On Friday, February 26, 2010, members of the Martinsburg Police Department responded to the 300 block of North Raleigh Street in reference to an unattended death. Upon arrival, officers located an unknown male lying in an open warehouse. The cause of death has yet to be determined and his body will be sent to Charleston [...]
On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, Ptlw. Shanna Spiker and Ptlm. Staub of the Martinsburg Police Responded to 121 South Church Street, Apartment 4, Martinsburg to an ongoing dispute with the female resident’s boyfriend, Jason East. It was then determined that Mr. East was not present in the residence. While at the residence, officers observed items [...]
Google is planning to launch an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. They plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Their networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, [...]
On February 24, 2010 at approximately 0800 a.m. Winchester Police responded to the 100 Block of North Braddock Street to reports of a suspicious container. An employee of 112 North Braddock Street arrived for work at 0545 a.m. and did not see the container but was informed of it by other employees who were arriving [...]
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two motor vehicle thefts on February 4, 2010. The first involved a Ford F-250 pickup, white in color, with a yellow Fisher plow and salt spreader from Blue Ridge Landscape and Design, located at 172 #2 Imboden Drive. The truck has a Blue Ridge Landscape and Design logo [...]
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Governor Bob McDonnell today directed the Virginia Department of Transportation VDOT to focus efforts during March on patching the thousands of potholes giving motorists bumpy reminders of the hard winter Virginia has endured. This winter’s repeated historic blasts of snow, ice and rain coupled with colder-than-average temperatures have resulted in a proliferation of potholes on [...]
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Dance the night away to the sounds of this region’s most popular band, SOULED OUT as we pay tribute to Patsy at “A Crazy Affair…Remembering Patsy Cline”, on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Lee-Jackson Conference Center in Winchester. The $20 ticket includes a heavy reception menu. A cash [...]
Since the 100th year anniversary of City Hall (2001), Tim Youmans, City Planning Director and local history buff, has been providing guided historical tours of Rouss City Hall to interested groups. This has included numerous boy and girl scout groups working on citizenship badges, Mayors from Winchester, England, elementary school students studying government and local [...]
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At the February 23 City Council meeting, Council approved a resolution that authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute all necessary documents and contracts to guarantee Winchester as the host site of the 2011 Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth 10 Year Old World Series. The Series will draw nine teams and their families from across the [...]
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At the February 23 regular Council meeting, Council approved a resolution to allow the use social media technology for communicating with the public. Following the vote, the City officially published its Facebook page at the Council meeting. The City’s Facebook page will feature real-time and up-to-date information about City services, projects and emergencies, meeting announcements, [...]
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