At a special meeting on Tuesday, January 11, City Council voted to reinstate Jeff Buettner as President of Council and Art Major as Vice President. After the unanimous vote, President Buettner stated, “It is an honor for me to serve this Council and the citizens of Winchester.” Milt McInturff was also elected Vice-Mayor, a position [...]
This week is the last week of yard waste collection and Thursday, January 12 is the last day for curbside Christmas tree collection. Questions? Contact Winchester’s Refuse & Recycling division at 667-1815, ext. 1452. Looking for an Ear Nose and Throat Doctor in Winchester Va ? Visit Winchester ENT Center.
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If you’re still looking for some last-minute easy recipes that aren’t loaded with calories but sure do have tons of flavor, try these! I’ve been so busy with life (and testing my pumpkin-oat-cranberry scone recipe) that it took me until today to realize I’m running behind on posting Thanksgiving recipes. Such is life sometimes! So [...]
As part of a policy and procedure review, the Winchester City office of the Commissioner of the Revenue announces it will henceforth be assessing all taxable vehicles according to documented NADA valuation methodology. This change affects only those vehicles of eighteen years and older (18+ years) which are not registered as antique vehicles. Such older [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the National FFA Organization have partnered to develop new educational tools to help promote agricultural and statistical literacy among kindergarten through 12th-grade students. “By including these materials in the classroom curriculum, teachers can help students better understand statistics and their importance to the farming [...]
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The City of Winchester’s current Comprehensive Plan is in the process of being updated with the purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the city which will, in accordance with present and probable future needs and resources, best promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of [...]
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Another downtown beautification project is underway at the corner of North Kent Street and East Piccadilly Street. New landscape designs call for trees, shrubs and grass that will convert the vacant City-owned lot which served as the construction staging area for the downtown infrastructure improvement construction project since May 2009 into an urban pocket park [...]
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. of Winchester, Virginia has been awarded the contract for Clarke County’s long-awaited new high school. Shockey’s $23.3M bid was just $69K less than the next lowest bidder. According to Clarke County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Murphy, Shockey’s bid was compliant with the request for proposal documents issued by the [...]
The City of Winchester will be completing the final paving on Berryville Avenue between Pleasant Valley and Interstate-81 at night beginning Sunday, July 11 at approximately 8:00 pm. Work should be completed each morning by 5:00 pm and all paving should be finished by end of the week. Pleasant Valley between Berryville Avenue and Woodstock [...]
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It’s official. The site plan for the Clarke County High School has been approved. Last night at a special meeting of the Berryville Town Council the site plan was put to a vote and passed unanimously.The council opened the meeting with a public comment session in which only one resident spoke. Robert Larson voiced concern [...]
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