On February 14, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin released a public service announcement with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) encouraging Virginians to get vaccinated as part...
When Royal Examiner received a publication request to advertise a federal agency re-licensing request for a project titled “Warren Hydroelectric Plant” along the Shenandoah River some...
At its regular meeting on February 9, the Planning Commission reviewed seven Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requests and faces nearly as many pending requests. Since 2006,...
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is investigating complaints involving the Front Royal-Warren County Airport lodged last week by Warren County resident Nicolas Chaillan. Sheriff Mark...
The Warren County School Board recently approved the COVID-19 Mitigation Health Plan updates for Warren County Public Schools (WCPS). The mitigation plan, entitled “2021-2022 Leading the...
The Front Royal Town Council had questions about the cost of a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) to oversee the joint Town-County Tourism promotional effort underway. But...
The Warren County School Board during its Wednesday, February 2 regular meeting approved the restart of the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning curriculum for Warren County Public...
In addition to the surprise announcement of Planning Director Joe Petty to head the now County-overseen but legally still FR-WC EDA from within the County’s departmental...
In a surprise move at its regular meeting of Tuesday, February 1st, Warren County Administrator Ed Daley announced the appointment of Joe Petty as the new...
Front Royal, VA, January 28, 2022 – Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) has earned the Gold Seal of Approval® for Total Knee Replacement and Total...
Citing an emergent need, Front Royal Town Manager Steven Hicks last November contracted the services of public relations firm Williams Media, LLC from the Richmond, Va....
(Writer’s note: as observed in the first caption below, apologies for any name misspellings as Royal Examiner was informed by Council Clerk Tina Presley the afternoon...
Update January 22, 2022 – The Virginia Marine Police are investigating a boating incident that left one dead and one missing. At approximately 9:22 am on...
Money and spending priorities were on the mind of the Front Royal Town Council Thursday evening, January 20, at a Special Work Session called, if not...
The newly formed Front Royal Economic Development Authority (FREDA) met for the first time, at 11 a.m. Thursday morning, January 20, 2022, in the second-floor Town...
On January 21, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced updated guidelines for parents, educators, and schools per Executive Order 2, which creates a parental opt-out from mask...
Students attending Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) now may be opted out of the division’s face mask mandate without citing a reason, in line with a...
The Front Royal Planning Commission entered the new year with a quiet and businesslike first meeting on January 19th with all commissioners in attendance to consider...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors agenda of Tuesday, January 18, began with a no cameras, caucus room work session highlighted by a presentation by County...
At its regular meeting on January 12, the Warren County Planning Commission confronted a nagging issue that members expect will increasingly come up in the future,...
STAUNTON – (5:00 p.m.) Plow crews in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District continue with snow removal operations following a major winter storm on Sunday,...
After an hour-and-a-half closed session to discuss a variety of topics, including disposition of three cited properties, the civil litigation against Jennifer McDonald, refinancing of a...
STAUNTON – (11:00 a.m.) Road conditions in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are steadily improving in the wake of Sunday’s winter storm. But many roads...
Sometimes words remain appropriate, not only for the era in which they are spoken, but for multiple eras, and perhaps for the length of humanity’s struggle...
Snow, ice, sleet, and rain are forecasted to enter the Commonwealth overnight and continue throughout the day Sunday. Precipitation combined with freezing temperatures will create treacherous...
Executive Orders: • Executive Order Number One delivers on his Day One promise to restore excellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including...
On January 15, 2022, the third Polar Plunge event rang in a brand-new year at the Humane Society! Top fundraisers this year: Meghan Bowers $1350 Jennifer...
As we enter year three of the pandemic, the caregivers of Valley Health continue to stand tall in supporting our community through successive waves of COVID-19....
The Virginia Department of Health’s Lord Fairfax Health District will offer three free COVID-19 testing events in Front Royal. Testing will be offered on Wednesdays, January...
On January 14, 2022, Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in preparation for a winter storm expected to move into Virginia over the weekend....