DENVER (Aug. 16, 2012) – Frontier Airlines today announced new nonstop service between Orlando, Fla. (MCO), and Shenandoah Valley, Va. (SHD), with three weekly nonstop flights beginning on Nov. 20, 2012. To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $69* each way available for purchase through Aug. 25, 2012 only at [...]
WINCHESTER †The Winchesterâ€Frederick County Economic Development Commission (EDC) has announced that M&H Plastics, a premier supplier and manufacturer of plastic packaging for the personal care and health care markets, is expanding in Frederick County, Virginia. M&H Plastics will invest $6.2 million, create 20 new jobs, and expand its facility 50,000 square feet, as it [...]
Residents can now enjoy 71,000 square-feet of sun and fun at the new recreation center at Snowden Bridge, an all-inclusive Brookfield Homes community near Winchester, Virginia. “If your family is anything like mine, you’re always looking for activities to keep everybody busy,†said Gregg Hughes, General Sales Manager at Brookfield Homes. “We created Snowden Bridge [...]
Middletown, VA – Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) and its men’s and women’s rugby teams will host a skills clinic led by Eric Miller, a former player for the British Lions and the Ireland National teams and a coach for Leinster, and Mark Lambourne, Men’s Rugby Coach at JMU. The event will be held at [...]
Winchester, Va. (August 9, 2012) – Low-income residents of Winchester City are in dire need of affordable health care and housing, according to a report recently compiled by the VISTA program at Shenandoah University. The study looked at prior needs assessments completed by local agencies as well as U.S. Census data and other health and [...]
The Fatherhood Program was developed by a team of Winchester Department of Social Services (WDSS) staff as the desire to respond to the need for father involvement in our community, state, and nation continued to rise. “We were inspired by the research being done on the state and national level regarding the important role a [...]
Yesterday, August 7th, Dale Iman, City Manager, announced the appointment of Aaron Grisdale as the new Director of Zoning & Inspections. Aaron was hired by the City in June 2006 as the Deputy Zoning and Inspections Administrator and has been serving as the Interim Director of Zoning and Inspections since March 30, 2012. Aaron’s knowledge, [...]
Carla Taylor, Winchester Department of Social Services Director, has submitted her resignation effective September 3, 2012 in order to pursue a career opportunity in Shenandoah County, Virginia. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of this wonderful City,†said Carla. In making the announcement Dale Iman, City Manager stated “Carla has [...]
The City of Winchester will be performing street paving on N. Kent Street between Baker Street and Beau Street on Friday, August 10 and Monday, August 13 (weather permitting). In order to complete the work, traffic will be reduced to one northbound lane on Kent Street in this area. Southbound traffic on Kent Street will [...]
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Navy Federal Credit Union will make a multi-million dollar investment to expand its member service operation in Frederick County. The credit union will construct an additional facility on its Winchester, Virginia campus, adding 400 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against Florida for the project. Speaking about today’s [...]
