Northern Shenandoah Valley TEA Party Meeting

[ Tuesday January 3, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] .

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Location:            Frederick County Public Safety Bldg, 1080 Coverstone Drive, Winchester, VA  22602

Cost:                     Donations Accepted

Contact Info:    Jay L. Marts (410) 440-1344 or Ken Rion at (540) 327-2528

Website:             Visit us on FaceBook:  www.facebook.com/NSVTP or

Description:     The Northern Shenandoah [...]

Hazardous Road Conditions Throughout Clarke

Update 8:36 p.m.: Accident on Route 7 near Keystone Church. Vehicle slid off westbound lanes and down an embankment. Emergency crews responding
Update 7:48 p.m. : Route 340 is backed up at the intersection with Route 50. Some motorists are reporting back ups extending back to Berryville due to accidents and deteriorating road conditions. Traffic is [...]

LFCC Requests Nominations for 2012 “Walking King’s Talk” Award

Middletown, VA – Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is seeking submissions for an essay contest and the College’s “Walking King’s Talk” Award in conjunction with LFCC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which will be held on  Monday, January 16, 2012 at 12 noon in the Corron Community Development Center on the Middletown Campus. The deadline [...]

ArtScape Banner Call for Entry

The Shenandoah Arts Council and the Old Town Development Board are currently taking artist applications for the 4th annual ArtScape in Old Town banner program. The applications are due by Saturday, January 14, 2012, by 5 pm.

Anti-Semitic Graffiti Appears on Senseny Road

Spray painted graffiti is often seen on trains as they pass through Clarke County and sometimes appears in and around Berryville, but there are two types that draw serious scrutiny, gang tags and racist graffiti. The tank that sits in the field just off Senseny Road

Bouffault Offers School Assessment as Board Tenure Ends

After two years of productive, yet often contentious, collaboration the tenure of the 2008 – 2011 Clarke County School Board has come to a close. Over the past two years its members, Janet Alger (Russell), Robina Bouffault (White Post), Barbara Lee (Millwood), Emily Rhodes (Buckmarsh) and Jennifer Welliver (Berryville) accomplished one of the primary goals [...]

Career Changer Informational Sessions

[ Thursday January 5, 2012; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ] .

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Location:                              Lord Fairfax Community College – Middletown Campus

Cost:                                        FREE

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Target Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn., today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: 6-pc. LED Flashlight [...]

New Study Shows Colorful Plates Help Picky Eater’s Appetites

ITHACA, N.Y. — Parents of picky eaters can encourage their children to eat more nutritionally diverse diets by introducing more color to their meals, according to a new Cornell University study. The study finds that colorful food fare is more appealing to children than adults. Specifically, food plates with seven different items and six different [...]

New Partnership Will Allow Virginia Residents to Purchase Hunting and Fishing Licenses at DMV

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced a partnership between the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) that supports his government reform initiative to streamline services.  Beginning in late-January, citizens can register boats and boat trailers in one trip to either DGIF or DMV.  They [...]