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It’s that time of year again as members of the Clarke County Horticulture classes roll out the fruits of their labor in the annual plant sale to the community. From ornamentals to vegetables the students will be selling a variety of plants to the public. Hanging baskets, Geraniums, Verbena, and Petunia’s are just a few [...]
The Clarke County Planning Commission has provided the Clarke County Sanitation Authority with conditional approval of the site plan for a new 100,000-gallon water tank in Millwood, Virginia. The new structure will be co-located with the existing smaller tower during construction at the intersection of Browntown Road and Bishop Meade Road.
Clarke County Zoning Administrator Jesse [...]
After carrying the lead for the majority of the race, including a five-length lead nearing the final stretch, Clarke County native, Bodemeister finished a length behind, I’ll Have Another at today’s Kentucky Derby. More than 50 of Clarke County’s horse enthusiasts gathered in Berryville to watch the race by television, and while Bodemeister was the [...]
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New details emerged on Friday about a convoluted easement deal that is keeping construction of a proposed Verizon cellular antenna tower on-hold, at least for the near future. Although representatives from Verizon, Mount Carmel United Methodist Church and Mountain Lake Campground were in attendance to discuss the issues at Friday’s Clarke County Planning Commission meeting, [...]
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Locavores in Clarke County will be celebrating the opening of the farmer’s market in Berryville Saturday May 5th. The cool, wet spring has set the stage for a bountiful beginning to the traditional open-air market that offers fresh air, fresh produce, and fresh faces. In this first iteration of the weekly event there will be [...]
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The Appalachian Trail meanders like a ribbon along the eastern edge of Clarke County, Virginia. As the crow flies the distance covered by Clarke’s section of the trail is just over fourteen miles. But the many twists and turns, vertical as well as horizontal, make Clarke County one of the more challenging sections of the [...]
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The Clarke County Ruritan called a special meeting of members Monday night to reveal what has been an ongoing investigation into a massive embezzlement case. President Jerry Beydler told meeting attendees that Ruritan treasurer Laura Lloyd will be indicted for allegedly embezzling over $240,000 from the organization. The crime is believed to have occurred over [...]
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Unofficial election results are in and the modest turnout held no surprises in Berryville as each unopposed candidate won handily.
Correction: In the Boyce Town Election, voters were able to select two candidates to fill two seats. The ballot read “vote for not more than two”. Laurel Green and Ray Weckerely were both elected to serve [...]
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The Clarke County Board of Supervisors passed a $37.8M fiscal year 2013 budget on Monday evening. The budget passed with Supervisors Hobert (Berryville), Weiss (Buckmarsh), Byrd (Russell) and Staelin (Millwood) all voting to support of the resolution.
Supervisor Bev McKay (White Post) was not present for the vote.
The budget passed with only minor changes from last [...]
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Election seasons are typically marked by a deluge of campaign signs and door to door appeals from political hopefuls. However, the modern paradigm of our democratic tradition is markedly absent from Berryville despite the fact that tomorrow is election day. This election cycle has, for the most part, eluded the general public. Those that are [...]
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