County Enrollment Back To Pre-Annexation Level
Frederick County School Superintendent Melton Wright told the school board enrollment remains 110 students above last year and nearly back to pre annexation levels. He warned rural elementary schools face growing enrollment and urged finalizing plans for a new senior high school adjacent to Apple Pie Ridge Elementary.
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Frederick County
Melton Wright
Bass-Hoover
Wright
Aylor
Apple Pie Ridge
Rt. 522
Highway Department
Four Clarke County Indictments Include One for Manslaughter
A Clarke County grand jury returned four indictments in circuit court including an involuntary manslaughter case. Defendants John Angle Dudley Jr and Douglas Hume face felonious possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after alleged 100 pounds were grown near Pine Grove. Malcolm Yeagy faces hashish charges. Michael Hartley charged with involuntary manslaughter in a traffic crash that killed Anthony Shipe. Trials set for Oct. 3 with various continuances.
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John McManus
Berryville
Clarke County
John Angle Dudley Jr
Middleburg
Douglas Hume
Delaplane
Pine Grove
Dudley
Hume
Malcolm Edward Yeagy
Hagerstown
Yeagy
George Snarr Jr
Robert K. Woltz
William Hartley
Anthony Cassius Shipe
Hartley
Woltz
Kevin Charles Gray
Handley renovation moves forward with planning contracts
Winchester School Board approved 60 000 for Handley High Phase I planning. Hubert Stratton gets 45 000 for architectural work and Howard Shockey & Sons 15 000 as construction manager. Settlement talks with Central Valley Construction may resolve 45 000 penalty. Board delays decision on band trip fund raise to Jamaica, citing fairness to other groups and parent reaction.
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Pat Robinson
Handley High School
Winchester School Board
Hubert T. Stratton
Howard Shockey & Sons
Winchester School
Jacob L. Johnson
Central Valley Construction Co
Daniel Morgan Middle School
Johnson
J. Randolph Larrick
Donad Byrne
Robinson Backs Oil Decontrol at Northern Virginia Event
Seventh district Rep. J Kenneth Robinson told the Northern Virginia Petroleum Association banquet in Winchester that free market oil pricing works better than government controls. He urged limiting federal controls, favored windfall tax use for energy R and D, and noted Congress would weigh a temporary price controls extension. The board also approved the Handley High School activity calendar and discussed enrollment, Blue Cross Blue Shield costs, and two student disciplinary matters in executive session.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Northern Virginia Petroleum Association
Robinson
Congress
Ford
Johnson
Virginia School Boards Assn
Richmond
VSBA
Virginia General Assembly
Loudoun County
Lord Fairfax College Offers Career Studies
Lord Fairfax Community College launches Continuing Career Studies with 18 mini curriculum options for part-time and evening students beginning in Fall Quarter. programs include Basic Electronics, Beef Cattle Production, Blueprint Reading, Photography, Real Estate, and more. Tuition is 6.25 per credit for Virginians and 21 for out of state residents. a 5 admission fee applies. Registration is underway through the Admissions Office. contact 869-1120 for details.
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Middletown
Lord Fairfax Community College
State Board For Community Colleges
Virginia Community College System
Virginia
Office of Continuing Education
Tax gap noted in Frederick County water project plan
Frederick County Sanitation Authority chair S Roger Koontz says homeowners pay an average 282 dollars yearly while service costs average 415 dollars, creating a 133 dollar deficit covered by industry and farms. He spoke at the Environmental Council on the Red Bud Run Abrams Creek plant a 4 million project to attract industry and fund public works. The Wheatlands subdivision was also discussed as a coming board item with calls for full disclosure before decisions.
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Frederick County
Koontz
Wheatlands
Board of Supervisors
Laura Pifer
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Will Owings
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James L. Givens
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Jamaica
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