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This week's government meetings
Frederick-Winchester Service Authority meeting, 8:30 a.m. today, Frederick Water Administration Building, 315 Tasker Road. Economic Development Authority meeting, 8 a.m. Tuesday, EDA office, 117 E. Piccadilly St. Board of Architectural Review meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday. Frederick County. Finance Committee meeting, 8 a.m. Wednesday, County Administration building, 107 N. Kent St.
John E. Brooks
John E. Brooks John Edgar Brooks born June 11, 1943, died June 29, 2024. He was born in Frederick County, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Erskine and Eva Belle Shirley Brooks, brothers Joe, Bob and George; sisters Peggy Popkins, Mary Lemaster, Judy Brooks and his beloved Daisy "May" Ballenger.
Jail reaches settlement with ex-employee in discrimination case
WINCHESTER — The Northwestern Regional Adult Jail Authority (NRJA), which governs the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center (NRADC), reached a settlement earlier this month with an ex-employee who alleged she was paid less than her male coworkers and disciplined differently on the basis of her sex. The terms of...
At Laurel Grove Wine Farm, a new marketplace and a continued vision
Atop hilly terrain just southwest of Winchester are fields that sprawl with sandy soil underfoot. Sunshine-colored wildflowers and hip-high wheat stems speckle the landscape in a disorganized fashion, camouflaging the glossy greens that sprout up in rows beside bamboo skewers. At Laurel Grove Wine Farm in Frederick County, the vineyard...
Virginia School Board Member Sentenced In January 6 Case Says He Will Not Resign
Despite being sentenced to 12 days in prison for his participation in the January 6, 2021, riot in Washington, D.C., a Virginia school board member has stated that he will not resign. Aged 39, Miles Adkins has pleaded guilty to two federal misdemeanors. He was identified as one of the...
Tenn. driver charged with involuntary manslaughter in Interstate 81 atal crash
A Tennessee man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash in April on Interstate 81 in Frederick County that killed a West Virginia man. Kenneth J. Bireta, 54, of Knoxville, was indicted Tuesday by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury. Bireta was driving on...
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