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As we all take a few moments to reflect on the past year and look forward to what 2011 will bring, we at the Clarke Daily News would like to take this opportunity to look back on the past year in local news.
Our effort to return local news to Clarke County launched a little over [...]
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The Middle Potomac History Research group finished it 2010 season at the Josephine School Museum with a presentation by Dr. Laura Feller about ways Native Americans in tidewater Virginia maintained and retained, invented and re-invented their identities in the face of the Virginia Jim Crow regime. Feller’s presentation focused on the Virginia miscegenation law of [...]
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Berryville Police Weekly Report 12/26/2010 – 12/31/2010
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Late last week Governor Bob McDonnell announced that traffic fatalities in the Commonwealth had reached a record low in 2010, the second consecutive year in which traffic fatalities have set a record low in Virginia. His announcement was made on December 30th prior to the New Year’s Eve holiday. Unfortunately there were additional road deaths [...]
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The Boyce Town Council convened Tuesday night kicking off the New Year by diving into renovation issues with the Town Hall. Last year the building was closed because portions of the ceiling tiles collapsed while the building was unoccupied. The damage was not structural but it did add to the list of renovations and updates [...]
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There are teachers – and then there are “Super Teachers.” The Virginia Lottery, along with partners at the Virginia PTA and The Supply Room Companies, plans to honor teachers who meet that distinction. The fourth annual Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards will help shine a spotlight on a valuable [...]
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One of Berryville’s downtown anchor merchants has continued its tradition of raising local money to support local causes during the holiday season. This year’s result was a $243 surprise donation to a well-deserving non-profit with a long history of community support.
The Red Apple store in Berryville, Virginia continued its holiday tradition of supporting worthy, local [...]
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The theft of a “One Way” street sign in Frederick County turned into a multijurisdictional pursuit Wednesday morning as the suspect fled from police. Frederick County Police were contacted on a reported theft of a street sign in the 1500 block of Valley Mill Road. The Frederick County Sheriffs office issued a BOLO (Be On [...]
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Clarke County is one of eight localities that will receive funding to place lands under permanent conservation easement. The announcement was made Thursday January 6th by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). A total of $100,000 in grants will be distributed to the eight Virginia localities. The funds must be used to [...]
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected Randy S. Kiser, P.E., a 24-year veteran of the department, as its new district administrator for the 11-county Staunton District.
“In Randy, VDOT has a dedicated, career employee who understands the challenges and opportunities facing the Shenandoah Valley, with its rural highlands and the thriving artery of Interstate [...]
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