Clarke Track & Field Teams Take 1st and 2nd at Regional Finals

Clarke County’s track and field teams dominated regional competition in Charlottesville yesterday. The boy’s team placed first overall while the girl’s placed second. Both the boy’s team and the girl’s team will advance to the state finals next week at Radford University.
Billy Parker sprints to a win at 2010 VHSA Regional Track & Field Meet [...]

Obituary for David William Kackley

David William Kackley, 54, of Gore, Virginia, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in Clarke County, Virginia.
Mr. Kackley was born June 29, 1955, in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Lawrence R. and Leota Decker Kackley.
He was a firearm and defensive driving instructor at Bill Scott Raceway and was a former law enforcement officer with Leesburg, Frederick [...]

Obituary for Brother Michael Desilets

Brother Michael Desilets, O. C. S. O., 84,of Berryville, Virginia, died Saturday, May 29,2010 at his residence.
Brother Michael was born December 12, 1925 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, the son of Eric and Blanche Hébert Desilets.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and a brother of the Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville where he [...]

Obituary for William D. Johnson “Sweet William”

William “Buck” Dangerfield Johnson, 90, of Berryville, Virginia, passed Saturday, May 29, 2010 at his home.
Mr. Johnson was born February 16, 1920 in Lewisville, Virginia, the son of Corrine Johnson Williams.
Mr. Johnson was a long time employee of Moore and Dorsey Inc. and served in the United States Army.
He was affiliated with Mt. Airy Baptist [...]

Obituary for William F. Cook, Jr.

William F. Cook, Jr., 78, a stockbroker in Washington, D.C. and an icon in Clarke County for more than 50 years, died May 27, 2010 at his home in Boyce.
Bill was born to William and Lee Cook on January 23, 1932, in Culpeper, Virginia.
He attended Culpeper High School and St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, and graduated [...]

LFCC’s College 4 Kids Summer Program

Lord Fairfax Community College’s (LFCC) Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education is coordinating the College 4 Kids summer program for rising second through fifth graders July 26 through 30, 2010 on the Middletown Campus.
Participants may choose from new classes, such as:

American Girl – It’s all about the girls! Learn about world events and [...]

Berryville Baptist Mission Trip to Memphis

The Berryville Baptist Rascals Puppet Team and youth members will leave for Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, June 25 and return Saturday, July 3.   The team will host a VBS every morning in the inner-city working with “Street Reach Ministries” at Berkley Heights Baptist Church. The afternoons they will volunteer with other youth teams in [...]

Clarke County Honors Retiring Educator and Champion Coach

Johnson Williams Middle School will be missing a familiar face next year. Teacher and Coach Nancy Specht is retiring after 35 years of service to Clarke County students and the community. Specht’s legacy will continue in her absence through a scholarship endowment in her honor and her induction into the VHSL Sports [...]

Clarke County Sheriff’s Log

Clarke County Sheriff’s Weekly Incident Log for 5/26/2010 – 6/1/2010

Obituary for Jerry L. Broy, Sr. “Dickie”

Jerry Lee Broy, Sr, 66, of “Wendy Hill”, Berryville, Virginia, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in the Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Broy was born April 16, 1944 in Winchester, Virginia the son of the late Louis Warren and Rosa Johnson Broy.
He was retired from Rose Hill Nursing Home where he was a maintenance supervisor. He graduated [...]