STRASBURG — For her ideas on how to improve local government, Piper Dellinger, an eighth grader at Signal Knob Middle School, was recently named the winner of the Virginia Municipal League's "If I Were Mayor" essay contest.
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Almost everyone, if they live long enough, will eventually get cataracts.
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FRONT ROYAL — Warren County’s seniors can expect a new activity center to open in June, government officials say.
Almost everyone, if they live long enough, will eventually get cataracts.
MIDDLETOWN — A proposed zoning amendment that’s stirred controversy in Middletown related to the possible construction of a truck spa is being reworded by the developer.
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FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County came up short in a 3-0 loss to Meridian in Class 3 Northwestern District baseball action on Thursday.
FRONT ROYAL –Warren County showed what its capable of Thursday night but just couldn’t keep it going for a full game.
FRONT ROYAL — Every time it needed to Skyline’s baseball team responded on Wednesday night.
BERRYVILLE — After traveling to Shenandoah to take on Page County on Tuesday, taking on a team he calls the toughest in the Bull Run District …
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FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County came up short in a 3-0 loss to Meridian in Class 3 Northwestern District baseball action on Thursday.
FRONT ROYAL –Warren County showed what its capable of Thursday night but just couldn’t keep it going for a full game.
FRONT ROYAL — Every time it needed to Skyline’s baseball team responded on Wednesday night.
BERRYVILLE — After traveling to Shenandoah to take on Page County on Tuesday, taking on a team he calls the toughest in the Bull Run District was not what Central boys…
WOODSTOCK — Page County topped Central 9-2 in Bull Run District softball action in a battle of the first and second placed teams.
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When Karen Darby first took a look at the house for sale at 417 Fairmont Ave. in Winchester, she wasn’t sold. Yes, it was in Old Town — that was a plus. And yes, it was historic — that was appealing. But it had been divided into four separate apartments and was a bit worn. She had also convi…
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LINDEN — Struggling through mid-life, Matt Thomas found solace firs…
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When Karen Darby first took a look at the house for sale at 417 Fairmont Ave. in Winchester, she wasn’t sold. Yes, it was in Old Town — that was a plus. And yes, it was historic — that was appealing. But it had been divided into four separate apartments and was a bit worn. She had also convi…
BASYE — It’s a Tuesday afternoon at the Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library and library president Krissy Fugate is putting the finishing touches on the auction fundraiser slated for Saturday at the Bryce Resort restaurant that will raise money for a playground.
FRONT ROYAL — Bob Wilson picked up his first musical instrument, a guitar, when he was just 6 years old. Throughout high school he played the upright, string bass in various orchestras, symphonic and jazz bands. In his late teens, he played drums for a popular Virginia gospel band and became…
LINDEN — Struggling through mid-life, Matt Thomas found solace first in the rhythms of nature and then in writing about them.
FORT VALLEY — Ann Heap is inspired by the world around her — quite literally. On the walls of her home hang photographs of the Indian Ocean and art quilts that represent the Seven Bends of the Shenandoah River. Her bookshelves hold copies of the books she's written, a closed-door romance ser…
STRASBURG — SJ Murphy has always had flair with finding and creating sustainable upcycled furniture. So much so, she’s built herself a successful upcycling business known to her customers as Lilac Cottage — a nod to her favorite color as well as her cozy living space in the mountains.
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Almost everyone, if they live long enough, will eventually get cataracts.
FRONT ROYAL — For nearly 100 years, the Pomeroy family has operated a shop near the east end…
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WINCHESTER — It’s not every day you take a seat at a restaurant and are greeted by a prehist…
WINCHESTER — Gov. Glenn Youngkin made two stops in Frederick County on Tuesday to champion t…
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Almost everyone, if they live long enough, will eventually get cataracts.
FRONT ROYAL — For nearly 100 years, the Pomeroy fami…
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Sometimes it’s very difficult to take advice from someone even thou…
There was so much good news the week of April 14 that it almost see…
A few weeks ago, the Shenandoah Valley experienced an unusual combi…
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Sometimes it’s very difficult to take advice from someone even though we ask for the advice.
There was so much good news the week of April 14 that it almost seemed like the end of one of those Hollywood movies where all sorts of proble…
A few weeks ago, the Shenandoah Valley experienced an unusual combination of very high winds and dry conditions sparking fires all across the …
Casting the lure towards the edge of a bed of milfoil, I cranked slowly on the handle of the bait cast reel. After two turns, the vegetation e…
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Charles Plumb was a naval aviator in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was hit by a North Vietnamese missile and he parachuted into enemy territory. Plumb was captured and spent the next six long years in a North Vietnamese prison — the notorious Hanoi Hilton. He, unlike many of h…
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can't cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person -- or anyone who claims they can't afford a home -- take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature?
Do parents have the right to make a mistake?
Author Herman Wouk captured well how to understand heroism.
Our school board recently passed its controversial “Transgender Policy.” As I initially introduced the Gender Identity Policy, I will explain why I voted against it and believe this is a step backward.
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Shenandoah University just received its largest-ever donation.
Warren County faces another year of increased health insurance rates.
Over the weekend The Northern Virginia Daily will move from its longtime home on Holliday Street in Strasburg to new offices at 105 Stony Pointe Way, Suite 201, in Strasburg.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday narrowly adopted a $256.3 million operating budget for the 2025 fiscal year, bringing an end to weeks of debate about county spending and priorities.
Some Edinburg and Woodstock residents had a shared sigh of relief Tuesday evening when it was announced a slaughterhouse that planned to operate near their homes had pulled its special use permit request.
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