Local Ministry Helps Families with Newborn Needs

Berryville resident and founder of Red Wagon Ministry Jody Stephenson
by Mary Veilleux
When a young family welcomes a new baby, sometimes the joy is tempered by the reality of the cost of baby items. That’s where The Red Wagon Ministry can be of great service, to help ease the burden by providing diapers and wipes to [...]

Residents Express Concerns Over Proposed Park at Public Meeting

Residents turned out in force to discuss the proposed park. Photo credit – Mike Dowling
The social hall at the Blue Ridge Fire Station was packed Thursday evening as a large crowd of Clarke County residents turned out for the public meeting on the proposed Cool Springs Park. Attendees heard presentations from Natural Resource Planner for [...]

REC Employees Donate Over $50,000

Reaching out to the community is a priority for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) employees. Through their volunteer efforts, employees donated over $50,000 to the areas served by REC in 2011.
“It is not only the dollars contributed by the individuals at the cooperative that make an impact, but also their personal involvement where they live and [...]

Clarke Students Make Dean’s List at Shepherd University

Two Clarke County residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Shepherd University, Chelsea Alease Korbini and Taylor Corinne Wann.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must maintain a 3.4 grade point average for the semester and carry at least 15 hours of course work or be in a professional teaching block.

Lenten Services Feature Guest Pastors

Shrove Tuesday, February 21st
5-7 p.m., Grace Church Parish Hall
Community Pancake Supper
(Fundraiser for Stop Hunger Now!)

Ash Wednesday, February 22nd
Noon, Grace Church, Communion & Ashes
Celebrant: Rev. Dwight L. Brown, Clarke Parish
Sermon:  Rev. Delbert Hicks, Zion Baptist (PENDING)
7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, Communion & Ashes
Celebrant:  Rev. Dwight L. Brown, Clarke Parish
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Each Wednesday in Lent at noon there will be a Service of Noonday Office at [...]

Boyce Student Makes Dean’s List at American University

Caitlin Friess of Boyce, Virginia has been added to the Dean’s List for the School of Communication at American University in Washington DC for the Fall semester 2011.

Wolf Trap Foundation Sues The Barns of Rose Hill Over Name

The Barns of Rose Hill pictured during last Octobers freak snowstorm now is at the center of a different storm. Photo credit Mike Dowling
What’s in a name?  “Everything,” says The Barns of Rose Hill, the Berryville, VA fledgling arts organization that is currently resisting the Wolf Trap Foundation’s legal demand that it remove “The Barns” [...]

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Offers Scholarships

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is proud to offer several $1,000 scholarships to help area youth achieve their educational goals. Scholarship applications are now being accepted from high school seniors within the REC 22 county service area. REC has helped high school seniors pursue their dreams through the LEARN (Literacy, Education, and Rural Networking) program since [...]

BROWS Make Wrestling Scholarship Donation

The BROWS, also known as the Blue Ridge Outstanding Women’s Society, Rebecca Rice Clay, Anita VanSice, Paula Rose and Leslie Peterson, decided to do something a little different for the holidays this year. Instead of exchanging the gifts, the socially minded women decided that their holiday spending would be better used to help the community [...]

Clarke County Youth Soccer Spring Registration Begins

Registration for the Spring 2012 Clarke County Youth Soccer season is now open. Players born between 8/1/1992 and 7/31/2007 are eligible to play. Clarke County residency is not required. The registration fee is $40/child for recreational league (U6-U12) and $50/child for SFL (U14-U19). Be sure to register before February 19 to avoid being waitlisted and [...]