Local couple grateful for last-minute wedding help
Nuptials moved up before groom deploys to Iraq | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Board announces short lists for school site, superintendent
Following several closed-door meetings throughout the day, the Clarke County School Board Tuesday night announced its short lists of potential candidates for a new high school site and a new superintendent. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Ride for Freedom
Members of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle group from Altoona, Pa., make a pit stop in Clarke County on their way to Washington, D.C., May 24. For 21 years, Rolling Thunder has led a Ride for Freedom during Memorial Day weekend as a demonstration in support of soldiers held captive or missing in action, and to recognize American veterans from all wars. Times-Courier Staff Photo/Tracy LeBlanc | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Easements made easy
From the perspective of Hobart and Sheila Bauhan, protecting the future of their small farm south of Berryville with a conservation easement was easy. They talked it over with their children, made a few phone calls, signed a few papers, and the deal was done. Their 75 acres are off-limits to developers forever, and about $160,000 -- payment for the Virginia tax credits they sold -- arrived in the mail. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County seeks members for ‘green committee’
Attention, environmentally and energy conscious residents: The county wants your help and ideas. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Observance pays tribute to nation’s veterans
“A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. -- Theodore Roosevelt | 0 comments - ›› more ...
105! Local woman 'amazed' at longevity
Laughter does a life good. At least it has for Mary Baker. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Injured stray cat inspires book store fundraiser
It was an accident that brought bookshop owners Bonnie and Archie Justice, of Berryville, together with a severely injured young male tabby cat they have since named Ben.And because of it, other animals injured by vehicles or by other means and left to die on the roadways could benefit. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Boy achieves rank of Eagle Scout
The Boy Scouts of America awarded Dennis Heflin II the rank of Eagle Scout last month. Only 4 percent of boy scouts reach the rank of Eagle Scout.The ceremony was held in the library of the University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Clarke County soccer teams fall in Bull Run finals
It was a long trip back to Berryville for the Clarke County High School boys' and girls' soccer teams May 22 after losing Bull Run District championship games to host George Mason. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Horticulture classes wrap up garden sale
Students in Clarke County High School’s horticulture classes are wrapping up their annual garden sale this week, with today the last chance for shoppers to drop by to select from among what few plants remain. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Eagles continue soccer march
Third time's a charm?Clarke County High School will face host top-seeded George Mason May 22 soccer action in Falls Church. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Eagles post tourney wins
After soundly beating George Mason 24-0, Clarke County High School's softball team defeated Rappahannock 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to the Bull Run District title game. That victory pushed the Eagles, win or lose, into the Region tourney. Madison County hosted CCHS May 22 in the district final. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County lifts drought watch, enacts ordinance
Citing near normal groundwater levels at a test well at the Blandy Experimental Farm on Route 50, county supervisors Tuesday night voted 4-0, with Supervisor A.R. “Pete” Dunning, Jr., (R-White Post) absent, to lift a drought watch that had been in effect as a voluntary water conservation measure. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Special guest highlights annual service
The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, LTG Eric B. Schoomaker, will be the guest speaker at the Memorial Day service 2 p.m. Sunday at Rose Hill Park in Berryville.The program will include patriotic music, military salutes, prayers and speeches, according to the service program. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
School Incident prompts concern
A letter was sent May 15 to parents of students attending Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville informing them that a student was “immediately removed from school property” under parental supervision after school administrators and law enforcement officials discovered he was “in possession of multiple knives” and “had made specific verbal threats to two students.” | 0 comments - ›› more ...
105! Local woman 'amazed' at longevity
Laughter does a life good. At least it has for Mary Baker. At 105, she claims the key to her longevity is hard work. Guests at her recent birthday party might attribute it to the laughter that sprinkles her conversation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Top ratings for Winchester Medical Center
Winchester Medical Center recently received the highest statewide score in a national study which accessed patient perceptions of their hospital experience. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Middle school principal sends letter about incident
A letter was sent May 15 to parents of students attending Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville informing them that a student was “immediately removed from school property” under parental supervision after school administrators and law enforcement officials found that he was “in possession of multiple knives” and “had made specific verbal threats to two students.” | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Focus on cancer prevention
Clarke County Relay for Life participants prepare | 0 comments - ›› more ...
School Board releases survey results
The Clarke County School Board now has a better idea of exactly what qualifications and personal qualities they should be looking for when they begin interviewing candidates to be their next superintendent. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Life in Clarke
Berryville Primary School held three productions of Hansel, Gretel and Fred, presented by students in Mrs. Hartsook's and Ms. Weintz's Reading Academy last week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Craft designer creates new line
Local mother-daughter team designs baby gifts | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County to seek economic experts’ bids
A request for proposals seeking the services of a consultant to help define an economic development strategy for the county was expected to be publicized to prospective bidders this week, with responses due in early June, county officials said Monday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County readies for property reassessments
It’s almost time for the quadrennial reassessment of real property values in the county, a process that county officials say they want to ensure is done fairly, accurately, and efficiently and with a consistency of values throughout the county. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
High school expands vocational curriculum
Students at Clarke County High School will get to choose from among some additional classes when deciding their schedules for the upcoming academic year | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Berryville Police Logs
Berryville Police DepartmentWeekly ActivityApril 28-May 4 | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Nursing students achieve 100 percent test pass rate
Practice makes perfect. To 14 students studying nursing at Clarke County High School, that is more than just an axiom. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Planning Commission
On June 6, Clarke County residents will get a chance to tell planning commissioners what they think about a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance to classify flagpoles as structures and limit their height. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Giving Back
Clarke County native and civic volunteer Jane Cary Randolph Harrison, 90, of Longwood near Boyce, who was honored as this newspaper’s Citizen of the Year in 1990, was laid to rest May 3 after passing away at her home last week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Roberts, Hott, Cambell winn
Voters in Boyce Tuesday elected town council member Franklin Roberts as their new mayor. He won 41 votes compared with 32 for challenger Erica Kelble, a member of the town council and planning commission. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Kirby gets nod as new Berryville mayor
Town council member Wilson Kirby captured the Berryville mayoral election by a landslide Tuesday, winning by a margin of 285 votes over Alyssa Adams. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Investments can make great Mother's Day gifts
By Betty Schutte-BoxMother’s Day arrives this Sunday. You could give Mom some flowers, and she’d probably appreciate them. But if your mother is of a certain age, you might also want to make another type of gift — one that can help her enjoy the retirement lifestyle she’s envisioned. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Kirby and Roberts elected
Berryville and Boyce unofficial election results | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Gas crunch forces drivers to think outside the box
Driving east over the mountain can be such a pain for Clarke drivers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Former American Idol finalist to perform at county fair
Bucky Covington to be in Berryville on Aug. 16 | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Daily Grind opens ice cream counter
When he was a little boy, Ricky Shickle's grandmother took him to the ice cream parlor for a tasty treat. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Board approves test cost waiver plan
The cost of taking certain advanced tests for some students at Clarke County High School could be waived or reduced under a plan approved Monday night by the School Board. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County to seek economic strategy advice
Clarke County officials are working on a proposal to hire a consultant to help decide what economic development strategy would best enhance the county's tax base. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Post 41 commander receives award
John Gallagher gives all the credit for his achievements as commander of Lloyd Williams American Legion Post 41 to his military comrades and the community. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Residential homes in Clarke highlight Virginia Garden Tour
Owners of historic homes in Clarke opened their residences to the public last weekend for the annual spring Virginia Garden Tour. | 0 comments - ›› more ...