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$9800 planning grant awarded for new meat processing facility in Fauquier County
FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin 10/25/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Good Eating / Money & Taxes / State Government / Warrenton /
Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development and the Fauquier Livestock Exchange Board of Directors have been awarded a planning grant to aid in the development of a new abattoir in Marshall. The $9,800 grant, from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant Program, will help to establish a management structure and strategic plan for the operation of the new meat-processing facility
Kindergarten registration in Fauquier County
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Kindergarten registration for children attending Fauquier County Public Schools will be held April 11-15, 2016. Children who are 5 years of age on or before September 30, 2016, are eligible for kindergarten.
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NOVA Manassas campus ESOL professor receives Fulbright grant to teach in Chile
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By CARLENE MACKERETH, NOVA-Manassas 03/02/16 / Education / Federal Government / People & Places / Warrenton /
Longtime Northern Virginia Community College professor William Woodard has returned to the area after spending the fall 2015 semester teaching English in the applied linguistics master’s degree program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago through a grant from the Fulbright program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.
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Jan. 26 Pollinator Listening Session in Warrenton cancelled, to be rescheduled
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01/26/16 / Agriculture / State Government / Warrenton /
The listening session for The Pollinator Protection Plan in Warrenton scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, has been cancelled due to road conditions and will be rescheduled at a later time, according to Elaine Lidholm, spokesman for Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
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Fauquier adopts school calendars for 2016-17 and 2017-18
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In a slight change from the current calendar model, the first day of school for students will be on a Wednesday instead of a Monday; students will return to school on Wednesday, August 17 in 2016 and on Wednesday, August 16 in 2017.
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Fauquier posts timeframe for 2016 high school graduations
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Fauquier County school division anticipates that the high school graduation window for the three high schools will be Thursday, May 19, 2016 through Monday, May 23, 2016.
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Public invited to comment on state plan to manage protection of bees
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By ELAINE LIDHOLM, Va. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services 01/04/16 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / Warrenton /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the meeting schedule for the Agency’s State Managed Pollinator Protection Plan to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide input on the development of the plan. The closest meeting to Prince William/Manassas is Jan. 26 in Warrenton.
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Renovations to Theatre at Vint Hill ready for “Christmas Carol” opening on Dec. 4
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By Christie Clark, Fauquier Community Theatre 11/28/15 / Business / Warrenton / Creative Arts / Parks & Recreation /
In an unique cooperative partnership between Fauquier County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fauquier Community Theatre, the inside of the theatre building at Vint Hill is being renovated and will be ready for the patrons of FCT’s Christmas production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, that opens next weekend on Dec. 4 for a three-weekend run.
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Fauquier Schools to participate in earthquake drill Oct. 15
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10/05/15 / Education / Health & Safety / Warrenton /
Fauquier County Public Schools will participate in an earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10:15 a.m. The drill is part of the fourth annual Great SouthEast ShakeOut, a multi-state simultaneous earthquake drill in which participants practice the recommended action to take during an actual earthquake.
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PWC Annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park opens Dec. 6
Prince William County Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual Holiday Walk of Lights at Neabsco Regional Park for the third year. The FREE lights display begins Friday, Dec. 6. New this year: Visitors can experience the magic of the holiday season with visits from holiday characters, joyful holiday music sung by carolers and an unforgettable holiday shopping experience on select nights.
