Amid an initiative to relax the requirement that the town manager reside in Front Royal, revision to the employee handbook regarding paid time off, affirmation of...
At their work session on Monday, August 4, the Town Council reviewed potential acquisitions and evaluated possible changes in the employee handbook to the policy on...
Amid general heaviness – the disappointment of a Town-County liaison meeting being cancelled, analysis of excess water volume and a potential power purchase, weighing the merits...
The Front Royal Town Council tackled a number of key issues during its Monday, June 9 work session—including finalizing the 2025–2026 fiscal year budget and taking...
On the evening of Monday, April 14, the Front Royal Town Council welcomed its new Town Manager, Joseph Petty, to its governmental body. Petty brings prior...
“I know there are many people who want to wish you well.” That is what Town Manager Joe Waltz, during his report to council, said to...
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...
Clash of Titans: Front Royal vs. Strasburg Express, a Game Not to be Missed Get ready, baseball fans! The Front Royal Cardinals are gearing up to...
At a Special Meeting called for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1, the Front Royal Town Council took care of one housekeeping matter and re-launched a...
A nearly four-hour open meeting of the Front Royal Town Council on April 24 saw tax rates set for the coming year in the wake of...
Discussion of budget variables as the Warren County Board of Supervisors prepared to authorize advertisement of a public hearing on setting its post-reassessment real estate tax...
At a work session the evening of April 10th, the Front Royal Town Council got two planning staff recommendations for approval of first, a rezoning request...
The trials and tribulations of municipal governance were on display at a Monday, April 3rd work session of the Front Royal Town Council. Issues faced included...
The Front Royal Town Council kicked off its meeting of March 27th with a student-guest leading of the national Pledge of Allegiance — R-MA senior Sophia...
Following a summary analysis by Finance Director B. J. Wilson at a Special Work Session of Wednesday evening, March 22nd, the Front Royal Town Council, minus...
At 7 p.m., Monday, March 13, the Front Royal Town Council held a work session at Town Hall to be updated by staff on the status...
At it’s Special Work Session of Monday evening, March 6, the Front Royal Town Council tried to keep consequences of its 4-2 vote a week earlier...
Following a somber acknowledgement of the death that afternoon of former Front Royal Police Chief Richard Furr, Monday evening’s Front Royal Town Council meeting of February...
At a work session on Monday, February 13, the Front Royal Town Council heard from staff about variables impacting the coming Fiscal Year-2023/24 budget, and reviewed...
After hearing from SEESUU LLC applicant Gary Wayland (1:18:48 linked video mark) and his real estate agent Bill Barnett (1:29:22 mark), as well as three other...
Some Front Royal Town Council members expressed concern and even alarm about a condition in Town Codes that seems to permit a property owner in the...
At a “Special Meeting” called for 6 p.m. Monday, January 9, prior to a scheduled work session, the newly aligned Front Royal Town Council unanimously voted...
On Tuesday, December 27, Front Royal Town Manager Joe Waltz confirmed that an appeal of the Town Board of Architectural Review (BAR) denial of a demolition...
A nearly hour-and-a-half closed session Monday night, November 28, led to a unanimously approved motion by Amber Morris, seconded by Gary Gillispie, to appoint Town Finance...
The Front Royal Town Council work session of Monday evening, November 14, began with just over 42 minutes of work session discussion of fairly routine matters....
Meet the Candidates is a series on the Royal Examiner where we sit down with each candidate in our local election and discuss important issues. In...
“To be or not to be” – that seems to be a Shakespearean question looming regarding the continued existence of the unilateral Front Royal Economic Development...
After over an hour-and-40-minutes in Executive/Closed session Tuesday evening, October 11, including interviews of the final two of three applicants granted interviews, to fill the vacant(?)...
The still legally named Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority (FR-WC EDA, more commonly now referenced as the WC EDA in the wake of the Front...
The Front Royal Town Council at its regular meeting Monday evening approved three short-term rentals, though one applicant must obtain a special exemption from the parking...