Redskins Release Clinton Portis

The Redskins released running back Clinton Portis on Monday, ending his seven seasons in D.C. Portis joined the Redskins in March 2004 as part of a trade that sent Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey to the Denver Broncos. Since then, Portis has rushed for 6,824 yards and 46 touchdowns. Both of those totals are second-most [...]

Sheena Haney is VASSAR Teacher of the Year

The Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) awarded Mrs. Sheena Haney, a fifth grade teacher at D.G Cooley Elementary School in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, its prestigious Teacher of the Year Award.
The annual VASSAR Teacher of the Year competition is open to all 26 Chapters of the Sons of the American [...]

County Software Evaluation Due by Month End

With a draft report currently in hand, Clarke County government hopes to soon have a strategy for improving it costly, but ineffective software infrastructure.   At Monday’s Joint Administrative Services meeting JAS Director Tom Judge told the group that he expects a final report in time to present at the committee’s next meeting on March [...]

Read Across America Book Blast

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The Cat will be back for his 54th Birthday!

The Apple Blossom Mall Simon Kidgits Club and the Frederick County Education Association invite you to bring your children to the fourteenth annual Read Across America Book Blast at Apple Blossom Mall on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 from 5:30—7:30 PM.  Our Frederick County teachers will read [...]

Emergency Personnel Respond to Gunshot Wound on Lockes Mill Road

At approx 8:16 PM, Clarke County Deputies were dispatched to 737 Lockes Mill Road for a disturbance. Upon arrival deputies gained access to the residence and found a male subject suffering from a gun-shot wound. The scene was secured and medical personnel were allowed access to the residence. The victim was transported to Winchester Medical [...]

Supervisors, School Board Opposed on Spending and Pay Increases

The Clarke County School Board formally presented its $24.9M budget request to the Board of Supervisors last night. The request includes $350K of additional funding over last year’s budget that the schools say is needed for operational and capital expenses as well as a “one-time” bonus for school staff. County Supervisors responded saying that the [...]

Sirens Will Return to 2011 Firefighter’s Parade with Restrictions

The Rules Committee that governs the Firefighter’s Parade at the Apple Blossom Festival has announced a new compromise solution that will allow sirens to return to the Firefighter’s Parade. The contentious issue has grown heated in the past with some fire companies being suspended from the festival for ignoring the ban.
This year, a special “Post-Parade [...]

County’s Health Care Premiums Drop

Clarke County and its employees will both benefit from a 4.3% health insurance premium decrease in the coming year. The reason for the decrease stems from the good health of county employees.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield representative Thomas Anthony told the Joint Administrative Services board on Monday that the decrease in premiums occurred largely [...]

Celebrate Spring with Madeline MacNeil

The Barns of Rose Hill invite you to celebrate spring with Madeline MacNeil on March 19th.
It’s been said that Madeline MacNeil’s audiences hold their collective breath as the last notes of her songs drift into the tableau of stages large and small. Since 1972, when she began performing in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, Madeline’s goal [...]

Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 2/23/2011 – 3/1/2011

Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 2/23/2011 – 3/1/2011