Town Moves Process Forward to Demolish Josephine Street Property

Property at 23 Josephine Street Berryville, VA – Photo Mike Dowling
Urban blight is a term that evokes visions of inner city slums and rust belt decay, but blighted properties are found in almost every urban area and Berryville is working to deal with several of their own. At the July meeting of the Town Planning [...]

Shenandoah Valley Mavericks Fastpitch Softball Tryouts

The Shenandoah Valley Mavericks will host tryouts on Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2011 at Sherando Park, Stephens City, VA.  The softball fields are located on the north side of Fairfax Pike (Rt. 277).
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12U (1999 birth years) Mavericks will hold tryouts on Saturday, August 13 at Sherando Field 5 from [...]

Rotary Club of Clarke County – Golf Tournament

[ Monday August 1, 2011; 12:00 pm; ] .

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Location:             Virginia National Golf Club

Cost:                       $340 Foursome – $170 (2) Golfers – $85 (1) Golfer

Contact Info:     [...]

Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 7/1/2011-7/31/2011

Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 7/1/2011-7/31/2011

Applications for Mission Work

[ Monday August 1, 2011 5:00 pm to Friday August 5, 2011 5:00 pm. ] .

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Apple Valley Baptist Church, Berryville, is receiving applications to receive free home repair services.

AVBC will be hosting a mission team on August 1-5.  The team will consist of a labor team which will be completing small renovation projects throughout Clarke County.  Suggested projects include building handicap ramps, small repairs and light yard work.

Those [...]

Clarke Co. Youth Football League-Conditioning Camp

[ Monday August 1, 2011 6:00 pm to Friday August 5, 2011 8:00 pm. ] .

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Location:                       Johnson Williams Middle School

Contact:                         Info:info@clarkeyouthfootball.org

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Showers Come Too Late to Dampen July Record

As scattered thunderstorms push through Clarke County, Virginia, on Monday afternoon, any cooling effects from the rain will be too late to change July 2011 from being the hottest month ever recorded in Washington DC.
Photo Edward Leonard
In in an interesting weather note published last week by the National Weather Service in Baltimore, Maryland, not only [...]

Twilight Camp Offers Young Scouts Fun and Values

Young scouts from Clarke and Jefferson County gathered for a four-night Twilight Camp at the Ruritan Fairgrounds in Berryville, Virginia on Monday. The camp is designed to provide the young scouts with a taste of camping without all of the planning work required for an overnight trip.
Twilight Camp Director Sandy Kovach hands out animal-shaped name [...]

Rotary Club of Frederick County

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Rotary Club of Frederick County – August 2, 2011

The Rotary Club of Frederick County meeting is scheduled Tuesday morning, August 2, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. at Shenandoah University in the Clement Board Room – Allen Dining Hall. The meeting will feature club members speaking about their vocation. This is the second in a series of [...]

National Night Out in Berryville

The Berryville Police department is once again sponsoring a community “National Night Out”. The nationwide campaign involves citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials together in a show of unity towards heightened crime and drug prevention awareness.
Berryville’s National Night out will be held on August 2 at 6:00 pm – [...]