For the ninth consecutive year with, as he put it, “Christmas around the corner”, Front Royal’s Skip Rogers is amid planning his 2020 holiday cheer program...
While it’s almost impossible to avoid spending money around Christmastime, the festivities and gift-giving shouldn’t put you in debt. Here are a few tips for an...
Get up, get out, and get happy. Experts say that even if you have to fake it, you’ll soon be merry — or at least...
Being kissed under the mistletoe has been a Christmas tradition for more than a thousand years. But mistletoe is not only associated with a gentle kiss,...
At Christmastime in 1776, George Washington’s troops were in retreat, barely keeping ahead of the Redcoats. The Revolution was in great danger of collapsing. Washington’s...
Experts on safety tell us not to overload circuits at Christmas time, but they don’t tell us how. The solution to overloading is the power strip....
It was fun for all ages at Front Royal’s Virginia Beer Museum’s “Ugly Christmas Sweater” contest Friday evening, December 20th on Chester Street. A highly...
During the Christmas season, supply and demand rules. At no other time of the year do so many part-time jobs pop up in so many variations....
For a lot of kids, it’s hunting season! They know their presents are hidden somewhere; the challenge is to find them, skillfully snoop in the packages,...
With the help of local businesses, Aaron Hike, owner of Hike Construction has gift-wrapped 50 gingerbread houses for 50 families that may need a little extra...
The local Elks Club and Front Royal’s Police Department combined to provide a special Christmas for 55 children last week, the kids arriving at the club...
This holiday season the Interact students at Randolph-Macon Academy (R-MA) Middle School raised funds to sponsor a local family for Christmas in conjunction with “Able...
Christmas is the time of year when everyone seems a little happier and are a little nicer to each other. It is when we look forward...
Over the holiday season, it’s all too easy for your children’s routine to get thrown off track. Here are five tips to help you stick...
The holidays are a busy time of year and many people push themselves to the point of exhaustion in an effort to try and keep...
If the thought of creating a holiday spread from scratch doesn’t excite you, then give yourself the gift of not cooking this year. Here’s where...
The Blue Ridge Singers performed the first of their Christmas Concert series Canticum Novum: Sing a New Song! at the Front Royal Presbyterian Church on December...
The stairway in your house is the perfect place to show off your Christmas spirit. Here’s how to dress up this oft overlooked part of...
If you get invited to someone’s home over the holidays, it’s best not to arrive empty handed. However, it can be hard to know what...
For people of most religious persuasions, Christmas represents the high point of the year, as stories of the Christ and His humble beginnings are told and...
The Christian church year begins with the Advent of Our Lord, the four weeks of getting ready for the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem on Christmas...
Do you love Christmas? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, every year, the spirit of the season drives holiday enthusiasts to perform impressive feats....
Dear Editor, Christmas once again; when we joyfully celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Who is He? Isaiah 9:6 proclaims, “For unto us a child is...
Christmas is the perfect time of year to extend your thanks to your children’s teachers. Instead of giving them another “world’s best teacher” mug, choose...
They’re temporary and they seem to appear out of nowhere: Christmas pop-up shops are an iconic fixture of the holiday season. These shops that appear in...
To avoid holiday mayhem, you need to remain organized in the days and weeks leading up to the main event. Here’s a checklist that will...
Local veterans and their families will benefit again this Christmas from the “Adopt-a-Warrior-Family” headed by Skip Rogers of Front Royal. Rogers and two family members, his...
The Front Royal Salvation Army Corps is looking for volunteers to ring the bells during the upcoming Christmas season! The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign raises...
We all know that Santa & Mrs Claus are on vacation, but did you know they spend a lot of that vacation time right here in...
And from across East Main Street in Historic Downtown Front Royal, seasonal greetings from both sides of the religious-secular fence at the Warren County Courthouse