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The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors announced on Wednesday the interim appointment of Josh Stephens to the District 1 seat previously held by former chairman and longtime Supervisor Dick Neese, who died in a vehicle crash in late November. Stephens, who was appointed to the board following a unanimous vote at a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, will fill the remainder of Neese’s term that expires on Dec. 31, 2021, according to a news release from County Administrator Evan Vass. The Board of Supervisors accepted letters of interest from residents in District 1...

The 2020 calendar year began normally enough for Shenandoah County government officials, as newly elected Brad Pollack and Tim Taylor joined the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 1 and preliminary talks began soon after on the budget for fiscal year 2020-21. Then COVID-19 upended the nation, and tragedy struck the board near the close of the year when Chairman Dick Neese lost his life in a vehicle accident. As the pandemic gained steam in mid-March the county declared a local emergency on March 17, and the virus would become the center of attention for the county for the rest of the year. Anticipa...

WOODSTOCK – The three committees chosen to select the new names of two schools and one mascot on the southern campus gave their recommendation to the Shenandoah County School Board on Thursday night. The committee to rename Stonewall Jackson High School chose Mountain View High School and also decided to change the mascot from the Generals to the Rattlers. The committee to rename Ashby Lee Elementary School chose Honey Run Elementary School and decided on keeping the Bees mascot name. The committee to rename the mascot at North Fork Middle School chose to go with whatever mascot was sele...

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