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Jern Ken Chew, Shafic Osman, Jon Artaza, Piril Eteke, and Nuska Osmonova, Photo credit Emma Dowling
Wednesday evening was the final meeting of Clarke County Public School’s Multicultural Advisory Committee. Attendees were treated to an excellent variety of food from different regions and countries. Special guests were five Clarke County High School exchange students who shared [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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Clarke County boasts a significant number of fine young men who aspire to join the ranks of Eagle Scout. These candidates often develop projects in park settings that will benefit citizens, but on Saturday May 12, one prospective Eagle Scout broke ground on a highly anticipated project that will also benefit man’s best friend. Boy [...]
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As downtown businesses continue to struggle to find their footing in today’s economy, the fallout has real consequences that affect residents in and around small towns. Never was it more apparent in Berryville than when the pharmacy closed its doors. Randy Vinson owned and operated the Berryville Pharmacy for many years, but was faced with [...]
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A crash near Berryville on Monday May 7th sent two people to the hospital and resulted in one driver being charged with DUI.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 7 Business (Main Street) at approximately 4:30 p.m. Thirty-four year old Richard L. Murray of Ashburn, Va. was headed east on Route [...]
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 [...]
If you’ve ever been frustrated while trying to figure out what may have caused a change in the amount of a home utility bill, consider that Clarke County government pays the monthly energy costs for 57 separate electric meters. The County also provides gasoline and diesel fuel for a small fleet of government-owned cars and [...]
Clarke County School Board construction committee chairman Jim Brinkmeier’s persistence may have paid off for County students and taxpayers alike today. In a midday meeting School Board members learned that recent changes in regulations governing storm water management now make it likely that an expansion of the old Clarke County High School will not require [...]
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