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Crosby Sets New School Record at Bull Run District Track Championship

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Clarke County High School’s Kristin “Miles” Crosby set a new school girl’s triple jump record at the Bull Run District Track and Field Championship. Crosby jumped 34-09.00 while CCHS’s Natalie Flagg finished a close second with a triple jump total of 34-07.00. Overall the girls team finished in fourth place with the boys finishing in [...]

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Names Executive Director

The Blue Ridge Wildlife Center has appointed its first-ever executive director. Stepping down as executive director at the Clarke County Historical Association, Jennifer Lee is stepping up to the job of orchestrating the next chapter in BRWC’s history.
“I’m leaving CCHA at the end of May and starting as BRWC’s Director in June,” Lee said on [...]

County’s Double Tollgate Strategy Still Uncertain

The Clarke County Board of Supervisors found themselves in a moment of spontaneous debate today over the role of County government in promoting commercial growth. As the Planning Commission continues its independent review of commercial options in the Double Tollgate area the Supervisors took a small step toward mitigating issues at Waterloo that may be [...]

Letter to the Editor – Chesapeake Bay Foundation Supports Spout Run Cleanup

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Dear Editor
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation congratulates everyone engaged in the Spout Run watershed cleanup. It takes just such communitywide, public-private partnerships to restore local streams, as all of us contribute in some way to the pollution of our waterways, and all of us can play a role in cleaning them up. The Spout Run partners [...]

School Board Hears More Renovation Options

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The Clarke County School Board listened to three possible renovation approaches for Berryville area’s aging elementary school complex on Monday night. None of the options included a future for Berryville Primary School and at least one school board member believes that storm water management issues pose a bigger challenge than design engineers have stated. With [...]

Traffic Accident – Eastbound Route 7 East of Shenandoah River Bridge – 6:45am

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7:05 am - One patient being transported to Winchester Medical facility with injuries.
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6:52 am - One vehicle is reported to be in the eastbound lane of Route 7.
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6:45 am – Motor vehicle accident on eastbound Route 7 between Shenandoah River bridge and Retreat Road.
Clarke County dispatch is reporting a two-car accident and one possible injury.
Fire and rescue [...]

Movie Nite in Berryville – Reel Injun

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It’s hard to believe, but true! Movies have returned to Berryville!

Don’t miss this Friday’s feature at the Barn of Rose Hill – Reel Injun

This provocative, award-winning 2009 documentary travels through a century of cinema’s treatment of Native Americans, from the silent era to present day. The movie includes clips from hundreds of films, including Stagecoach, [...]

CCHS Track Teams Travel to William Monroe

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On Wednesday, the CCHS track teams traveled to William Monroe High School in Manassas Park. The CCHS Eagle tracksters laced up for yet another rainy track meet with Manassas Park, CCHS, and William Monroe. Individuals scores were not available but the final meet score were:
Girls:
MPHS    92
CCHS     53
WMHS  9
 
Boys:
MPHS    130
CCHS     35
WMHS  23

Lee to Receive LFCC College Board Medallion

Barbara Pickeral Lee will receive the LFCC College Board Medallion on Saturday - Photo Edward Leonard

Barbara Pickeral Lee has been awarded the Lord Fairfax Community College Board Medallion of Recognition for service to LFCC and the community. Lee, who has represented Clarke County at LFCC from 2002 – 2012, is the second generation of her family to receive the LFCC College Board Medallion of Recognition.
“It is my privilege to nominate [...]

County and Community Partner to Restore Spout Run Watershed

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Clarke County is moving forward to begin water quality improvements in the Spout Run watershed. The Spout Run watershed covers a portion of southern Clarke County including the areas near Boyce and Millwood, Virginia. A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in June, 2010 identified high levels of [...]

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