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By Doug Pifer Looking out the kitchen window one morning last week, I thought it had started to snow. When I went out later, I saw that my “snowflakes” were really the fluffy seeds of sycamore trees. After hanging all winter packed tightly into “buttonwood balls,” they had broken free. Each individual nutlet had a […]
By Cathy Kuehner photos by Clarke County Historical Association Parades have marched along Berryville’s Main Street for more than 100 years — maybe longer — but since cameras didn’t exist when the town was founded in 1798, there is no evidence of its earliest parades. However, 2023 is the year to get floats, marching groups, […]
By Cathy Kuehner Towns and counties across America developed as settlers arrived, built homes that often reflected the architecture of their heritage, and established businesses to serve their new and growing communities. Clarke County’s history is the story of its settlers and slaves, property owners and entrepreneurs, and its agricultural- and agrarian-based economy. A new […]
By Diane Harrison When you think of a Frisbee, you envision back yards, the beach, even dogs playing fetch. When you hear ultimate Frisbee, you take Frisbee and add a stadium, a cross between football, soccer, and basketball formats, and fast-moving excitement. Ultimate, as it is officially known — Frisbee is a trademark of its inventor, Wham-O […]
By John Keim Since its first meeting in November 2021, the five-member Clarke County Litter Committee has met monthly with one goal in mind: Find ways to keep the county beautiful. The committee has conducted multiple cleanup days; tried to raise awareness about the importance of picking up litter; and considered long-term solutions. The committee held […]
By Rebecca Maynard If you are in search of an entertaining evening and would also like to support an important cause, come on out to the Scotch and Cigars evening on Saturday, May 27. Held from 2 to 9pm at the Berryville VFW Post 9760, 425 S. Buckmarsh Street, the evening will include three tastings […]
A Remembrance for Coach Emmart Clarke County and the Clarke County High School community morns the loss of Coach Brent Emmart. CCHS alumnus Matthew Bass shares this poetic tribute. “Coach Is…” By Matthew Bass Coach isn’t just X’s and O’sCoach isn’t just go hard or go home Coach is you and I, eye to eyeNo […]
By Cathy Kuehner Thanks to one county resident who is passionate about recycling and reusing material rather than adding it to landfills, other residents can now drop off glass for recycling at the Clarke County Convenience Center on Quarry Road(Route 612). Christi McMullen, who lives in the northeast part of the county near the facility […]