Mickey Powell

Clarke County Reporter at The Winchester Star (Winchester, VA)

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Clarke County to move prekindergarten classes to Boyce, Cooley Lower Campus

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — At the request of teachers and other staff, prekindergarten classes will be split among Clarke County's two elementary schools. Administrators with Clarke County Public Schools (CCPS) made that decision upon consulting with the School Board during a special meeting Wednesday. Until now, all prekindergarten classes have been housed at D.G. Cooley Elementary School's Upper Campus on Westwood Road near Berryville.
Freedom Disposal to continue picking up garbage at Boyce homes

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BOYCE — Tuesday night, Boyce Town Council didn't choose the lowest bidder when approving the latest contract for residential garbage pickups. The council voted unanimously, following a motion by member Floyd Hudson, to award a three-year contract worth $99,900 to the current collector, Freedom Disposal Services LLC of Warren County. Under the contract, Boyce will pay Freedom $2,770 per month to collect trash at 300 homes. That equates to $9.25 per dwelling.
Boyce council adopts budget, reduces real estate tax rate

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BOYCE — A lower real estate tax rate is reflected in a $201,900 annual budget adopted by Boyce Town Council on Tuesday. The spending plan, for the new fiscal year that will start July 1, reduces the rate from 2.5 cents to 1.74 cents per $100 of assessed value. That would normally mean the owners of a home assessed at $300,000 would see the yearly tax bill they get from the town drop from $75 to $52.20.
New way-finding signs planned for installation in Berryville

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — Need to know which way to go? Town officials are looking to tell you. They're planning to have more than 20 new way-finding signs installed in Berryville by the end of the year. Berryville Town Council discussed the project during a work session Monday afternoon. Many of the signs will point the way to destinations such as the Barns of Rose Hill, Chet Hobert Park, the Clarke County Courthouse and the Ruritan Fairgrounds. Others will denote public parking areas.
Berryville fire siren is silent for now: officials trying to repair it

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — If it's seemed a little quieter in Berryville lately, there's a possible reason. The siren at the John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad currently is out of service. Officials don't yet know when it will be fixed. But they intend for it to blare again as soon as possible. It's long been a tradition by fire stations, particularly those in smaller communities, to use a "house siren" to alert volunteer personnel that they're needed to respond to an emergency.
Valedictorian: Rural experiences have made Clarke County High School graduates unique

4 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — The 176 members of Clarke County High School's Class of 2025 are unique among many of their graduating peers nationwide, valedictorian Emmet Morris believes. Their experiences growing up in a small, rural community differed somewhat from those of students in more urbanized areas. That helped to shape the individuals they've become, Morris said during commencement Thursday night. "Clarke is a place where you can go into town for lunch and recognize most everyone you see," he said.
Hearing scheduled on proposed 20-lot subdivision in Berryville

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — Twenty new single-family homes could be built in a proposed subdivision along South Church Street near South Buckmarsh Street (U.S. 340). Hillson Grove will be the focus of a public hearing to be held by the Berryville Area Development Authority (BADA) at 7 p.m. June 25. Radiant Summit Development LLC of Bettendorf, Iowa, aims to locate the subdivision on 10.5 acres zoned DR-2 Detached Residential.
Clarke County's first Rotary Peace Pole" to be dedicated May 31

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — Clarke County's first Peace Pole will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Park in downtown Berryville. The Rotary Club of Clarke County is installing the pole near the gazebo in the park, between East Main Street and the Barns of Rose Hill on Chalmers Court. Peace Poles are a project of Rotary International, the club's parent organization, intended to inspire unity among people of all cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds worldwide.
Ceremony set for May 31 to mark arrival of Enders' newest fire truck

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — Come help the crew at the John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad push their newest truck into the firehouse. Nothing is wrong with the truck; it can be backed into the building just fine. Rather, the "push-in" is a commemorative event to welcome the vehicle into Enders' fleet. The ceremony for the 2025 model Sutphen Monarch pumper will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the fire company on South Buckmarsh Street in downtown Berryville.
Retired Marine: Don't forget the sacrifices of veterans who you don't know

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Mickey Powell

BERRYVILLE — Retired Marine Lt. Col. Tres Smith often hears people mention the military experiences of their relatives, friends and neighbors, both living and deceased. "We all find a connection (to the armed forces) ... through people in our lives," said Smith. Just don't forget about the many thousands of veterans who you don't know, yet who sacrificed their lives to preserve Americans' freedoms, he told about 200 people Sunday afternoon.