leave and set residency rules for town staff.
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Peggy May
Middletown
Franklin Gary Hopkins
Hopkins
Granville Buckman
Steve Peters
Clifford Brown
Heath Martin
Second St
Wayside Inn
Main St
Martin
William Haines
State Department of Highways
Stephen Butler
Butler
Frederick County
Thomas Evans
Board of Zoning Appeals
Evans
Woody Legge
Eleanor Coverstone
Granville Ruckman
Wayne Dalton
Josiah Andrew
Ronald Brown
Weather Outlook North Valleys Virginia With Rain Chance
The forecast indicates showers this evening then partly cloudy conditions tonight. Virginia areas show cool nights in the 60s with highs mid 70s to around 80 and extended outlook for fair skies Sunday through Tuesday with mid 70s to low 80s daytime highs. Temperatures and rainfall totals from recent days are recorded, including a 0.10 inch rainfall and long term monthly averages and historic extremes.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Eight Indicted in Warren County Court Charges
Warren County Circuit Court grand jury indicted eight individuals on offenses from abduction to bad checks. James Frazier faces robbery charges after an incident involving a Front Royal resident and a self inflicted injury, with arraignment moved to October 19. Other defendants include Douglas Moppin for abduction, George Phelps for malicious wounding, Steve Markle for unauthorized truck use, Ricky Fink for failed rental car return, Randy Wood, Margaret Wood Smith, Willard Palmer Smith for bad checks, and Shirley Carter sought on a forged check charge.
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Star
Front Royal
Warren County Circuit Court
James Frazier
Commonwealth
Edward F. Greco
Frazier
Page County
Greco
Douglas Junior Moppin
Mary Moppin
George Lee Phelps
Brenda Stallard
Steve Markle
Northwestern Mental Health Clinic
Marlow Motor Company
Ricky’ Charles Fink
Randy Wood
Margaret Wood Smith
Willard Palmer Smith
Shirley Carter
Three Men Charged With Grand Larceny in Royal Village
Front Royal Police charged Robert E. Smith Jr., 19 Jamie L. Crawford, 20 and Ricky D. Smith, 18 all from the Royal Village area with grand larceny in a midnight break in at Royal Village Grocery. Beer cigarettes and food were taken. two juveniles were later caught in a separate Ninth Street residence break in and a pistol theft from a car on Strasburg Road also being pursued as juvenile petitions. Investigator Charles Sturdivant said replacement sergeant duties and appointment take effect September 19.
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Front Royal
Royal Village
Robert E. Smith Jr
Jamie L. Crawford
Ricky D. Smith
Charles Sturdivant
Sturdivant
Randolph Swanson
George Cleveland
Connec
George Johnson
Strasburg
John Good
Force
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Larry Sulliven
Kennedy
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Boston Globe
Cape Cod
Washington
Robert L. Healy
Healy
Belline Aid
Beltone Hearing Aid Center
Valley Avenue
Winchester, Virginie
Winchester Evening Star
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Atlantic Coast States
Southwest
Great Lakes
West
Warren
By Scott Patton
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Shenandoah Hills
Texaco
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Roy Gardner
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