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The Winchester Economic Development Authority (EDA) has completed a feasibility study concerning recruiting a minor league baseball team and constructing a new stadium in the City of Winchester. The EDA has requested that Council approve a conveyance of park land (approx. 12 acres in the northeast corner of Jim Barnett Park near I-81 and Cork [...]
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The Wolf Trap Foundation, based in Vienna, Virginia has filed suit in Federal court in Alexandria, claiming trademark infringement against a tiny not-for-profit organization more than 50 miles and two counties away asserting that their use of “The Barns of Rose Hill” in Berryville will confuse Wolf Traps patrons. Berryville sits west of the Blue [...]
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Middletown, VA – Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) held its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration today at noon. Event speaker was Easton McDonald, the President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for Clark and Frederick Counties and the City of Winchester. Sponsored by the Student Activities Office, the event [...]
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At the regular Council meeting held Tuesday, January 10th, City Council voted to extend Interim City Manager, Craig Gerhart’s contract through April 2012, while the City continues its search for a permanent replacement. City Council also voted to change search firms and hire Springsted, the same company that performed the searches that lead to Jim [...]
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The Winchester Parks & Recreation Department was notified on January 3, 2012 that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin construction repairs to the Cork Street/Senseny Road Bridge over Interstate 81 within 30 days. In the coming weeks VDOT will place traffic signs along Pleasant Valley Road, Cork Street and Senseny Road notifying traffic [...]
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The Winchester City Common Council made the decision to change executive search firms in their ongoing attempt to fill the vacant City Manager position. The Council made the decision after the initial group of applicants submitted by the Mercer Group. The Council concluded that the applicant pool they received did not include a sufficient number [...]
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RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), a leader in solution-based commercial products, will invest $67.25 million to expand operations in the City of Winchester and establish a distribution operation in Frederick County. The company, best known for its commercial cleaning, materials management, washroom and foodservice products, will add a [...]
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Sustainability is the key principle of Winchester’s future vision. This Plan charts a new path toward environmental, economic, and social sustainability. It promotes a walkable community made up of vibrant mixed use neighborhoods that honor Winchester’s rich history and use the latest technology. This Plan reflects City Council’s philosophy of proactively improving citizens’ quality of [...]
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Salem Field Office is continuing its efforts to identify a motive in the murder-suicide that occurred Dec. 8, 2011, on the Virginia Tech campus. State police investigators worked through the weekend and on into this week interviewing family, friends and acquaintances of Ross T. [...]
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Virginia State Police have identified a Spotsylvania County man as the subject responsible for the murder-suicide that occurred Thursday (Dec. 8, 2011) on the Virginia Tech campus. Investigators have confirmed that Ross Truett Ashley, 22, of Partlow, Va., took his own life approximately a half-hour after fatally shooting a Virginia Tech Police Officer. Ashley also [...]
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