Shenandoah County News

The following public meetings are scheduled this week: Shenandoah County The Tourism Council meets at noon Tuesday at the Woodstock Cafe.

The trial of a Strasburg woman on drug charges linked to the alleged theft of thousands of dollars from a charitable trust fund reserved for a child's medical expenses is off for now.

After a heavy line of questioning, the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the sheriff to put four new school resource officers in county schools next year.

Power was restored earlier in the afternoon to 94 Shenandoah County customers who had lost it, according to Dominion's website.

A proposal to use local money to protect a Shenandoah County farm drew fire Tuesday from a resident who claimed the land doesn't need more protection.

Park officials also plan to increase surveillance and detection of the disease, which affects the brains and nervous systems of deer, elk and moose.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to replace Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney Amanda M. Wiseley in the disorderly conduct case of a Strasburg man accused of bringing a board into an elementary school bearing the words "high powered rifle." Wiseley cited a conflict of interest arising from a subpoena filed by defense attorney David ... (more)

If it weren't for Tara Mason's decision to drop everything and follow her passion, she probably wouldn't have recently received a prestigious recognition.

Law enforcement officials say they believe a man arrested early Sunday morning in Wythe County is the same suspect wanted in a burglary and car theft hours earlier in Woodstock.

Former Strasburg police officer Aaron H. Lewis lost his job over accusations that he used excessive force against a suspect in a drug case, falsified records and violated safety rules without a threat to life, according to documents in Shenandoah County Circuit Court.

Frederick County would leave Winchester with either a lot of taxable commercial space or an empty building if government offices move out of the city.

Tyler Watson, 13, holds a pair of trout in a small cup he plans to release in Passage Creek in Fort Valley Friday morning.

The board on Wednesday voted against a proposal to increase the salaries of its members for the first time since 2001.

Most of the towns will hold hearings next week on their proposed fiscal 2014 budgets and rates for water and sewer service.

Stephens City Town Planner Brian Henshaw recently accepted the town planner position for Haymarket in Prince William County.

The Board of Supervisors met with officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation at their work session Tuesday for an early look at the Secondary System Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2014-2019. VDOT officials had a similar discussion with Shenandoah County supervisors last week.

The relentless rain that has pounded the central Valley this week shut down Shenandoah County schools and several roads in the county Wednesday.

We are now on day 3 of rain across the area, and even though we have seen some sunshine across the area today, we are continuing with the chance for rain, and flood and river flood warnings are in effect through tonight and Thursday.

Glenn Hall of Fredericksburg looks at the flooding along Passage Creek in Fort Valley on Tuesday morning.

The relentless rain that has pounded the central Valley this week shut down Shenandoah County schools and several county roads today.