Town Hall Meeting Puts Underage Drinking at Center Stage

Braving torrential downpours, community members from Clarke and Frederick County gathered at the youth center in Winchester for a town hall meeting on underage drinking sponsored by Community and Law Enforcement Against Narcotics (CLEAN). The mission of CLEAN, Inc. is to provide leadership through education, advocacy, and networking for a safe, healthy, drug-free community. To [...]

Bouffault Cleared in School Board Lawsuit

US District Courthouse, Harrisonburg, Virginia –  A Harrisonburg jury required only 20 minutes today to reject claims by plaintiff Kenneth D. Liggins that his First Amendment freedom of speech rights had been abridged by School Board Chairman Robina Bouffault at a 2008 Clarke County School Board meeting.
On Friday morning, the second day of the scheduled [...]

Locke Store Beer Tasting

[ Friday October 1, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]  

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Location:            Locke Store, Millwood, Virginia

Time:                    5pm – 7pm

Cost:               [...]

New Church – Apple Valley Baptist Church

[ Friday October 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; ]  

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Apple Valley Baptist Church officially constituted Sunday, September 19.  Serving all of Clarke County and Winchester, AVBC is a conservative Southern Baptist Church.

A New Members / Just Interested Banquet is schedule for October 1, at 6:30 pm.  The banquet will be held at the Enders Community Center. Those attending will learn what [...]

Play and Photo Contest Focus on “Our Town”

“Our Town” is a special place. Clarke County High School theater instructor Christine Brewer has chosen the Thorton Wilder stage classic as this fall’s high school drama department production, in part, to honor small town life here in Clarke County, Virginia. That’s why prior to the play’s November performance Brewer is asking the community, both [...]

A Day With Mosby Symposium and Benefit

[ Saturday October 2, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Description: Turner Ashby Chapter #184 United Daughters of the Confederacy and Turner Ashby Camp #1567 Sons of Confederate Veterans will host “A Day With Mosby” Symposium and Benefit Saturday, October 2nd, 2010.  The event will be held from 10am until 4pm, at the Winchester-Frederick County Conservation Club in The Arnold Building, 500 Siler Road [...]

Clarke Maintains Perfect Record While Romping the Dukes

After what seemed to be an unending drive for most Clarke County spectators, they were rewarded with a great showing by the Clarke County Eagles as they trounced the Cumberland Dukes 42-0. Grant Shaw ended a monstrous night with five touchdowns and two, two-point conversion tries for nearly 300 all-purpose yards. The quarterback Drew Paice [...]

Art at the Mill

[ Saturday October 2, 2010 12:00 pm to Sunday October 17, 2010 5:00 pm. ] .

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The 20-year anniversary of one of the premier art shows and sales in the mid-Atlantic region, featuring nearly 300 artists displaying over 1,200 pieces of work of all mediums in an 18th-century working gristmill.

Location: Burwell-Morgan Mill, 15 Tannery Lane, Millwood, VA.

Date: October 2 – 17, 2010

Time: Sundays-Fridays, noon-5; Saturdays, 10-6.

Cost: Adults – $5, Seniors – [...]

Minor Earthquake in Central Virginia

The U.S. Geological Survey says a minor earthquake has hit Virginia 30 miles south of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The magnitude 3.0 earthquake happened at 4:17 p.m. Saturday. Earthquakes occur on faults within bedrock, usually miles deep. This quake occurred at a depth of 11.9 miles. There have been no reports of injuries or damages.
The USGS website indicated [...]

7th Annual Old Fashion Paper Chase

[ Sunday October 3, 2010; 10:00 am; ]  

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Location:                The Tanyard, White Post, VA

Cost:                         $35.00/$40.00

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