This past Friday, August 25, long-time area singer/musician Bev Williams crossed a landmark, his 70th birthday — tho the official party wasn’t until the following day,...
A Roots Music Fest with the Promise of Discovering the Next Big Thing. After an eventful year in the music industry, with many festivals facing cancellations,...
With the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club (SVGC) rezoning public hearing canceled for two months, another Rockland-area development proposal, this one centered on Commercial/Industrial re-zonings just off...
From Industrial Hazard to a Beacon of Nature and Community In the heart of Front Royal, Virginia, a phoenix is rising from the ashes of the...
Following a delay of two months (from Aug. 22 to Oct. 24) being granted out of three months he requested the public hearing on his rezoning...
The long and winding road to criminal prosecution of former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority (FR-WC EDA, EDA) Executive Director Jennifer McDonald, the central figure...
Complex issues, from accreditation to teachers’ compensation, drive the Board’s latest work session. On Wednesday, August 16, at 5:30 p.m., the Warren County School Board held...
At its unusually quiet regular meeting on August 16, the Front Royal Planning Commission Chairman Darryl Merchant confirmed the rumor that it was to be his...
(Writer’s Note: This story has been updated as of noon, August 17, in the lead paragraph as to the number of speakers on specific topics addressed...
Town Attorney George Sonnett took the lead in presenting “the weeds” of the proposed contract with Blue Line Solutions for unmanned speed cameras in four public...
The Warren County Planning Commission was back up to full strength on Wednesday, August 9, with the addition of Commissioner William Gordon, who previously served on...
On Tuesday, August 8, the Warren County Board of Supervisors held a work session to get staff updates on a number of topics involving projects and...
The five-month saga of a county man who lost his federal top secret clearance third-party contractor’s job after being arrested on multiple charges related to his...
Royal Examiner contacted Samuels Public Library Operations Director and now Interim Director Eileen Grady and Samuels Board of Trustees President Melody Hotek following the August 4th...
At its August 7 work session, the Front Royal Town Council revisited the discussion of calibrated speed cameras to be utilized initially in four high-traffic area...
At 11:44 a.m., Monday, August 7, Virginia State Police attempted to stop a northbound Ford Taurus for an expired tag on Interstate 81 at the 245-exit...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recently released transgender policies for K-12 students should not be implemented in Warren County Public Schools (WCPS), according to some residents, who...
The Samuels Public Library Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Library Director Michelle Ross and has named Eileen Grady as Interim Director, a role...
The Power of Community Events: Bringing People Closer Front Royal once again welcomed the National Night Out, this time marking its 16th iteration. On August 1,...
What appeared to be a pretty light Warren County Board of Supervisors agenda was rocked by an explosive Public Comments on non-agenda items segment near the...
On the morning of August 1st, the Richmond firm of McGuire Woods Consulting LLC, working with Samuels Public Library on its policy review related to the...
Back-to-School Fun Day: A Community Affair at WCHS Grounds Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) is set to make a grand statement this year, turning the ordinary...
We at Royal Examiner wanted do expand on the acknowledgment of the Proclamation approved by the Front Royal Town Council, and signed by Mayor Lori A....
Revitalizing Reading: A Reward-Based Approach to Encourage Literacy The Kiwanis Club of Front Royal has taken an innovative step towards encouraging reading habits among the young...
During the morning docket of Thursday, July 27, Warren County Circuit Court Judge Daryl L. Funk took a defense motion for a change of venue in...
While our local press, including the Royal Examiner, is covering “like a blanket,” some would say, the juvenile library book controversy, today, as I am writing...
The Annual Route 11 Yard Crawl on Saturday, August 12, 2023, either begins or ends in Stephens City at the Newtown Commons on Main Street. A...
Worms with a menacing appearance and toxic nature are slowly making their way across America. Imagine stumbling upon a creature with the distinctive head of a...
At its monthly meeting to handle the increase in public hearings largely driven by Short-Term Tourist Rental requests, the Warren County Board of Supervisors held ten...
At its meeting of Monday, July 24, the Front Royal Town Council voted 5-0, Councilman Rogers absent, to deny the rezoning application for 43.9 acres of...