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Local News4 years ago

Massage Parlor ‘Bawdy Place’ trials continued into January 2020

Misdemeanor trials related to the operation of a Biggs Drive massage parlor involved in the solicitation charge against then-Front Royal Mayor Hollis Tharpe in April were...
Local Government4 years ago

Tederick to move from interim mayor to interim town manager

Following a Tuesday evening (October 15) closed session to discuss personnel matters and the Town lawsuit against the EDA, in a surprise move a 4-1 town...
Local News4 years ago

Meet Hollis Tharpe – Candidate for Mayor of Front Royal

Former Mayor Hollis Tharpe is again running for Mayor of Front Royal in a special election on November 5, 2019. This election is an special...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Op-Ed: County, EDA officials cited for failed oversight – why not the Town?

Many have wondered when or even if prosecutors and state investigators guiding the Warren County Special Grand Jury’s look into criminality tied to the Economic...
Local News4 years ago

Meet Eugene Tewalt – Candidate for Mayor of Front Royal

This November 5th, the citizens of Front Royal will have a choice on the ballot for Mayor, either Eugene Tewalt or Hollis Tharpe. Each candidate has...
Local News4 years ago

Not a happy resolution for Hollis Tharpe at Republican mayor’s forum

Former Mayor Hollis Tharpe was looking for a boost Thursday evening (August 22) in his effort to regain the Front Royal Mayoral seat he voluntarily resigned...
Local Government4 years ago

Republicans prep for mayoral forum; deal with Sayre-Mabe canvass backlash

Front Royal mayoral candidates Eugene Tewalt and Hollis Tharpe will have the opportunity to face off in a Candidates Forum held by the Warren County Republican...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Tederick discusses status of EDA, Crooked Run 2 water request & his brief tenure as interim mayor in this Royal Examiner video interview

Front Royal’s Interim Mayor Matt Tederick sat down with the Royal Examiner and yours truly on Thursday, August 15. Over nearly an hour Tederick discusses his...
Crime/Court4 years ago

‘Bawdy Place’ trial related to dropped Tharpe charge set day after Election

A hearing and trial date of Wednesday, November 6, at 2 p.m. was set in the cases of Cynthia Atkinson Bailey, her daughter, son and son-in-law...
Crime/Court4 years ago

He’s back: Hollis Tharpe’s solicitation charge dropped – will run for mayor

An emotional Hollis Tharpe let one of his attorneys speak for him in the wake of Special Prosecutor Heather Hovermale’s request that Judge William W. Sharpe...
Crime/Court4 years ago

McDonald criminal plea hearing postponed

The entry of pleas to the 12 felony criminal charges of embezzlement or fraudulent misdirection of EDA assets by former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development...
Crime/Court4 years ago

Motions filed, August hearing date set in ‘Bawdy Place’ prosecutions

A hearing date of August 13, at 2 p.m., was set Tuesday for pre-trial motions in three cases related at least indirectly to former Front Royal...
Crime/Court4 years ago

Trial date of Oct. 25 set in Tharpe solicitation case – prosecution seeks change of venue

Attorneys for former Front Royal Mayor Hollis Tharpe say they will vigorously fight a change of venue request made by Special Prosecutor Heather Hovermale during a...
Local News4 years ago

Matt Tederick – taking the helm of town government until a special election is held in November

Royal Examiner was at the Warren County Republican Party meet and greet, held May 30th at the Front Royal Brewing Company on Main Street. We spoke...
Local Government4 years ago

Split council selects Republican activist to serve as interim mayor

Will it be a kinder, gentler, less partisan, less County-tilting – come on, admit it, just a bit Mr. former supervisor – Matt Tederick taking the...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

May 24th EDA Board of Directors meeting highlights new executive leadership

There were new faces, and one unexpected familiar one among those gathered for the monthly meeting of the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Board of...
Local News4 years ago

FRPD adds response to Downes release on Tharpe-Bailey investigations

The day after Winchester Commonwealth’s Attorney Marc Abrams issued a response to Cynthia Bailey attorney David Downes release accusing the special prosecutor from his office and...
Local News4 years ago

Winchester prosecutor’s office responds to Downes press release

Just before 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, May 21, the Winchester Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office of Marc Abrams released a terse 139 word, two paragraph response to Cynthia...
Opinion4 years ago

Where does Mr. Tharpe go to get his reputation back?

The more I hear about the case against our former mayor the more it smells. If the information is correct that the prosecutor & police tried...
Local Government4 years ago

Massage parlor defense counsel cites ‘retaliation’ over targeting of Tharpe

In a weekend press release tied to defense motions filed on Friday, May 17, attorney David Downes alleges retaliatory police and prosecutorial actions against his client...
Crime/Court4 years ago

Defense motions filed in Biggs Drive massage parlor case

On Friday, May 17, just two days after her arrest the attorney for a woman facing multiple charges related to an alleged prostitution operation being run...
Local Government5 years ago

Front Royal woman kicks off campaign for Town Council seat

Front Royal –A native Front Royal resident, Letasha Thompson, is throwing her hat into the ring by officially declaring her Town Council candidacy this morning. (Wednesday,...
Local Government5 years ago

Front Royal Town Council propels McKay house stone request forward

The Front Royal Town Council is poised to follow the Warren County in approving the use of stones from the destroyed Robert McKay house on the...
Local News6 years ago

Strong turnout for Thermal Shelter meeting

FRONT ROYAL – The first Thermal Shelter meeting was held Thursday evening, Jan. 11 at New Hope Bible Church, to discuss the serious need for a...
Local Government6 years ago

FRPD Officers Ramey, Treese & BZA member Shipman acknowledged by Town

Getting pinned – at the Monday, January 8, Front Royal Town Council meeting Front Royal Police Officers Marc Ramey and Jonathan Treese were acknowledged, Ramey for...
Local Government6 years ago

Welcome to 2018 – Town Council continues pondering the future & its costs

FRONT ROYAL – Following a 17-day end-of-the-year break from public meetings, Front Royal’s Town Council got back to the business of municipal government at a...
Local News6 years ago

Downtown Front Royal: Out with the old, in with the new

FRONT ROYAL – 120-124 East Main Street, which are owned by Vibe Properties, are undergoing some upgrades. Plans for the buildings include a brew/pub, an outdoor...
Local News6 years ago

Quick Care opens on Monday

FRONT ROYAL – Officials from Valley Health and community leaders gathered Friday morning to cut the ribbon on a new Valley Health Quick Care in Royal...
Local News6 years ago

Front Royal welcomes downtown redevelopment cooperation

Following an enthusiastic reception of a right-of-way encroachment request at a June 5 work session, the Front Royal Town Council approved that encroachment for commercial properties...
Local Government6 years ago

Front Royal interviews candidates for Chief of Police, Town Manager

FRONT ROYAL – Town officials were busy Wednesday, as the process continued to fill the position of Chief of Police. Front Royal Police Chief Norman Shiflett...

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