The City of Winchester is now accepting applications for 2012 real estate tax relief for the elderly and disabled. Full or partial tax relief is available to those homeowners who are either permanently disabled or 65+ years of age, and who meet income limits and other filing requirements. Forms are available in City Hall; on [...]
The Winchester Parks Foundation recently received a very generous donation for Dog Park improvements from the Elizabeth C. Clark Foundation. The two items that have been requested the most by members are: 1) water accessibility, and 2) a small dog area. Thanks to this generous donation, these two requests can now be fulfilled. Work is [...]
At the regular Council meeting held Tuesday, January 10th, City Council voted to extend Interim City Manager, Craig Gerhart’s contract through April 2012, while the City continues its search for a permanent replacement. City Council also voted to change search firms and hire Springsted, the same company that performed the searches that lead to Jim [...]
The Winchester Parks & Recreation Department was notified on January 3, 2012 that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin construction repairs to the Cork Street/Senseny Road Bridge over Interstate 81 within 30 days. In the coming weeks VDOT will place traffic signs along Pleasant Valley Road, Cork Street and Senseny Road notifying traffic [...]
Winchester, VA – On January 5, 2012, Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury joined 23 other retirement communities in Virginia to exhibit residents’ artwork in the Virginia General Assembly building in Richmond. The exhibit is sponsored annually by the Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging, or VANHA. Twelve residents of Winchester-based Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury, ranging in [...]
On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, according to findings released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the course of a year, that equals more than 12 million women and men. Those numbers only tell part [...]
The City of Winchester is announcing in conjunction with Skyview Tree Service that the scheduled & approved City Tree Maintenance work (including removals, trimmings & stump grindings) will officially begin the week of Monday, January 9, 2012. Areas where work will be performed will be posted and citizens & businesses will be given at least [...]
The following road work is scheduled for Frederick County. Motorists should use caution in the listed areas. Interstate 81 * Mile marker 300 to 324, northbound and southbound – Debris removal and Beaver Dam management. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Primary Roads * Various roads – Mowing. Secondary Roads * Various roads [...]
One local bank is seeking to recover costs associated with the massive credit card breach that occurred at the Alamo Theater in Winchester this past September. In a court filing in Jefferson County West Virginia the Bank of Charles Town has filed suit against N/L Entertainment which is th eparent company that operates the Alamo [...]
The Winchester City Common Council made the decision to change executive search firms in their ongoing attempt to fill the vacant City Manager position. The Council made the decision after the initial group of applicants submitted by the Mercer Group. The Council concluded that the applicant pool they received did not include a sufficient number [...]