Jeff Barnett Campaign Walks the Walk Into Berryville
September 5, 2010 by Mike Dowling · Leave a Comment
The underdog Democratic candidate for the 10th congressional district seat marched into Berryville Saturday afternoon, literally arriving on foot. Jeff Barnett is attempting to defeat the 30 year incumbent candidate Frank Wolf in the upcoming November election and, to spread the word, his campaign has organized a walk across the entire district from the west [...]
Letter to the Editor: Clarke County Band Association Fund Raiser Denied
September 4, 2010 by News Staff · 10 Comments
I am the secretary of the Clarke County High School Band Association (CCBA).
On September 1st our CCHS Eagle Logo magnet sales at home football games was not approved because the Eagles Athletic Association (EAA) is also selling magnets.
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This denial is unfair and unwarranted.
We have been selling our logo magnets [...]
Planning Commission: Granny Pods by Right? Not so Fast…
September 4, 2010 by Edward Leonard · Leave a Comment
Although a recent Virginia Assembly law has made Temporary Family Health Care Structures, also known as “granny pods”, a “by right” land use across the state, the Clarke County Planning Commission is scrambling to figure out how to handle the health implications of the law. LED signage, parks, churches and other institutional uses in AOC [...]
Clarke County Eagles Prevail After Trailing at Half
September 4, 2010 by Mike Dowling · 5 Comments
On a blustery autumn evening, a gathering of eagles descended on the “The Felt” as the Clarke County Eagles faced the Hedgesville Eagles from West Virginia. Both teams showed up ready to play and gave fans a full four quarters that kept the stands loaded till the final whistle. In the end, Clarke County overcame [...]
Lottery Awards 101
September 3, 2010 by Edward Leonard · Leave a Comment
Virginia Lottery officials say that there are no irregularities with a recent Berryville Food Lion million dollar lottery award. Taxes have been paid on the prize and all procedures necessary for the award were met.
According to Virginia Lottery communications official John Haggerty, a lottery ticket is considered a “bearer instrument”. A “bearer instrument” generally means [...]
Friday Night Wind Downs at Veramar
September 3, 2010 by News Staff · Leave a Comment
[ September 10, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] Friday September 10 – “Friday Night Wind Downs at Veramar” Come and unwind with a glass of wine, on our beautiful fountain courtyard while listening to light jazz, start every weekend with us. Light fair available for purchase, extended hours until 9 pm. For more information call: 540-955-5510 Email: info@veramar.com Website: www.veramar.com
Governor Sends Northrup Grumman the Bill for Computer Outage and Extends DMV Hours
September 3, 2010 by Mike Dowling · Leave a Comment
As Virginia’s crippled computer systems return to normal, Governor Bob McDonnell announced further steps to address the unprecedented hardware failure and subsequent data corruption that has affected state agencies during the past week. The Administration, together with the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC), will commission an independent review of the information system failures [...]
State Police Step Up Enforcement For Labor Day
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
As Labor Day traffic on Virginia’s highways increases so will the presence of Virginia State Police troopers. Motorists traversing the Commonwealth this holiday weekend can expect to see 75-percent of the State Police’s uniformed workforce on patrol statewide. Last year, Virginia experienced a sharp rise in traffic deaths over the Labor Day weekend with 14 [...]
Change (and Mold) are in the Air at Clarke Government Center
September 2, 2010 by Edward Leonard · 11 Comments
Berryville and Clarke County officials are working together on improvements to the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center Building. Outside changes could include repositioning the library return drop box while inside the building atriums may soon see artwork reflecting the areas rich local history.
On Wednesday members of the Joint Building Committee convened to discuss topics related to [...]
Truck Driver Narrowly Avoids Major Train Collision
September 1, 2010 by Edward Leonard · 2 Comments
A midday collision between a southbound Norfolk Southern freight train and Conway Freight tractor trailer closed Main Street for two hours on Wednesday. There were no reported injuries and Main Street was reopened at approximately 2:30pm EST.
Once the train had finally stopped and the truck driver had an opportunity to assess the location of his [...]
