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Eight properties in Clarke County totaling almost 700 acres were protected by conservation easements in 2011. This brings the total of easement protected land in the county to over 20,700 acres, or 18% of the total land in the County.
Among the properties protected in 2011 was a 103-acre tract of highly productive farmland owned by [...]
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A police pursuit on I-66 ended abruptly when Warren County Deputies deployed spike sticks to disable the vehicle.
The incident occurred Sunday January 15, 2012 at approximately 11:14 p.m. when the Fauquier County Sheriff’s office contacted officials in Warren County. A pursuit in progress was headed westbound into Warren County and Fauquier officials were seeking Warren [...]
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WASHINGTON—Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for attempting to assassinate the president of the United States. The indictment stems from the November 11, 2011 shooting near the White House.
The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director of [...]
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RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the distribution of $1.2 million in farmland preservation grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to 13 Virginia localities. This is a significant increase from the $100,000 available last fiscal year for state matching funds. Localities must use the grant monies to preserve farmland [...]
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Clarke County and Frederick County will offer several opportunities to learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) as the area prepares to honor the slain civil rights leader on what would have been his 83rd birthday:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968
The Josephine School Museum in [...]
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Robert Cross was born into a Clarke County farming family in 1926, the eighth of ten children born to John and Gelettia Cross. After the Civil War, his grandfather’s family moved to Oklahoma, but his grandfather, William Cross, stayed behind and staked out a one-acre plot on the edge of an area known as Webbtown. [...]
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The 9th Annual Woods and Wildlife Conference for owners of large and small wooded land will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18 in Manassas for individuals, families, managers and interested persons to learn about woods, wildlife and other natural resources. The day will provide participants with multiple links to information, new ideas to implement, and [...]
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
RICHMOND – On Thursday January 12, 2012, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced that a settlement has been reached with Dominion Management Services, Inc., doing business as CashPoint, resulting in nearly $600,000 in refunds to eligible customers. This action is a result of the company’s alleged violations of Virginia laws applicable to [...]
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The developers of One Loudoun, the 358-acre master-planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia have announced that Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open a new location at One Loudoun. Alamo made their first foray into the area in Winchester Virginia. This new location marks the companies advance into Northern Virginia and is expected to open in the [...]
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A serious accident involving a tractor trailer shut down both northbound lanes of I-81 early this morning near New Market in Shenandoah County. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m.
Traffic was diverted onto exit 264 (New Market) to Route 211 eastbound (West Old Cross Road) to Route 11 northbound (Old Valley Pike) to Route 730 [...]
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