Clarke County News

Green job creation, top prizes in sustainable business plan competitions and record enrollments are among the achievements that The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan celebrates at the close of its 15th anniversary year.

WINCHESTER -- Authorities identified a body found in West Virginia Saturday as that of Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, who had been missing since June 9. Plamondon has been named as the estranged girlfriend of Justin Shane Slater who stands charged with the murder of his brother, Gregory Scott Slater Jr.

That's the motto Kayleigh Marie Plamondon had tattooed on her arm, and it's a philosophy the 22-year-old lived by.

Keith Crider, of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, drives a boat along the Shenandoah River near the U.S. 50 bridge with K-9 Alert's David Fleenor and Kim Bibwell, handler for Petra, a yellow Labrador retriever.

BERRYVILLE -- State police have identified the man killed in a fatal crash in Clarke County late Monday morning.

Legislation Here is how to distribute public notices to VAPublicNotice.com . Find curriculum and guides for local NIE programs.

A Clarke County developer has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Omni Design/Build Inc., of Bluemont, filed the petition on April 3, according to online court records.

Donations can be made to the Susan Kasper Assistance Fund c/o Precision Tune. Mail to Wachovia Bank, 30-A Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg VA 20175, or bring to the bank.

Small but growing numbers of community banks are backing out of the government's bailout, which they see as fraught with hidden strings and government interference.

The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber's new executive says he wants to help businesses large and small through the tough economic times.