Brett Networks, LLC,  has completed a major network infrastructure upgrade for the Clarke County Public School System and the Clarke County Government. The re-designed network merges the County and Public Schools onto a modernized system that incorporates cost efficiencies and service enhancements.
“We were confronted with two piecemeal infrastructures featuring aging components that lacked the flexibility to support new technologies. In addition, more recent advancements failed to integrate effectively across multiple systems,” explained Dr. Mike Murphy Superintendent of Clarke County Public Schools located in Berryville, Virginia. “Faced with today’s budgetary realties, …

“We love you, Conrad! Oh yes, we do. We love you, Conrad, and we’ll be true!” Get ready to “Put on a Happy Face” and take a trip back to 1958! Clarke County Public Schools are producing the musical Bye Bye Birdie for the second time this decade. The 10th annual Spring Musical, Bye, Bye Birdie tells the story of rock star Conrad Birdie, who is about to be inducted into the Army. Albert Peterson, his agent, and Rose Alvarez, Albert’s secretary, design a public relations event before Conrad leaves …

Hero or villain, the name Mosby remains divisive in Clarke County to this very day. The ongoing saga of the Clarke County High School approaches another milestone this week as the Berryville Area Development Authority BADA will conduct a public hearing at the Town/County center on Thursday, Feb. 25th, at 6 PM concerning the Final Site Plan Permit for the new school. Featured prominently in that permit will be the legal status of the land on which the town hopes to have VDOT extend Mosby Boulevard to Main Street. This …

Berryville has lost another business as The Lighthouse Restaurant on East Main Street closed its doors. After a tumultuous run, the local landmark turned out the lights for good on Thursday night.This marks the second time in the past year that the establishment has closed. The latest owners reopened the business last November under new management but with the same name.
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The Regional VHSL Scholastic Bowl will be held at Buckhingham County High School in Buckingham, Va. Feb. 17, 2010.The following students are participating in this year’s academic event that tests students’ knowledge of English, math, science, social studies and miscellaneous areas like current events, entertainment, the arts and sports: Nick Andrae,,William Bigelow, Ben Draucker, Daniel Borger, Adam Campbell, Kaitlyn Dykes, Katie Lettie, Conor Mettenburg, Bryan Murphy, Lizzie Newhart, Thomas Newhart, Michaela Rohde, Frederick Twigg, Nathan Veilleux, and Nora Warren.
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Clarke County Public Schools are closed February 10, 11, and 12. All evening activities for February 10, 11, and 12 are canceled.
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A local emergency was declared at noon on February 9, 2010 as a result of the National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning Issued for Clarke County.
A shelter for those who cannot access their homes due to blocked roads or for those who have lost power and do not have access to alternate power or heat sources will be opened later today at the Johnson Williams Middle School.  If you need more information regarding the location of the shelter or emergency assistance in transportation, please call (540) 955-1234

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Anyone listening to WAMU 88.5, the National Public Radio affiliate serving Northern Virginia, while driving though Berryville has probably noticed a very clear and powerful new radio signal operating at 88.7 on the FM dial. “Yeah, that would be us” said Reid Welliver, co-founder of Dead End Radio, Clarke County’s only local radio station. “I broadcast from an antennae on the roof of my house so the signal can be pretty strong if you’re driving by.” Reid Welliver Dead End Radio, founded by Welliver and fellow Clarke County High School …

The looming specter of rate hikes for sewer service in Berryville moved closer to reality at the recent Town Council meeting. Based on the bid that the town accepted, the rate for sewer service in Berryville will need to exceed $20.00 per 1000 gallons.  After reviewing the bids town engineers…
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A tractor-trailer crash shortly after 12:30pm on westbound Route 7 in Clarke County near Pine Grove was still snarling rush-hour traffic at 7:00pm. The semi-tractor trailer apparently jack-knifed temporarily blocking both lanes of westbound traffic. Motorists traveling into Clarke County were initially detoured through Pine Grove just after the accident occurred.
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If you’ve been injured in an car accident, you need a lawyer. Contact Burnett & Williams Personal Injury Lawyers. Experts in Car Accidents …