Top Stories - Royal Examiner (2024)

• Local Government4 days agoCounty Planning Commission Blesses New Montessori School Proposal at Bowling Green South, and Short-Term RentalsA near-capacity crowd of over 100 interested citizens filled the Warren County Government Center Meeting room as the County Planning Commission met for its regular meeting...
• Local News4 days agoSchool Board Approves Cafeteria Renovations Totaling More Than $192KThe Warren County School Board on Wednesday, April 10, voted 5-0 to approve spending a total of just more than $192 thousand to make cafeteria improvements...
• Crime/Court4 days agoMark Egger’s $5,000 Civil Defamation Case Against Stevi and Cameron Hubbard Dismissed – But is That The End?After counsel Jeremiah Egger rested the plaintiff’s case in his client, and father, Mark Egger’s $5,000 civil defamation suit against Stevi Hubbard and her daughter Cameron...
• Local News4 days agoWarren County Schools Work to Slay Chronic AbsenteeismWarren County Public Schools (WCPS) continue working to tackle chronic absenteeism, which also persists statewide. Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera last fall reported that nearly...
• Local Government5 days agoConservatism of Supervisors Challenged by Urgent Need to Raise Tax RatesFive different representatives of Warren County departments stood before the Warren County Board of Supervisors at a special meeting on Tuesday, April 9, starting at 6...
• Crime/Court6 days agoPart 1 of 3-Part McDonald Sentencing Hearing Draws Judicial Request for Written Support of Motions Arguments Taken Under Advisem*ntIn the first of what is now forecast to be a three-part sentencing hearing for former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Director Jennifer McDonald, Judge Elizabeth...
• Local Government6 days agoClosure Sighted on the Horizon for Town Council’s Ongoing Discussion of Poultry in Urban AgricultureAmong several items on the Front Royal Town Council’s agenda for Monday, April 8, starting at 7 p.m. in the Front Royal Town Hall at 102...
• Crime/Court1 week ago47-Year-Old Jennifer McDonald Will Hear 6 to 24 Years in Prison Argued at Her Sentencing HearingAccording to court documents filed in the run up to the April 9 sentencing hearing of former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer...
• Crime/Court2 weeks agoPlea Agreement Nets Guilty Verdict to Reduced Charge Against Former Hilda J Barbour Pre-School Teacher Kayla BennettThe final of six charges against former Hilda J. Barbour pre-school teacher Kayla Ann Bennett related to allegations of verbal and physical abuse of two of...
• Local Government2 weeks agoLabor Pangs Attend Delivery of New Congregation to Warren County CommunityEn route to Eastham Park, known to those who frequent it as “the dog park”, one passes at the corner of West Criser Road and Luray...
• Local Government2 weeks agoTown Manager Forges Ahead with Vision for Front RoyalIn what has been a discussion unfolding for several months, wherein the Front Royal Town Council, with execution from Town Manager Joe Waltz, has clarified a...
• EDA in Focus2 weeks agoEDA Acknowledges Failure of Attempted 158 Faith Way $350,000 Deed Buy-Back – What Happened?On the morning of Tuesday, April 2, a press release from Warren County Director of Economic Development Joe Petty announced the failure of the previously announced...
• EDA in Focus2 weeks agoIn-Town Business Owners Urged to Respond to Coming Town Business Development Board SurveyAt its regular meeting of Monday, April 1, the Front Royal Economic Development Authority (FREDA), also now operating under the title Front Royal’s Business Development Board...
• Local News2 weeks agoWarren County Unites in Response to Wildfires: A Test of Strength and SolidarityThe recent wildfire emergency has highlighted the exceptional dedication and collaboration between our local fire and sheriff’s departments. Fire Chief Jimmy Bonzano and Sheriff Crystal Cline...
• EDA in Focus3 weeks agoEDA Plan to Return McDonald-North Home Property Deed for $350,000 Cash Raises Ire of Supervisors – But What Do the Numbers Say?At its work session of Tuesday, March 26, the Warren County Board of Supervisors was temporarily distracted from the flood of numbers it has been pondering...
• Local Government3 weeks agoBoard of Supervisors Prioritizes Public Safety in Upcoming BudgetOn Tuesday night, March 26th, 2024, the Warren County Board of Supervisors authorized the County Administrator to advertise a real estate tax at $0.54 from $0.49,...
• Local Government3 weeks agoIn Display of Harmony at Regular Meeting, Town Council Achieves Consensus on Every VoteThough overshadowed by an awareness of the homes that have been lost to the recent wildfires in the vicinity, Front Royal Town Council struck a positive...
• Local News3 weeks agoSchool Board Votes 3-1-1 to Approve Proposed WCPS Budget for FY25Three members of the Warren County School Board during their Wednesday, March 20, meeting voted to approve the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget for Warren...
• Local News3 weeks agoWCPS Administrators Update School Board on Increased Staff NeedsSome Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) administrators and staff are facing increased responsibilities outside their contracted duties that are impacting their regular jobs, they told the...
• EDA in Focus3 weeks agoCounty EDA Non-Suits Civil Litigations Against Town of Front Royal Among Other Post-Closed Session ActionsThe Front Royal-Warren County EDA (EDA) held its monthly meeting on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. Six board members and legal counsel were present,...
• Local News3 weeks agoAfter Life-Saving Kidney Transplant, Local Man and His Wife Urge Increased Awareness of the Need for Organ DonorsIt was almost three years ago that a Front Royal mother-of-two went public, frantically seeking help to get her husband a long-awaited kidney transplant to save...
• Local News3 weeks agoAmid Food and Recognition of Student Athletes, Reaching Out Now Anticipates the Opening of the Youth Center“Without her advocacy within our community and Reaching Out Now as an organization, a lot of this connectedness would not be possible,” said Superintendent Christopher Ballenger...
• Local Government4 weeks agoTown Planning Commission Prepares for Hearings on Short-term Rentals, Commerce Avenue Apartment ProposalThe Front Royal Planning Commission met on March 20 in the Warren County Government Center in what may be the shortest Commission meeting on record. In...
• Local Government4 weeks agoUpdate: County Urged Not to Short-Change Public Schools and Other Public Services as Enabling Outside Funding Sources Dry Up(Writer’s note: This story has been updated with a correction to the vote on the Airport Commission appointment. Mr. Jamieson voted “Aye” with the majority, which...
• Local Government4 weeks agoTown Council and Planning Commission Meet for Benchmark Discussion in Special Joint Work SessionOn Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m. in the Front Royal Town Hall at 102 East Main Street, the Front Royal Town Council and the Front...
• Local News4 weeks agoWCHS DECA Achievements Shine at State Leadership ConferenceIn an impressive showcase of talent and dedication, thirty-two students from the WCHS DECA chapter embarked on a journey to Virginia Beach to participate in the...
• EDA in Focus4 weeks agoFREDA Board Continues to Fine Tune its Economic Development Processes as Operational Status ApproachesAt a work session on its newly implemented every two week meeting schedule the Front Royal Economic Development Authority (FREDA), now also doing business as the...
• Local Government1 month agoCounty Planning Commission Blesses New Church Zoning Permit, Short-Term Tourist Rentals, Previews Montessori School ProposalThe Warren County Planning Commission met Wednesday, March 13, at the Warren County Government Center. South River District Commissioner Kaylee Richardson was absent. There were no...
• Local Government1 month agoCounty Supervisors are Unanimous in Approving 13 Permitting, Rezoning, and Code Amendment Public Hearing RequestsAt 7 p.m., a half-hour after its 90-minute Joint Budget Committee work session with Warren County Public Schools officials, the county’s Board of Supervisors tackled a...
• Local Government1 month agoPublic School Officials Bring Updated Operational Numbers, Priority Needs to Joint Budget CommitteeThe Warren County Board of Supervisors kicked off a heavy work agenda on Tuesday, March 12, with another Joint Budget Committee meeting with the Warren County...

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