A Winchester, Va., man was killed when his vehicle crashed on Interstate 70 east of Frederick Tuesday morning. The crash occurred on the westbound side of I-70 west of Quinn Road, around 1:45 a.m. Maryland State Police found Edward William Nest III, 36, partially ejected from his 2011 Infiniti. Officials said he was pronounced dead [...]
The Winchester City Council voted unanimously to reject the land transfer deal that would allow a new stadium to be built at Jim Barnett Park. Many members had expressed serious reservations about the proposed stadium project that could have brought the Hagerstown Suns to Winchester, and the Tuesday night vote has all but killed the [...]
Many of Winchester, Va.’s city council members have expressed serious reservations about a proposed stadium project that would bring the Hagerstown Suns to Winchester, and the day of reckoning has come. The Council will vote Tuesday evening on the stadium land transfer deal and the outcome could seal the fate of the potential deal. In [...]
A two-vehicle crash on I-81 near Winchester Tuesday morning killed one man and sent another driver to the hospital. Twenty-two year old Cory Michael McBrearty of Inwood, W.Va died in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer in the northbound lanes of I-81 a half mile south of the Clear Brook exit. McBrearty was traveling the wrong [...]
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The Big Kiss is back! Set for February 11th, the event encourages couples to come downtown to attempt to break the record for most people kissing simultaneously. Last year’s Big Kiss broke Virginia’s former record with 97 people. The smooching happens at 2:00 pm, but come early as the event will have free blood pressure [...]
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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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