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Jerry Wood, former town councilman, dies at 83

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Jerry Wood, who represented Ward 1 on the Warrenton Town Council from 2014 to 2020, died Friday from complications of COVID-19. He was 83.

Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill shared the news of Wood’s death Friday afternoon in a press release.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Wood previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 1994, representing the 31st District. He owned the former Fauquier Pharmacy on Warrenton’s Main Street for two decades. He is survived by his wife, Coleen.

“Mr. Wood tirelessly advocated for community nonprofits,” Nevill said. “He served on multiple committees and community organizations ranging from mental health, the environment, transportation, and public safety. Instrumental in founding the Boys and Girls Club of Fauquier, he was the definition of a servant leader throughout his life.”

Wood had been hospitalized due to complications from COVID-19 since at least Jan. 1; he died at Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center.

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As members of the Warrenton Town Council look on, Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill hugs Coleen Wood, the wife of the late Jerry Wood, during a ceremony at Moser Funeral Home on Saturday.

Francis Drew of Markham killed by Manassas man who also shot 4 others Staff Reports The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was fatally shot near Rectortown late Wednesday, Jan. 6, as Francis Drew, 74, of Markham.

Law-enforcement officials believe Drew was shot by Asa Ellington Mitchell, 21, of Manassas, who earlier in the day shot four of his family members – killing one person, his father -- in his home before fleeing to rural Fauquier County. Mitchell also died

after shooting himself.

Drew, who was described as a “passing motorist” by sheriff’s deputies, had no known links to Mitchell, a sheriff’s office spokesman said.

Drew was already deceased when Fauquier sheriff’s deputies arrived on the 8700 block of Maidstone Road about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6.

See MURDER, page 5

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COVID-19 snapshot Tuesday, Jan. 12 New cases of coronavirus

Virginia: 4,561 Tuesday; 407,947 to date Fauquier: 24 Tuesday; 2,873 cases to date Perspective: The seven-day average of new cases in the state is 5,148 per day, the highest it has been. For the county, the average number of new daily cases in the last seven days is 40; the 12 highest daily case numbers have all been logged since Nov. 23.

Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests) Virginia: 16.4% RRHD: 12.9%

Hospitalizations

Virginia: 19,326 Fauquier: 105 Perspective: There have been 15 COVIDrelated hospitalizations in the first 12 days of 2021. That pace is unprecedented since the beginning of the pandemic.

Deaths

Virginia: 84 Tuesday; 5,477 to date Fauquier: 30 Perspective: Two local residents have died of COVID-related illness since the start of the new year.

Outbreaks

Virginia: 2,078 total (772 outbreaks in long-term care settings -- resulting in 22,819 cases and 2,542 deaths – 728 outbreaks in congregate care settings, 188 in health care settings and 126 in correctional facilities, 105 in child care settings, 54 in colleges or universities and 105 in K-12 facilities).

RRHD: 26 total (14 in long-term care settings, seven in congregate settings, two in a correctional setting, one in a health care setting and two in a K-12 setting); 1,145 cases have resulted from those outbreaks.

Perspective: Fauquier Health’s The Villa at Suffield Meadows is the latest Fauquier County facility to report an outbreak of cases. Late last week and over the weekend, five employees and seven residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Subsequent tests this week have resulted in no new positive tests. In the state, five of the last seven weeks (between Nov. 15 and Jan. 2) have recorded the highest number of outbreaks since the start of the pandemic. Those weeks each recorded between 78 and 98 outbreaks.

Before Sept. 27, the greatest number of outbreaks in any one week was 60.

Local health district will begin vaccinating essential workers and residents over 75 beginning Jan. 18

By Robin Earl

Phase 1b vaccine survey for essential workers

Times Staff Writer

Business owners or managers who employ essential workers -- those directly involved in public-facing, face-to-face interactions -- in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District (Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange or Rappahannock counties) may complete a survey (https://forms.gle/ Ckh6P8hx8Q9U7W1F6) to be placed on the list of employers requesting COVID-19 vaccinations for their staff.

This survey does not guarantee vaccination.

Plans are in the works to expand COVID-19 vaccination efforts for Phase 1a participants -- at risk health care workers and first responders -- before expanding to Phase 1b (which includes essential workers and all residents older than 75) on Jan. 18.

Nearly 1,000 frontline healthcare workers and first responders have been vaccinated at a central location in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, according to Dr. Wade Kartchner, health director of the RRHD. He said, “We plan to evolve (soon) to a larger site with pop-up events in other counties and/or Saturday availability. We continue to recruit staff and volunteers and look forward to the time when vaccine is distributed to medical providers and pharmacies as well.”

As of Tuesday in the commonwealth, 200,402 vaccine doses have been administered; 19,086 people have received their second dose and are fully vaccinated. The state has received a total of 773,825 doses. That means a little less than 26% of the vaccine received has been administered.

Phase 1b vaccine survey for individuals

Anyone who is 75 years or older living in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District or who is living/coordinating services for those in a correctional facility, homeless shelter, or migrant labor camp and has a firm commitment to be vaccinated against COVID-19, may complete a survey (https://forms.gle/fQfFcnaNoXBTSMF46) to be placed on a vaccination list.

(This form is only to notify the health department of specific demographics. It does not automatically schedule a vaccination appointment.)

Source: Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, Virginia Department of Health

Phase 1a

In addition to at-risk health care workers and first responders, residents and staffers of long-term care facilities are included in Phase 1a. CVS and Walgreens are handling the vaccination effort in longterm care centers.

Beverley Greene, director of Brookside Rehab and Nursing Center in Warrenton, said that CVS provided vaccines to residents and staff on Dec. 8. Brookside was one of the long-term care centers that reported an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. Ninety-five cases and 16 deaths were recorded in that outbreak, which is still classified as “outbreak pending closure.”

The Fauquier Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center on Hospital Hill in Warrenton held its first vaccination clinic Jan. 8, hosted by CVS. Eighty-five vaccinations were provided to residents and staff members.

Additional clinics will be held over the coming weeks to continue providing new vaccinations and also to provide the second round of vaccine dosages to those who received the first dosage, according to Fauquier Health spokeswoman Sarah Cubbage.

The Villa at Suffield Meadows employees are receiving vaccinations at Fauquier Hospital, in order of the prioritization guidance from VDH. Ninety-six residents and staffers have been vaccinated so far. An upcoming vaccination clinic for Villa residents will be hosted by Walgreens toward the end of the month, Cubbage said. “They are expecting a very high rate of residents who will receive the vaccine.”

The Villa found its first positive cases at the facility last week.

A CVS Pharmacy spokesman said that teams will make three visits to each long-term care facility to give residents and staff their initial shot and booster. Most residents and staff will be fully vaccinated

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Phase 1b

According to an explanation from the VDH, most residents older than 75 will be offered the vaccine through their health care provider. Others in this category will be able to access vaccination through their local health department or through arrangements with health care systems and pharmacies.

The Department of Corrections, local and regional jails, local and regional jails, and their occupational health programs will vaccinate staff and persons living in correctional facilities, who are also part of the 1b group. Those living in homeless shelters and migrant labor camps will receive the vaccine through their local health department or through arrangements with healthcare systems and pharmacies.

Some health districts will push to vaccinate Phase 1b this week

Eleven health care districts in the state will start vaccinating some people in Phase 1b a week earlier than the rest of the state -- frontline essential workers, people aged 75 and older, and people living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters or migrant labor camps. Those health districts are Alexandria, Arlington, Cumberland Plateau, Fairfax, Lenowisco, See VACCINES, page 3

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Police find more possible victims as investigation widens into former political candidate Nathan Larson

By Daniel Berti

he’s been in contact with more people than just our victim.”

Stokes added that the victims inA child abduction investigation clude both those with whom Larson into a Fauquier County man and forhad direct interactions as well as “unmer Virginia political candidate has expanded to at least a dozen other intentional victims” – those of whom states and four other countries with Larson had obtained videos or images numerous possible additional vic- but may not have had direct contact.

Stokes said Larson fits the protims, according to officials with the file of an individual that may be “an Fresno County Sheriff’s Department. online sex predator ... advancing to Nathan Larson, 40, of Catlett, was the next step, which is hands-on ofarrested Dec. 14 on felony charges of fenses, kidnapping and the sexual kidnapping, child abduction, solicitexploitation of children.” ing child pornography from a minor “We’re having to go through and and meeting a child for the intention identify images and figure out if of sex. He was arrested at a Denver they’re … victims that he actualairport where he was found to be in ly was communicating with, or if the company of a missing 12-yearthey’re just images that he himself girl from Fresno, California. may have downloaded or something Larson twice sought political oflike that,” Stokes said. fice in Virginia. He first ran for the 31st District seat in the House of Jailed in Colorado, Larson Delegates in 2017 as an independent, awaits transfer to California followed by a brief run for U.S. ConLarson is currently being held in gress in 2018. He made headlines at Denver County Jail awaiting extrathe time for his criminal background dition to Fresno. and for websites he created espousAfter Larson was arrested in ing misogyny, white supremacy and mid-December, Fresno police said child pornography. they learned more about the abducFresno County police Sgt. Chad tion and the events leading up to it.

Stokes said on Wednesday that Lar- Larson allegedly flew to Fresno from son has not been charged with any Virginia and then traveled to the additional offenses. But he said the girl’s home. investigation has now become “bigHe allegedly persuaded her to ger than anticipated” with new in- sneak out of her house around 2 a.m. vestigations being turned over to and used a ride share company to local jurisdictions in at least a dozen pick her up, police said. states and criminal inquiries being Together, they rode to the Fresno made by the U.S. Department of Airport. Larson made the girl wear Homeland Security in other coun- a wig with long hair to alter her aptries, including Canada, England, pearance. He also told her to act as Ireland and Sweden. though she were disabled and unable Stokes would not reveal the total to speak to ensure she would not connumber of possible victims iden- verse with anyone at the airport while tified so far, or what jurisdictions making their way onto the airplane. are investigating possible additional Because of the sophisticated way crimes. Stokes said that, so far, all Larson allegedly groomed the Fresthe victims are underage. no girl, detectives said at the time “We are becoming aware of other that they believed he may have vicvictims of similar types of crimes, timized other children. and those investigations are being “Pedophiles and predators find turned over to those local jurisdic- ways to manipulate their victims … tions,” Stokes said. “We know that He had the girl believing things that Times Staff Writer

Vaccinations starting Jan. 18 VACCINES, from page 2 Lord Fairfax, Loudoun, Mount Rogers, New River, Prince William and Roanoke County/Allegheny, according to Kathy Stewart, spokeswoman for the Prince William Health District Moving forward, local health districts will announce as they move into Phase 1b, Stewart said. This information will also be available on the VDH COVID-19 vaccine webpage.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the appointment of Dr. Danny Avula as the state’s new vaccine coordinator on Jan. 6. Avula said beginning Phase 1b on Jan. 11, will provide “increased flexibility to health districts... The governor has made it very clear that the state should not be holding anyone back — if health districts are ready and able to begin Phase 1b vaccinations, they must be able to do so.”

It’s expected to take several weeks or months to vaccinate Virginians who fall into Phase 1b. The ability to schedule appointments will depend on the supply of vaccine available, said Stewart. Cur-

weren’t true. It’s all part of the grooming process,” said Lt. Brandon Pursell of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. “As a 12-year-old girl, our victim had Nathan Larson no way to con- after he was ceptualize what arrested in Denver. was happening, or what could have happened, to her.”

Larson is already a convicted felon. He threatened to kill the president of the United States in late 2008. At the time, former President George W. Bush was still in office, but former President Barack Obama had already been elected. Larson was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison.

Larson is also an avowed white supremacist and proponent of pedophilia. He wrote a lengthy manifesto in 2018 outlining some of his beliefs, in which he called Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “white supremacist heroes.”

Larson’s website investigated in 2017 by multiple jurisdictions

Officials with the Virginia State Police and Fauquier County Sheriff’s Department confirmed last week that Larson was previously investigated for possession of child pornography in 2017 by both the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office and the Northern Virginia-Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC) but was never charged with any crime.

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said the NOVA-DC ICAC investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children “forwarded complaints it received concerning Mr. Larson” to the task force during Larson’s 2017 run for Virginia House

rently the federal government is allocating about 110,000 doses of vaccine to Virginia a week.

Phase 1c

Phase 1c is not expected to begin until late spring and won’t be completed until sometime between mid-summer and fall, according to current estimates. People between the ages of 65 and 74, as well as those 16 to 74 with conditions or disabilities that put them at greater risk from COVID-19, are included in Phase 1c.

Most of those who are included in Phase 1c because of their age and/or their underlying medical conditions will be offered the vaccine through their health care provider. Others in this category will be able to access vaccinations through their local health department or through arrangements with health care systems and pharmacies, according to the VDH.

In Fauquier County

In Fauquier County, 1,228 people have been vaccinated as of Jan. 12, according to the VDH website, though reporting can be as much as 72

A campaign photo of Nathan Larson, from 2017. of Delegates.

Gellar said the investigation was closed after images and posts “found on sites associated with [Larson]” were found to be protected speech under the court’s definitions under Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that parts of the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 violated the First Amendment.

The task force ultimately determined that there was no violation of either state or federal criminal code.

“We have no further comment as the case was closed and no charges were placed,” Geller said in an email last week.

The Fauquier Sheriff’s Office also began an investigation into Larson for possession of child pornography in 2017, but the investigation was transferred to the Virginia State Police “due to [Larson’s] running for political office,” according to Fauquier Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. S.L. Lewis.

Lewis said that, during their investigation, detectives determined that “the images portrayed online did not meet Virginia code section to follow any criminal charges.”

“Obviously that type of material, or circumstances, coming into the office is going to be looked into and investigated,” Lewis said. But he said the material “did not meet the threshold” under Virginia state code.

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hours behind. They include employees at Fauquier Hospital, which has been caring for between eight and 16 patients at a time in recent weeks.

Sarah Cubbage, spokeswoman for Fauquier Health, said that hospital employees began receiving vaccines on Dec. 15. To date, we have provided more vaccinations than originally anticipated…”

She added, “the staff feel honored and fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in this historical moment. Getting vaccinated is how we will end this.”

She said, “At this time, our focus is moving from our current Phase 1a (high- risk health care workers and EMS with direct patient exposure) to Phase 1b in the near future (other healthcare personnel not otherwise vaccinated).”

Cubbage said that once the state moves into Phase 1c, and at the direction of VDH, Fauquier Health will assist in providing community vaccinations. Additional details will become available as that date approaches, she said.

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Two murder trials set for this summer Judge orders Fauquier teen charged in fatal shootings Two jury trials that will decide the outcome of homicide cases will take place this summer. The trials were scheduled during a Jan. 8 hearing in Fauquier County Circuit Court.

Melody Glascock, of Linden, is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of soliciting a third party to commit a felony in connection with the June 2020 stabbing death of Kelly Gray in Bealeton.

Glascock will face a jury during a seven-day trial from June 14 to June 22 in circuit court.

Daniel Farmer, of Nokesville, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and using a firearm in the commission of a felony in the August 2019 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Lincoln Williams Jr. in Warrenton. Farmer’s trial will take place from July 12 through July 16 in circuit court. (A trial had previously been scheduled to take place last year but was delayed because of the pandemic.)

Farmer’s alleged co-conspirator, Myison Ellis, of Waynesboro, was convicted by a jury of the same three felony charges last March and later sentenced by a judge to 51 years in prison. Ellis’ attorney said in November she will appeal the conviction.

of his mom, brother moved to an adult detention facility

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Over the objections of his attorney, Levi Norwood, jailed for nearly a year after being charged with the fatal double shooting that left his mother and younger brother dead last February, will be transferred to an adult detention facility when he turns 18 on Jan. 11, a judge ruled Thursday.

Norwood, 17, has been held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center since his arrest. He will be transferred to the Fauquier County Adult Detention Facility on Monday.

Norwood is accused of killing his

mother, Jennifer Norwood, and his 6-year-old brother, Wyatt, in their home last Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.

He was indicted as an adult in July on two counts of Levi Norwood first-degree murder, three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony and one count of grand theft of an automobile. A hearing to schedule a jury trial is scheduled for March.

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Manassas man shot 4 people before committing suicide MURDER, from page 1 Law-enforcement officers have speculated that Drew might have stopped to try to help Asa Mitchell after he crashed his vehicle along that stretch of Maidstone Road, near the railroad tracks.

Mitchell fled his home on the 10000 block of Ellis Road in Manassas after fatally shooting his father, Eric Mark Mitchell, 55, and three other family members.

The other victims included a 76-year-old woman, a 56-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Police have declined to give more details about the relationships between Asa Mitchell and the other victims, saying only that they are family members.

The elder Mitchell died at the scene. The others were transported to the hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds but are expected to survive, 1st Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman for the Prince William County Police Department, said in a Thursday morning press release.

Prince William police responded to the Mitchells’ Manassas-area home about 6:04 p.m., where they found the four victims. Arriving officers tended to the victims and determined the shooter, later identified as Asa Mitchell, fled the scene in a family member’s vehicle, Perok said in the release.

At about 7:30 p.m., Fauquier County officials responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the 8700 block of Maidstone Road. Deputies arrived and located two vehicles near the railroad tracks, along with a man who had been fatally shot, according to Sgt. Steve Lewis, spokesman for the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. A juvenile was also at the scene when police arrived.

She was driving past the site of the crash, stopped and discovered the body. She called her father and her father called law enforcement, said police.

A Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit tracked down Mitchell several hundred feet from his empty vehicle. Deputies found him conscious but suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Lewis said.

“Units engaged with [Mitchell]; he was conscious when they encountered him,” Lewis said Thursday. “When they went and got closer to him, they were able to secure the weapon and administer CPR, but ultimately he succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

Fauquier sheriff’s deputies were assisted by the Virginia State Police, Prince William police and the Department of Homeland Security Aviation Unit in their search, Lewis said in the release.

The investigation continues as Prince William County detectives work to determine what led up to the initial shooting at the home on Ellis Drive in Manassas, Lewis said.

Another encounter with the killer

According to a report from a man from The Plains, Asa Mitchell nearly claimed another victim Wednesday night.

Dr. Andrew Bishop, an orthopedic surgeon, said Saturday morning that he narrowly missed being hit by Mitchell’s car as it sped through The Plains, shortly before Mitchell crashed his vehicle along Maidstone Road in Rectortown.

Bishop was parked on Main Street at 7 p.m. in front of The Bittersweet Garden. He was there to pick up a takeout order from the Rail Stop across the street. He said he checked his rearview mirror to make sure no cars were coming, got out of the driver’s seat and left the door open for a moment while he spoke to his dog in the back seat. “I was telling him I’d be right back,” he said.

When he looked up again, he saw headlights coming fast, right at him. “It was a dark sedan. He must have been going 60 or 70 miles an hour … I pinned myself up against the passenger door. He

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Francis Drew, 74, of Markham was former maitre d' at Ashby Inn

Police believe that Francis Drew, 74, of Rectortown may have stopped to help the driver of a crash in Rectortown Jan. 6, but was shot and killed by the driver before he fled into the woods and killed himself.

Victoria Lewis of Rectortown said she knew Drew but hadn’t seen him in 15 or 20 years.

“He was a lovely person, very intellectual and sophisticated. He was a maître d’ at the Ashby Inn years ago.”

Lewis, an architect, said that Drew was artistic as well and she loved talking with him. “He would make these beautiful high-craft wooden bowls. At a time when all my friends were getting married, I’d buy them as wedding presents. We’d sit down together at his house and share a glass of sherry.

He would explain the nuance of the sherry and it would go right over my head,” she laughed.

“He made an indelible impression on me.

He was just gentle and kind, the epitome of a gentleman,” Lewis said. only missed me by 6 or 7 inches. He hit the open door and basically turned it inside out. He didn’t slow down or stop. He headed west on [Va.] 55” toward Marshall.

When Bishop spoke to a sheriff’s deputy after reporting the crash, he said the deputy told him they were trying to get video footage to identify the vehicle. The deputy later called him to confirm that video footage of the area showed that it was Mitchell’s car that took out his car door, said Bishop.

Sheriff Robert Mosier said, “We are indeed fortunate that there was no further loss of life.

The motorist that parked his automobile in The Plains practiced self-awareness which contributed to his escape from significant injury or death.”

“It was very scary,” said Bishop. “He was just inches away from killing me.”

Fauquier teen moved to adult detention facility Georgia man remains NORWOOD, from page 4 The issue at play during a Jan. 7 hearing in Fauquier County Circuit Court was not whether Norwood would be transferred to another facility, but rather if he would be transferred to another juvenile detention facility in Virginia that serves young adult offenders. The Loudoun detention center is licensed only to house inmates who are 17 or younger.

Other juvenile facilities are authorized to house inmates until they turn 22, and his attorney argued he should be transferred to one of those instead of an adult detention center.

Norwood’s attorney, public defender Ryan Ruzic, said that transferring Norwood to an adult facility would be a risk to his safety and mental health. Ruzic said Norwood has been diagnosed with several mental health disorders and that Norwood attempted to kill himself on three occasions while in custody.

An adult facility, Ruzic argued, would not have the same mental health resources as a juvenile facility. Ruzic praised Loudoun JDC staff members’ efforts to treat Norwood and said the teen would be at risk of assault from other, older inmates given the severity of the charges against him.

“There is an extreme risk of danger to Mr. Norwood,” Ruzic said of the possibility of his client being moved to an adult facility.

In the motion he filed with the court several days earlier, Ruzic cited statistics that indicated younger inmates are more at risk of self-harm in adult facilities than in detention centers that hold juveniles. He speculated that if Norwood had a mental health crisis in an adult facility, he would be placed in isolation “only making the risk to his mental health worse.”

But Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Hook sharply disputed Ruzic’s arguments, dismissing the seriousness of two of Norwood’s attempts at harming himself. Hook noted that two of the three attempts were not listed in an initial report about Norwood’s mental health issued by Loudoun JDC officials in April.

“They didn’t take [the attempts] seriously enough to put them in the initial report,” he argued.

Hook also questioned the underlying causes of Norwood’s psychological diagnoses.

“Well, of course, when you kill your little brother, you are the cause of the trauma,” he said emphatically. Moving an 18-year-old to an adult facility was routine, Hook said. “I don’t think there’s anything unusual about what we are asking.”

Ultimately, Judge James Plowman agreed. He dismissed Ruzic’s concerns that Norwood would be at a greater risk of assault in an adult detention center. He also expressed skepticism of the argument that Norwood would be at a greater risk of self-harm, calling Ruzic’s citation of broad statistics “speculative.”

In granting the prosecution’s motion to move Norwood to an adult facility, Plowman emphasized his confidence that the Fauquier County adult facility would be sufficiently equipped to protect Norwood from himself and others.

“I’m not compelled by the safety issue,” he said.

Norwood himself appeared at the hearing via a video feed and did not speak, except to reply “Yes, sir,” when Plowman asked if Norwood could hear the proceedings.

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held without bond in connection with 2008 slaying of Fauquier County monk

Defense attorney: ‘If it was a strong case, he would have been charged back in 2008’

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Won Yung Jung, 62, of Duluth, Georgia, will remain held in Fauquier County jail without bond on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the 2008 stabbing death of Du Chil Park, a Zen Buddhist who lived near Marshall.

Fauquier County Circuit Court Judge James E. Plowman Jr. ruled Thursday that Jung will remain held without bond in connection with Park’s death despite assertions from his defense attorney that law enforcement had turned up no new evidence in the case.

“The presumption against [granting] bond has not been overcome,” Plowman ruled. Jung will remain incarcerated in the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center awaiting an April 8 hearing in Fauquier County District Court. At that hearing, Jung’s attorney can present evidence to argue the case should not be sent to a grand jury. A judge will decide whether there is enough evidence to proceed.

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The Fauquier County School Board voted 4 to 1 Monday night to resume the hybrid model of learning. Students whose families have DUKE BLAND chosen hybrid will return to classSchool board member rooms two days a week (either Mondays and Tuesdays or Thursdays disease: Included in Phase 1b of the and Fridays), and have three days Virginia Department of Health’s priof asynchronistic learning. Students orities for vaccinations, teachers and whose families have chosen remote school staff members are eligible to learning will learn synchronistically receive vaccines at a central location through a classroom video camera in the health district beginning Montwo days a week (half on Mondays day, Jan. 18. The vaccinations will and Tuesdays and half on Thursdays be administered through the Rappaand Fridays) and through asynchro- hannock-Rapidan Health District of the VDH. nistic learning three days a week.

When the school division sent out About 66% of families have chosen hybrid learning for this semes- a survey to gauge interest in vacciter, which is 3% higher than when nations, Jeck said that 1,750 of 1,950 school started with hybrid learning employees had returned the survey, “which is extraordinary.” in the fall.

Eighty percent Board Chair Donof staffers said they na Grove described The hybrid model want the vaccine, the decision as “the said Jeck. The other perfect compromise the school board voted for Monday 20% were waiting to that makes no one see if the Pfizer vachappy:” not the par- night is "the ents who want their perfect compromise cine was going to be offered. Currently, kids in classrooms school employees five days a week and that makes no one not the parents who happy." are scheduled to rewant school to reDONNA GROVE ceive the Moderna main virtual until the School board chairman vaccine, which reend of the year. quires two doses, 28 Duke Bland (Mardays apart. shall District) was the only board Jeck explained that any school member to object to the switch from employee who would have face-toall virtual learning. He said that the face contact with students would be safety of students and staff was his eligible, including custodians and first priority and metrics for commu- nutrition workers. “Almost everynity spread of the coronavirus in the one,” he said. county have never been higher. He stood with the recommendations of New COVID dashboard epidemiologists he said and lobbied Tara Helkowski, public information for schools to stay closed for at least officer for the school division, said another two weeks. that the schools will begin using a Bland also pointed out that the new COVID dashboard soon. The school division was forced to go vir- new dashboard -- found on the tual just before Christmas because school division website at fcps1. of a workforce shortage caused by org -- will offer more information the pandemic. “I believe virtual than the original version, including learning will come back when work- which cases are currently active; force problems come back.” student and staff cases will be listed But his fellow board members separately. were adamant that children’s menActive cases will be placed on the tal health was suffering, and fami- dashboard the day they are reported lies needed the support of in-school and remain there for 10 days, Hellearning. kowski said. After that, the cases The county’s high school athletes are considered “recovered,” and are have already returned to the courts, moved to the cumulative portion of mats and pools for a shortened sea- the dashboard. son. The winter sports season reCurrently, the dashboard is not sumed Jan. 6, with COVID mitiga- set up to provide information about tions in place. numbers of staff members or students who are quarantining because Vaccines Although the metrics for com- of the coronavirus, but Helkowski munity spread of COVID-19 are said she would look into that.

She reminded parents that they indeed worse than in December, Superintendent of Schools David Jeck should contact school nurses to reoffered hope in the fight against the port positive cases.

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Warrenton Police Chief Mike Kochis and Deputy Police Chief Timothy Carter salute as a hearse carrying the body of former town councilman Jerry Wood proceeds on Warrenton’s Main Street Jan. 12.

Jerry Wood, former town councilman, dies at 83 JERRY WOOD, from page 1 “Today should be a joyous day of watching Alabama football play in the Rose Bowl,” Town Councilman Sean Polster (At-large) posted on Facebook on New Year’s Day alongside an old photograph of him and Wood posing in University of Alabama attire. “But unfortunately, my friend (some call us Mutt & Jeff) is in the hospital with issues stemming from COVID. Please take a minute to say a prayer for Jerry and his family, wear your mask, do your part to fight COVID and remember … ROLL TIDE.” On Friday, Polster called Wood “a pillar of this community and the commonwealth.”

“I was and am truly honored to have considered him a friend, colleague and mentor,” said Polster, who served on the town council with Wood from 2014 to 2020.

Wood was a “statesman,” Polster said. “The only thing he loved more than service was his family.”

Nevill added in a personal statement that he had known Wood for his entire life. “My heart is broken today,” Nevill said. “He was my introduction to the personal impact of economics when he raised the cost of candy bars from 25 cents to 50 cents” at the Fauquier Pharmacy.

“That I was able to grow up and share the dais with him as a colleague, addressing the budget and financial challenges of the town, is a distinct and serendipitous honor.”

Nevill said it was Wood’s personal attributes that would be most fondly remembered by those who worked with him. “He brought joy to council,” Nevill remembered. “His sense of humor, impish laugh and broad smile lightened the mood of many council meetings and brought the council closer together.”

Wood served as the council’s “unofficial chaplain,” Nevill said, and often led council members in prayer before meetings. “His invocations

were timely, personal, universally spiritual and delivered with the grace befitting a seasoned pastor.”

On Saturday, town council members and other town officials gathered at Moser Funeral Home to honor Wood after county and town law enforcement officers escorted the body through Warrenton in a vehicle procession. Another procession took place Tuesday in Old Town Warrenton to pay tribute.

When news of Wood’s death became public Friday, praise from fellow town council members poured in.

Like Nevill, Town Councilman Renard Carlos (At-large) fondly remembered Wood’s prayers before council meetings. “One only had to listen to him give the invocation at the opening of our town council meetings to understand why he had been elected to represent the 31st District in the Virginia House of Delegates,” Carlos said. “His prayers reflected his character: thoughtful, genuine, a leader and advocate for his constituents.”

Warrenton Town Councilman Kevin Carter (Ward 5), who served for four years on the council alongside Wood, called Wood a “perfect gentleman with the highest integrity,” adding: “He absolutely loved Warrenton, Virginia and our country. It was a pleasure to work with him, as he was willing to disagree but was never disagreeable.”

Warrenton Town Councilman James Hartman (Ward 4) knew Wood from the Fauquier Pharmacy and from when they were both involved with the Boys and Girls Club.

“Jerry was a class act. He is one of a kind,” Hartman said. “He always had that smile on his face and a funny story. I’m going to miss his sound advice and his wit. People like Jerry only come around once in a while and this is a great loss for our community.”

Warrenton Town Councilman Brett Hamby (Ward 3) said Wood

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On his last day as a member of the Warrenton Town Council before his retirement, Councilman Jerry Wood (Ward 1) laughs with Town Councilwoman Heather Sutphin, who was elected to represent Ward 1 in his place, and Councilman Brett Hamby (Ward 3) after a swearing-in ceremony on June 30. was both knowledgeable and approachable.

“It is a huge loss for our town,” he said. “I always considered Jerry one of our elder statesmen. He led us in prayer in a lot of our meetings. He certainly had so much experience that I relied on. Jerry was always the kind of guy you could bounce ideas off of and see what he thought.”

Warrenton Town Councilman Bill Semple (Ward 2), who was elected this year, said that although he had not worked directly with Wood, his service to the town and the community was “legendary.”

Referencing Wood’s struggle with COVID-19, Semple said, “The news of Jerry’s passing is among the saddest I have ever received, especially at a time when a relentless pandemic has made our hearts grow heavier by the day, and now strikes so close to home.”

After Wood retired from town council in June 2020, Heather Sutphin was elected to serve in the Ward 1 seat. “I am just heartbroken,” she said Friday. “He gave his all to

his country and his community. He never met a stranger and always had a kind word.”

Sunny Reynolds, who served on the Warrenton Town Council from 2014 to 2018, said Wood was “a true statesman. He had great diplomatic ability and a special way about him.

He was positive even under difficult decision making. If anyone needed help, he was there with a big smile and a big heart.”

Reynolds recalled that Wood was respected and well-liked among state legislators. “He was proud of his elected service to the Virginia House of Delegates, often preempting a sentence by “when I was in the legislature”, and rightfully so,” Reynolds said.

“When traveling with Jerry to Richmond or to Sen. Mark Warner’s annual picnic, he knew everyone and there were always many enthusiastic conversations. He was known as a Democrat who was able to maneuver across party lines for the good of the commonwealth,” she recalled.

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Warrenton resident earns prestigious recognition Gabriela Fleury on Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ science list

By John Hagarty

Special to the Fauquier Times

For the past decade, Forbes magazine has annually recognized the best and brightest rising stars under the age of 30 in 20 industries. It’s an honor for 600 individuals worldwide, and it’s embedded with the prediction of greater things to come for the chosen few.

Among this year’s winners is Warrenton’s own Gabriela Fleury, 29, known to all as Gabi. She was cited for her conservation work and is one of just three conservationists chosen globally to make the science list. The annual 30 under 30 Class of 2021 was announced on Dec. 1.

Fleury works as the conservation partnerships officer for the Rainforest Trust, also based in Warrenton. With a resume sparkling with achievement, her work in Namibia, where she led a research team to test ways to reduce cheetah/ livestock conflict, was one of the projects that caught Forbes attention.

She will soon be testing scent deterrents to keep African wild dogs away from commercial farms safely. Her life goal is to make the world a better place to live, especially among those most in need.

“It’s very rare for a wildlife conservationist to be on the list,” said Fleury. “It’s usually geared toward physics, engineering and health care. It’s a recognition by Forbes on the importance of wildlife conservation.”

Fleury is a Brazilian-American born in the states and has traveled the world in pursuit of her passion. “I knew what I wanted to do since I was 3. There was no defining moment when I realized it. It happened before I can consciously remember,” said Fleury.

One of the prosaic but essential projects was her work centered on predators killing livestock in Africa. In such situations, farmers respond by

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Gabi Fleury in the field. killing the predators. After habitat destruction, brute force wildlife control has the most significant negative impact on threatened species.

Another interesting phenomenon is her work on jackal control and livestock depredation.

“Community education is important. For example, when you kill predators like jackals, they will reproduce faster and end up eating more sheep.

We talk to the herdsmen about the ecology behind a bad idea for them economically,” said Fleury.

She spent almost five years in four different African countries, studying ways to solve these and similar problems. She found the work fascinating because it involved animal behavioral ecology, plus working with rural communities and their cultural perceptions of risk.

At the Rainforest Trust, Fleury manages the organization’s Fellows and Guardians programs.

Her efforts center on supporting rangers and park guards by providing them the resources to achieve their conservation work while offering recognition for what is often a difficult job.

After graduating from James Madison Univer-

Georgia man remains held without bond MONK, from page 7 Jung was arrested in Georgia Nov. 30 and charged with second-degree murder in Park’s death. However, it remains unclear why Jung, who was interviewed by investigators at the time and has been a “person of interest” in the murder since the days after Park’s body was found, was arrested and charged now, more than 12 years after the fact.

Park, a 56-year-old Korean national known by his ordained name, Monk Mogu, lived in a residence south of Marshall that also served as a Zen Buddhist temple. In late June 2008, Park was found stabbed to death in the residence, apparently several days after he died, and his death was ruled a homicide.

According to the criminal complaint filed Dec. 17 in Fauquier County, Jung told investigators in 2008 that he and Park had gotten drunk together in the residence and Jung “woke up the next morning to find Park deceased.”

Jung also told police that he himself “must have killed Park because they were the only two in the house prior to going to bed and the follow-

ing morning they were still the only people there,” according to the criminal complaint.

Jung was Park’s business partner, according to the criminal complaint, and cellphone and computer records put Jung at the scene around the time of Park’s death. Jung “came to Park’s house to ask for money to repay a debt and to discuss Park’s misconduct,” the document said.

After discovering Park’s body, Jung fled to New York, the complaint alleged, and Jung did not report Park’s death.

But Jung was not charged in Park’s death at the time, the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Jan. 5. It is unclear whether more information has come to light since 2008 to justify the murder charge -or whether prosecutors are relying on evidence obtained during the initial investigation.

According to a Jan. 5 statement from the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, “Jung had evaded law enforcement” since 2008. “Other witnesses to the case had been difficult to find until recently, which afforded us the opportunity to place the charge.”

sity, where she majored in geographic science, she earned a master’s degree in conservation biology from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in conservation biology because “I can’t get enough of it!”

She is currently in a holding pattern for a Fulbright scholarship because of COVID-19. She received the grant earlier this year to work with African wild dogs. During the study, a Fulbrighter works and lives with the host country’s people, sharing daily experiences. The program allows the grantee to appreciate others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things and the way they think.

Fleury envisions the next 10 years as working in a large nonprofit that functions independently of the government, as a team leader working on conservation issues.

Since she has worked in southern Africa, she would like to return to that part of the world while being based stateside. “It’s a difficult lifestyle to live in-country full time. I think you can achieve a better work-lifestyle balance living in the U.S.” “My abiding interest is to be able to apply academic research, so it’s practicable with on the ground conservation.”

Fleury attributes to her drive to a difficult childhood; she is a pediatric cancer survivor. From the ages of 7 to 9, she underwent chemotherapy. “Today, I don’t take anything for granted. I have a sense I’m here for a reason. I want to be able to contribute my skills in the best way possible.”

Fleury hopes that being on the Forbes list brings more attention to wildlife conservation.

As a black scientist, she thinks it’s good to be on the list and show people that scientists come in different ages, colors and genders. “I hope it gets other people excited about wildlife conservation and wanting to learn more.”

So, is our honored scientist all work and no play? Not at all. She is co-founder of the indie video game studio Bright Frog Games Studios. “And I like cats, caffeine and Marvel comics, and write fiction novels in my spare time.”

But in response to an additional inquiry from the Fauquier Times, the sheriff’s office declined to release any more information.

During a Jan. 7 bond hearing in Fauquier County Circuit Court, Jung’s defense attorney said he was not aware of any new evidence that justified keeping his client in custody while he awaits resolution of the case.

The attorney, Blake Woloson, claimed – without objection from prosecutors – that Jung was a U.S. citizen who had lived at the same address in Georgia for eight years and had never attempted to flee the country, even as he was subjected to periodic interviews about his alleged role in Park’s death.

“This is not a cold-hit DNA case where something has just popped up,” he told Judge James Plowman during the hearing.

Earlier this week, Woloson told the Fauquier Times he believes Jung should not have been charged, arguing he has cooperated with investigators during multiple interviews and no new information has come to light that would implicate him in Park’s death.

“He did not confess to committing the murder,” Woloson said. “If

it was a strong case, he would have been charged back in 2008. … Nothing has changed in the last 10 years.”

Prosecutors, Woloson pressed during the Jan. 7 hearing in Fauquier County Circuit Court, “won’t offer any new information. There’s nothing factual that has changed [since 2008] – or at least they are not offering that.”

The prosecutor, Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Jamey Cook, countered that the defense “is not privy to all of the details of the investigation over the last few years,” but did not claim explicitly that the investigation had uncovered any new evidence. She said the last time Jung had been interviewed by investigators was in 2010 “while he was in a Nevada jail after being arrested for assault on a family member.”

Cook also claimed investigators attempted to arrange an interview with Jung in 2018 regarding Park’s death. Jung, she said, did not appear at the arranged time and place, and officers found him “with a packed suitcase preparing to travel to another state.”

Woloson acknowledged Jung was convicted of assault in 2010 but said that Jung had not interacted with the criminal justice system since then.

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Scott District Supervisor disavows Republican Party after Jan. 6 attack on Capitol I have watched the events of the last few days with increasing discouragement. First, I saw our president attack democracy in the form of his self-serving call to the secretary of the state of Georgia, a baseless attempt to subvert the integrity of the election in that state. Bullying an elected official to change the outcome of an election is illegal and ethically it is just wrong.

There’s no defense for going about things in this manner.

Then I watched his followers, who were either unaware of his prior actions (or did not care) assemble in support of him on the mall.

He whipped them up as he has been doing for months, knowing that a popular election was beyond his reach, and extorted them to attack the people’s house on Capitol Hill. From behind ballistic-rated glass, paid for by taxpayers, President Donald Trump’s enablers and then Trump himself incited insurrection and committed sedition.

Rudy Giuliani urged “trial by combat.” Donald Trump Jr. said, “We are coming for you.”

Then the president of the United States himself, after delivering over an hour-long speech, said this: “We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore … We’re going to the Capitol … to give them the kind of pride and boldness … to take our country back.”

After all the dog whistles had been blown, and while pointing at the Capitol, Trump told the attendees, “So, let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” Instead of walking with them, Trump retreated to the safety of the taxpayer-funded

White House and Secret Service protection. His mob descended upon our nation’s Capitol to stop a constitutionally required process.

In the shocking aftermath, too many in the Republican Party consumed, retweeted, and propagated more misinformation and falsehoods to avoid the public reckoning of cold, hard facts. In a sad and bizarre twist of reasoning, they invoked the actions of others last summer as an excuse, a license, a reason, a justification for these actions. It is crystal clear to me that the party is in crisis and needs an intervention.

Unfortunately, it is also clear to me that the party does not want a lifeline so they could save themselves.

I waited for real leaders to stand up and decry the traitors for what they are, and while some did, the majority hedged and waited to see what would be in their best political interests before acting. What will get me the most votes in the next election and how can I preserve myself?

All of this leads me to the obvious. I can no longer affiliate with a party that, in the absence of a full and immediate demand for resignation, fails to accept honest responsibility for its own culpability in an attack on democracy, the capital of the country and an election of the people, by the people and for the people.

My core values have not changed and I still believe in protecting and guarding the people’s interests. I still believe that limited government is better and closer to the people. I still believe most people desire to keep their hard-earned wealth. I still believe in life for the innocent.

Feeling confounded, but grateful and hopeful After watching/listening on radio to the tragedy in our nation’s capital Wednesday afternoon, attributed by many to the after-effects of Trump’s one-hour, rambling speech filled with the same baseless allegations and conspiracy theories, his call to action against the election and after all hell broke loose, his subsequent “you have to go home now” Twitter message (in which he still claims that the election was stolen), I’m confounded on one hand, grateful on the other and hopeful in both.

Confounded that so many have bought into the conspiracy theory that the election was rigged and stolen even after staunch Trumpists in several battleground states have said otherwise.

Confounded that even in those states where Republicans flipped seats, the “rigged and stolen” mantra is still applied.

Confounded that even though the Trump justice department said they had no evidence of widespread voter fraud, he and his minions and some spineless politicians continue this charade.

Confounded that elected officials who have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution are perpetuating these debunked theories – most, it appears, in an effort to retain the support of the Trumpists for their own future political benefit.

Confounded for so many reasons that it would take many pages to cite them all.

Grateful that by a clear majority, American voters decided to get rid of this cancer

on our democracy.

Grateful that Trump, the “very stable genius,” by encouraging his base not to vote in a “rigged system” helped the voters of Georgia shift power away from the Mitch McConnell, the self-proclaimed “grim reaper” by electing the Democratic candidates.

Grateful that staunch Republicans in some of the swing states spoke truth to power by defending the legitimacy of their state’s voting process.

Grateful that for once, Vice President [Mike] Pence also spoke truth to power in an interview regarding his role in the electoral vote certification and then followed through by certifying the electoral votes.

I’m hopeful that justice is served in terms of prosecuting those who clearly broke the law that day – including, if the facts warrant it, the soon to be former President for inciting this violence and insurrection.

I’m also hopeful that voters, in 2022, remember (which is unlikely) the actions of their “representatives” in the House and Senate and give the boot to those who are trying to capitalize on Trumpism.

I predicted this – I worried about this – and in two weeks, I pray that our country can put this all behind us. But – the curtain isn’t down on this act and Trump still has power, so I’m sleeping still with one eye open.

JIM GEHRIS Midland

I have supported the party and its candidates, including Trump, with a dream of reclaiming the lost territory of the Reagan years and the hope that it would move back to being a productive participant in a national discussion of mutually productive interests. I accept my guilt for being so naïve as to believe in such a selfless fairyland in a world peppered with so many self-serving opportunists. I am disappointed in myself, the president and a party that appears to me to be more about its own preservation than standing up for what is right. I have assisted in the enabling of this and I recognize that I have been wrong.

This is a matter of conscience for me.

Once upon a time the Republican Party was the party that tried to bring better ideas to the table. I will continue to hope for candidates that will present themselves to the people with better ideas, the ability to gain their confidence and even more, the ability to execute those plans.

Until the party can do that, they do not deserve my allegiance or yours. No party does.

I believe that people should free themselves from such blind allegiance. Seek facts and the truth that they reveal rather than selecting random information from dubious sources as support for preconceived notions. Regain the capacity for critical thought and select elected officials by their ability to serve you, not themselves. That is the job of the elected servant. Never let any of us forget it.

In the spirit of service, HOLDER TRUMBO Fauquier County Supervisor, Scott District

It’s not too late to stand up for our republic by condemning the traitors We must condemn the traitors who attacked and defiled the U.S. Capitol and the sedition of the president who fanned them to action. But we must also not paint blame with too broad a brush.

This attack was not an attack by one political party nor an attack by all Trump voters. We saw proof of that in the bipartisan condemnations on the Senate floor that night and in the comments online and in the press in the following days.

The blame and guilt for this attack on our country rests squarely on those who forcibly infiltrated the Capitol and by those who enabled, encouraged or condoned it (or who condone it today). That is where the guilt lies. They deserve our ire and contempt.

If I were still a Trump supporter before this insurrection, today is the day I would unhitch from that horse and stand up for our republic. (*One need not abandon one’s every belief or conviction, but good God, let this gelding go.)

This is the moment. History is watching. It is not too late.

KIRK GOOLSBY Warrenton

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RESPONSES TO THE CAPITOL ATTACK I felt horror as I watched cowards storm the Capitol. As a former member who had just walked those marbled halls, the fear I felt for my former colleagues and the revulsion I felt towards the domestic terrorists beating police officers and threatening our seat of government mixed with astonishment—this siege was based on fantasy. It was a heady mix of QAnon, “Stop the Steal”, Flynnsurrectionists, white nationalist groups and all stripes of conspiracy theorists and neurotics.

If you were there, tacitly or outwardly supporting this criminal act, you are the problem. If you claim to be Christian and view this as somehow “understandable” you are the problem. If you call those who stormed the Capitol, “patriots”, I am your adversary. If you call yourself a Republican and cannot see this act as an armed insurrection based on disinformation and fueled by demagogues, leave the GOP. Truth and facts are the duty of those elected.

“Whataboutism”, false equivalencies, secret intelligence from Gab, Parler, 8Kun or Facebook -- and hucksters relaying “classified information” into cracked phone cameras from their cars and trucks in the woods -- do not lend to valid arguments. Mike Flynn is a sick man. Sydney Powell is a charlatan. President Trump spreads disinformation. The siege on the Capitol was an insurrection based on make-believe and ignorance.

We saw one of history’s darkest moments Wednesday. We saw a culmination of Donald Trump’s threats to democracy over the last four years, and especially the last few months. We saw an insurrection against the United States government and the death of a Capitol Police officer. I am praying for all of the heroes of Jan. 6, and I know that domestic terrorists will not win. They will not defeat our democracy; our democracy will prevail.

The silence of many Republican elected officials, some of whom have enabled this behavior, is deafening. We saw it last year in Richmond on Martin Luther King Day when armed protesters came to the Virginia Capitol with intent to intimidate. If you do not speak out and condemn this attempted coup against the United States, if you do not accept Joe Biden as the winner of this election, if you do not call for Donald Trump to be removed either by impeachment or the 25th Amendment, then let the history books note your names for your grandchildren to read.

If we can’t change your minds, we will change your seats. In less than two weeks, this nation’s healing will start. Special thanks to President-elect Joe Biden for addressing the nation and acting as a commander-in-chief in the absence of one.

FORMER REP. DENVER RIGGLEMAN, R-5TH

STATE SEN. JILL VOGEL, R-27TH

Granger made the following remarks at a Jan. 7 meeting of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors.

As a veteran and a first responder, the actions of those folks yesterday heart my heart.

I have always had the upmost respect for our country’s institutions and those that serve it.

Agree with them or not, this is a country of laws. This is a country of discussions because we are a country of laws. Because we are that – because we are a republic – we elect people to have those discussions. That is part of the beauty of a democracy, of what a republic is. We elected the people to be in those room yesterday to have those hard conversations. Even though they were on both sides of it, those folks should have been allowed to have those conversations. I was glad to see they came back and finished those conversations.

DEL. ELIZABETH GUZMAN, D-31ST

I was horrified and heartbroken to watch the violence at the United States Capitol. Those who incited the violence and participated in those acts need to be held accountable. For those of us in elected office, it was a sad day and a sobering reminder of how fragile our democracy is. I share in our country’s grief over the tragic loss of life.

Even if your guy didn’t win, the election is over and I hope to see the country move forward. I know there are a lot of disappointed folks on one side and there are a lot of exuberant folks on the other. But what happened yesterday is not how our government was designed to work and not what our founders saw.

This community is a great community and a lot of people live in Warrenton and Fauquier County for a reason. It’s a close community, it’s a tight-knit community and it stands up for those within the community.

And I would expect nothing less than that over the next year as our country moves from one president to another. And we will come out of this thing as a stronger county and a stronger nation.

CHRIS GRANGER Fauquier County Supervisor Center District

I am thankful we live in a country that provides citizens the right to openly protest and exercise free speech. However, when protests turn violent and property is destroyed, that right is no longer protected by the First Amendment, regardless of who is protesting.

What we witnessed on Jan. 6 was a situation where people were killed and property of one of our most sacred institutions was vandalized.

Moreover, our Congress was forced to come

What happened on Wednesday is a blemish on this nation. We may disagree on policy and who we support for president, but this country is built on law and order. We must continue to stand for the great American tradition of peaceful disagreement and debate rather than anarchy and violence. I stand strongly against anyone who comes to our nation’s Capitol - or anywhere for that matter - to perpetrate violence.

I’ve been asking myself lately: Where do we go from here? Our nation is hurt and divided. We need to understand that this is an unprecedented time in our history, and tensions are running high, but we also must understand that words matter. Tone matters. Rhetoric matters. We must all work to lower the temperature.

Divisive words, tone, and rhetoric need to be tamped down. Every citizen has a responsibility in this quest to unite our nation.

I believe our focus now needs to be on unifying our nation and moving forward as one. By count of the electoral college, Joe Biden becomes the president-elect and Kamala Harris becomes vice president-elect, and the peaceful transition of power will occur on January 20th, just as it has every four years since 1792. I wish President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris the blessings of good health and sound judgement as our nation navigates these unprecedented times.

REP. ROB WITTMAN, R-1ST

The storming of the Capitol by insurrectionists last week was shocking, to say the least. The most disturbing aspect of it, aside from those participating thinking it was the right thing to do, is that President Donald Trump incited their actions.

His lies and deranged behavior have threatened our democracy by constantly impugning the integrity of one of the most basic elements of our democracy, our election process. He was joined and abetted by four of Virginia’s congressional delegation including newly elected Bob Good, this in spite of virtually every legal challenge having been dismissed by the court systems across the country for lack of merit. The election was conducted openly, fairly and legitimately.

The circular logic used to justify the seditious attempt to overthrow the expressed will of the people was merely a ploy to enhance their own political ambitions, not an ef-

to a brief halt, as a result of what, ultimately, turned into mayhem. I am appalled by what I saw.

While I understand the results of this election have brought disappointment, consternation and frustration to many, what happened Jan. 6, in the end, was horrific. Lives were lost, people were hurt and democracy was briefly strained. Hopefully, some of the deep divides that separate us politically will, perhaps, be

fort to protect our democracy and constitution -- quite the contrary.

I am hopeful that our state senator, Jill Vogel, and our delegate, Michael Webert, will each make a public statement condemning the seditious actions of the insurrectionists and call for a thorough investigation of the failure of law enforcement to control the mob.

Jan. 6 will live forever as a stain in the history of our country.

Our elected leaders need to stand up for lawfulness and truth. They need to let their constituents know that this type of behavior will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

We must cease the proliferation of the language of the fringe element that promotes violence and disregard for the truth and find our way to peaceful and constructive discourse. Anarchy serves nothing but chaos in our democracy.

MICHAEL MORENCY The Plains resident

diminished as a result of what happened. After all, as U.S. citizens, we are Americans who live in the greatest country in the world and are ultimately governed under one of the greatest documents - the United States Constitution. We must respect the document and each other to prevail.

RICK GERHARDT Fauquier County Supervisor, Cedar Run District

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OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | January 13, 2021

The mob attack on the Capitol on Wednesday was the culmination of an attempt to overturn the most sacred and sober duty of our country: the peaceful transfer of power. Democracies are fragile and recent events have taken ours to the edge of the abyss.

There are two quotes from that day that I want to share.

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah said, “The best way we can show respect for voters who are upset is to tell them the truth. That is the burden, and the duty, of leadership.”

Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma said, “We disagree on a lot of things ... but we honor each other even in our disagreement. … The other person is not my enemy, but my fellow American.”

Let’s all take a deep breath, reflect on the privileges that allow us to vote in fair elections and engage in public and peaceful discourse. We cannot take these for granted, as they can be easily lost.

MARY LEIGH MCDANIEL Fauquier County Supervisor, Marshall District

As a white southerner raised in Richmond in the ‘50s and ‘60s, I didn’t instinctively feel much fear when I saw a group of white males waving the Confederate flag. Though not justifiable, through the lens of race it’s predictable that people underreacted on Jan. 6 and didn’t feel the need to protect the Capitol and the lives of our Congressmen from the insurrectionists.

Then we watched live video of this mob, carrying that flag and many others, shattering windows and ransacking offices, and later we find out they killed a Capitol Police officer with a fire extinguisher.

In that same segregated society in Richmond, I was raised to fear Black men, just like children had been taught from the days of slaveholding and then Jim Crow. So again through the lens of race, it was predictable that a white-majority society will overreact with fear and harshness to Black Lives Matter protests this past summer.

Yet the vast majority of BLM protests— more than 93% — have been peaceful, according to a report published by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a nonprofit that researches political violence and protests across the world.

These different perceptions and realities are examples of the systemic racism that we must address not only as a country but in our own hearts.

SCOTT CHRISTIAN Chair of the Northern Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

I strongly condemn the mayhem that occurred at the Capitol last Wednesday.

The responsible parties need to be prosecuted, as opposed to those who were waved in unimpeded by Capitol Police and were peaceful or the hundreds of thousands who also conducted themselves peacefully. But I will not surrender to the prevailing narrative promulgated by the media, most Democrats, and some Republican politicians blaming President [Donald] Trump for “inciting an attack on the Capitol.” His speech contained no incitement to violence.

Those who blame President Trump for this incident are the same ones who stoked and winked at the flooding of congressional office buildings during the Kavanaugh hearings, and at the Black Lives Matter

I see us at such a dangerous interregnum.

One path ahead leads to irreconcilable conflict and civil unrest with fringe elements on both sides agitating for mayhem and ascendancy.

The other path somehow allows us to return to a shared understanding of justice and respectful disagreement that supports community engagement and accountable, collaborative solutions.

Yet I fear that what we saw in Washington could infect our community further. How do we come together again? I have ended my Facebook connections with most who feel differently than I. It hurts me to see their posts. I imagine that it is the same for them with mine.

Increasingly, I am trying to reduce reposting memes which capture my emotions and instead share posts that capture my thoughts.

And I think that we all should stop with the

I wholeheartedly support the right to free speech and peaceful protest. I do not support riots, vandalism and harming innocent people as a result. What we all witnessed in our nation’s Capitol was appalling and those that perpetrated these violent acts should be punished to the fullest extent the law allows. Now is a time to heal and unite like we did on 9/11. Let’s move on and learn from our mistakes, not repeat them.

CHRIS BUTLER Fauquier County Supervisor, Lee District

What happened at our Capitol last week is a horror. What can WE (people of Fauquier) do now? WE can work to restore our sense of community, put aside our political parties and go back to being Fauquierians.

When this community has had a challenge, WE all showed up regardless of our political beliefs. When WE shopped, WE shopped locally regardless of how someone voted. Yes, WE continued to debate local issues when appropriate but then WE went to share a meal because WE are in this together. I know that it starts with me challenging myself to do better.

To help with this, I ask the local media to hold true to their core values of community reporting -- focusing on issues in our county.

No more polls or articles about national politics. They are divisive.

Local publishers need to uphold the editorial standards that are the pillars of community news organizations, especially citizens’ comments. A letter to the editor with your real name and town was verified before publication. Restoring this standard would change the dynamics of our community as much as anything else. No more anonymous comments to articles with fake names. Without true journalism, our fragile democracy dies.

TONY TEDESCHI Owner of Piedmont Press & Graphics in Warrenton

and antifa riots in multiple cities for days upon end last summer with violence, deaths, looting and burning, to include establishing “autonomous zones.” If these are not insurrection, I don’t know what is.

The media and many politicians and corporations are selective in their attribution of cause, blame and which violence and mayhem they choose to condemn. [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi’s impeachment talk, [President-elect Joe] Biden implying senators are Nazis and social media and corporate censorship of free speech will do more to incite unrest on a wide scale than anything they claim Trump said or did.

GREG SCHUMACHER Chairman, Fauquier County Republican Committee

“Yeah … but what about” -isms. That is getting us nowhere really.

Yes, it is hard to empathize with those who see this moment through such a different lens.

But I have to try. There are valid reasons why we disagree – but demonizing others tears our commonwealth. I think we all need to really try harder to engage in a new dialogue based upon respect and humility so that we can build a responsible and safe future for our children.

Continuing as we have will disgrace and destroy our national endowment. Perhaps in the sacking of our nation’s venerable Capitol we can find the foundation for a commitment to again respectfully address and solve our differences.

BRIAN ROEDER Owner of Barrel Oak Winery and Farm Taphouse in Delaplane

I was appalled and disgusted by the violence and lawlessness in Washington and hope that those responsible are brought to justice! Violence and threats only undermine your cause and message. It was true during the Black Lives Matter protests last year and it is true for the election protests now. Mob violence and lawlessness are not the answer and runs counter to the rule of law!

DEL. MARK COLE, R-88TH

Anger, disbelief, and fear for our democracy were among the emotions many of us felt on Jan. 6.

After the election on Nov. 3, we as a country waited and watched numerous recounts, legal challenges, and presidential interventions, all leading to Congress’s job of confirming the election results.

On Jan. 6, Congress was doing that duty. At the instigation of our president, domestic terrorists rioted, committed insurrection and occupied the Capitol. Confederate flags were proudly waved in the halls of Congress. Members of Congress had to be escorted to safety. Their lives were endangered, not by a foreign army or agents, but by American citizens. This is incomprehensible for us as patriotic Americans.

Hours later, early on the morning of Jan. 7, Congress did their duty, accepted the Electoral College vote and declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the lawful winners of the 2020 presidential election.

And now? Those responsible should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

On Jan. 20 we will have a new president and we can put the last four years, and the horrific events of the mob insurrection on Jan. 6 behind us.

God bless America.

WHITNEY PETRILLI AND LARRY JACKSON Co-chairs, Fauquier County Democratic Committee

OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | January 13, 2021

As the events unfolded on my television screen, I wondered whether we had come to a point in our nation’s history where we had lost all faith in the institutions that have been so important to where we have come from and where we are as a nation. I worried that anarchy would become the rule of the day; and that we could wake up one morning in our own wonderful town of Warrenton and learn of a similar group storming our town hall.

I am encouraged with our national response, with Congress’s diligence in following through with its obligations, and I hope that the attack has now erased all doubt that demagoguery has no place anywhere in our society, whether at the national, state or local level.

BILL SEMPLE Warrenton Town Council member

The events of last week have left me with more questions than answers.

Why at the very time we are fighting this virus and its devastating economic disruption, do some choose to destroy our very foundations? Have our political parties truly devolved from parties of principles and ideals to personality cults?

We were shocked and saddened by the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol and the direct physical threat to our legislators. Was this unexpected? It shouldn’t have been based on their rhetoric.

Compare the images of last summer’s protests, both the protestors and the police response to the free-for-all that happened at the Capitol. The anger of those who have expe-

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rienced broken promises and unequal treatment is understandable. Rioting is not the same as protesting under the First Amendment. Whatever the anger is that causes peaceful protesters to become a violent mob should never be directed at those officers sworn to protect and defend.

We prepare for the peaceful transition of power. Something that defines us. We are a nation governed by words and not violence.

Our democracy is a relatively young experiment on the world stage and many would love to see it fail. I am not one of them, and if you agree, I’ll stand by you.

SEAN POLSTER Warrenton Town Council member (at large)

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Fauquier Times | January 13, 2021

STAY SAFE, BUT YOU CAN PLAY

Winter sports events begin this week after school board’s decision

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

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High school basketball season will be an exciting sprint this year with Fauquier, Liberty, Kettle Run, Culpeper and Handley playing each other twice in the next three weeks.

The district tournament is Feb. 2 and 4. No fans can go to games. Players are not required to wear masks.

The vote was music to the ears for the activities directors at Kettle Run, Fauquier and Liberty high schools.

On Jan. 5, the Fauquier County School Board gave a unanimous thumbs up for the schools to immediately begin official practice for the winter sports season. Sports and conditioning sessions had been placed on hold before Christmas due to concerns over a local surge in COVID-19 diagnoses.

Kettle Run and Fauquier wrestled at Liberty Tuesday in the first event of the season. Basketball games begin Wednesday with Fauquier and Kettle Run meeting in boys and girls openers.

Also Wednesday, Liberty and Fauquier gather for a 2 p.m. track meet at FHS. The three swim teams and Culpeper are at the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility Friday night.

The season is starting about a month late, with slightly shorter schedules and modifications to the district membership.

“I’m very happy,” said Fauquier High activities director Mark Ott of the vote. “I think the kids deserve a chance to get out and play. To my mind, it’s more of a matter of mental health than it is anything else for the kids.”

After speaking with athletic officials and others, the school board decided to give sports a green light after twice delaying the planned Dec. 7 start. The strict Virginia High School League protocols and the local mitigation procedures developed by the county’s athletic trainers and activities helped convince the school board members.

However, two members were concerned

“One person could screw it up for everyone if they’re not careful.”

PAUL FRYE Kettle Run activities director

about allowing practices and competition as COVID cases rise in Virginia.

Kettle Run AD Paul Frye emphasized that COVID safety is vital. “One person could screw it up for everybody if they’re not careful,” Frye warned about the return of sports.

Several area teams have reportedly been under quarantine, including the Culpeper wrestling and boys basketball teams, Brentsville girls basketball squad and the boys junior varsity basketball team at Manassas Park.

Several Loudoun County teams also have had seasons interrupted by positive diagnoses.

Dr. David Jeck, Fauquier superintendent of schools, praised the local plan as “excellent, second to none. These people take their jobs very seriously.”

One late wrinkle was an announcement that Handley will play this winter after James Wood, Sherando and Millbrook saw their winter seasons delayed until March 1 due to a Frederick County decision. Handley planned to play with those schools in a mini-district, but is now integrated into a five-team district with FHS, LHS, KRHS and Culpeper.

That move required some scheduling changes, with each basketball team playing the other four teams twice for an eight-game all-district slate.

“The district schedule is going to dominate everything.” Frye said.

Making regionals is easier now for FHS, LHS, KRHS

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Continued winter sports delays

by James Wood, Millbrook and Sherando have reduced the Class 4 Northwestern District‎ to five teams: Fauquier, Liberty, Kettle Run, Culpeper and Handley.

The slimmed-down district means track, swimming and wrestling teams and individuals face a smaller field to advance to the Class 4 Region C championships. For basketball, the two district tournament finalists will earn region berths, having to beat out just three teams rather than six.

With games underway this week, it’s a sprint of a season, with less than three weeks to complete regular-season slates. The district track and swim meets are Jan. 29. District basketball will hold its semifinals on

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

Indoor track: Jan. 29 at Fauquier High Swimming: Jan. 29 at Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility Wrestling: Feb. 6 at Fauquier High Boys basketball: Feb. 2, Feb. 4 TBA Girls basketball: Feb. 2, Feb. 4 TBA Feb. 4. The wrestling tournament will be Feb. 6.

“It doesn’t give us much time, but I’m glad for the kids since we are able to get going,” said Liberty activities director Dean Spahr.

Due to the pandemic, the Virginia High School League previously issued limits on individuals and teams making the playoffs to keep them shorter.

On Monday, Region C held a

REGION CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

Indoor track: Feb. 3 (girls), Feb. 4 (boys), both at Fauquier High Swimming: Feb. 6 at Claude Moore Rec Center Wrestling: Feb. 13 at Tuscarora High Boys basketball: Feb. 9, Feb. 11 TBA Girls basketball: Feb. 9, Feb. 11 TBA

Indoor track: March 1 at Liberty University Swimming: Feb. 13 TBA Wrestling: Feb. 20 at Virginia Beach Sports Center Boys basketball: Feb. 20, Feb. 22 TBA Girls basketball: Feb. 20, Feb. 22 TBA

meeting to discuss further reductions for individual regional qualifiers, but did not cut back as planned.

Surprisingly, wrestling remained at four wrestlers advancing from the district to region in the 14 weight classes. There was a formal proposal to reduce qualifiers to two per class.

The region track meet will be open to all qualifiers. The VHSL previously stated only three qualifiers per event.

The eight-team region has calculated for 27 athletes per school per gender which equals 216. Counting coaches and officials, region officials think that will comply with the governor’s orders of 250 maximum for outdoor events. The Dulles District has only three schools for indoor track. Boys and girls region track will be held on separate days Feb. 3 and 4 at Fauquier with Feb. 5-6 as snow days.

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Veterinarian Diehl retires after 36 years serving area equine community

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

One of the region’s best known equine veterinarians, Dr. Paul Diehl, retired at the end of the year following nearly four decades serving at two of the region’s biggest practices.

Diehl counts among past clients a first lady and an Olympic champion, and literally thousands of area horse owners, treating international sporthorses as well as backyard pet ponies.

He worked from 2003 to Dec. 31, 2020, at Piedmont Equine Practice in Marshall, and from 1984 to 2003 out of Mayo and Rofe Equine in Middleburg.

“I’m going to miss it,” Diehl said, noting that as much as he loved his profession, he also loved his clientele – human as well as equine. “Especially in our area, there are so many top professionals, so many great horses,” he said. “That’s what will be hard to leave.”

Diehl grew up in Strasburg. His family moved to Loudoun County when he was a teen, and that’s been home ever since. He currently lives in Unison with his wife,, three dogs and five horses. and five horses.

He studied biology at Virginia Tech, turning his freshman year Christmas break into a career driver.

“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do (with my future),” Diehl said. “I’d worked at a dentist’s office, and no, thank you. Staying indoors all the time looking in people’s mouths? Nope.

“But the first day I rode around with Dr. Jack Howard (an equine vet with an ambulatory practice in Leesburg), a light went off. You’re working at these gorgeous farms in this gorgeous area for these wonderful people on these fabulous horses.

“What’s not to like?”

Howard, Auburn University class of 1943, was integral to getting him to go to Auburn, Diehl said. Auburn has long been considered among the nation’s top vet schools. He graduated in 1983.

Having already had nearly 20 years at Mayo and Rofe, Diehl remembers being considered “the old man on board” when he joined Dr. Joe Davis and Dr. John Nolan’s Piedmont Equine. This was when the expanding practice was located in cramped quarters in downtown Marshall, before they built a horse hospital east of town.

“Being part of a big practice has big benefits,” sort of a veterinary brain trust, Diehl said. “You can consult with the other vets, ask for other opinions. The young associates coming on board have years of experience to draw from, and the older vets got the latest science from new team members.”

Piedmont founding partner, Davis said Diehl was admired by clients and colleagues alike. “Dr. Diehl has been greatly valued as a colleague, veterinarian, mentor and friend by Piedmont Equine veterinarians, staff and clients (for almost 20 years.)”

Like most equine veterinarians, Diehl devel-

PHOTO BY JULIET GRAHAM

Dr. Paul Diehl has retired from Piedmont Equine after 17 years. oped a wide range of skills – from lameness and pre-purchase exams to sporthorse medicine and routine wellness care. He had many memorable cases through the years, but one that really stands out was during his time at Mayo and Rofe. An emergency call came in to treat a medical colic case at Paul Mellon’s Rokeby Farm.

It was former first lady Jackie Kennedy’s hunt horse.

It was a high-pressure situation, colic always is, but after Diehl’s careful ministrations, nasogastric intubation and some medication, the horse was fine.

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These property transfers, filed Dec. 31, 2020-Jan. 6, 2021 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top Dollar Deal: $1,412,000 in Cedar Run District Scott District The Meadows Farm LLC to Yew Bealeton. $565,000 Cedar Run District Paul F. Lumbye III to Michael C. Ertz, Hill Farm LLC, 51.2896 acres on Michael Roger Workman to Lorena Crystal L. Zorich by Sub. Tr. to FFC 75.6747 acres at 6556 Old Bust Head Winchester Road, Delaplane. $850,000 Zante Harper, 6248 Winston Place Properties LLC, Trustee Deed of Road nr. Broad Run. $1,199,000 West, Bealeton. $350,000 Foreclosure. 5.0327 acres at 13231 Debra Torborg Stenman to Pighini Daniel J. Parker to Dean F. Eckelberry, Builders Inc., 14.32464 acres and Wilmington Savings Fund Society to Blackwell’s Mill Road nr. Goldvein.

Great Solutions LLC, 1 acre at 11141 Unit 30 at 6722 Stream View Lane nr. $375,000 easement (Pond Lane), Bellevue Farms Remington Road, Bealeton. $196,350 Warrenton. $540,000 Joseph M. Signorelli to Joseph J. nr. Warrenton. $379,000 Jeremiah Staggs to Kyle Martin Colley, Michael J. Cushman to Prabhu Shankar, Sechler, 10 acres at 11329 Elk Run 6182 Newton Lane, Bealeton. $310,500 1.0896 acres at 5028 Albrecht Lane nr. Jan M. S. Forte Tr. to Hannah S. Nilles, Road, Catlett. $485,000 5.2869 acres at 6675 Leeds Manor Warrenton. $434,900 MSH Construction Inc. to Ronald E. Charlie M. Crummett to Roy Joseph Road, Marshall/Orlean. $865,000 John L. Vincie III to James Henry Cook, 0.6702 acre at 12253 Davis Wren Sr., 2.7072 acres at 11023 Elk Binford Peay III, 8.8027 acres at 7187 Centennial Broadcasting II LLC Road, Remington. $390,000 Run Road nr. Catlett. $315,000 Jasper Kornegay Estate by Executor to Kenthurst Lane, The Plains. $1,381,650 to Educational Media Foundation, Judy A. Moran to Jessy Y. Lopez Elaine Ltd., 1 acre and 0.87 acre at Lois Suzanne Marie Meskell to Raymond Molina, 3.1204 acres at 10020 10.4573 acres on Freezeland Road, Wesley Arterbery, 1 acre at 7113 Gray’s Markham. Partially in Warren County. on Savannah Branch Road, 1.03 acre Westwood Road, Catlett. $500,000 Mill Road, Warrenton. $400,000 Hickerson Brothers electric Service Inc. at 5329 Savannah Branch Road, and $287,900 Marshall District to Gobina Poudel, Lots 12, 13, Pt. Lot 0.8484 acre off Savannah Branch Road, Thomas H. Thorpe Jr. to Mark W. Julian E. Kulski to Philip Rice, 11.000 Seguine, 1.5000 acres on Leeton Lake 14, Pt. Lot 15, Pt. Lot 16 and Pt. Lot 17, Bealeton. $225,000 acres on Varzara Road, Marshall/ Center District Rhodes Subdivision on Catlett Road in Drive nr. Warrenton. $250,000 Orlean. $175,000 Jacqulyn J. Spilllner Tr. to Patricia Calverton. $170,000 Rockwood Homes Inc. to Matthew Thad M. Jackson Jr. Tr. to Jennifer L. RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., Lots 56, 57, Chapple, 7251 Chestnut Court, Clinton, 2.6189 acres at 9069 John S. Rose, 5.5600 acres at 7580 Bear Warrenton. $345,000 58, 59, 66 and 67, Warrenton Chase Wallow Road, Warrenton. $722,495 Winchester Chase Development LLC Mosby Hwy., Upperville. $850,000 Phase 2, Warrenton. $1,412,000 Edunn LLC to Michael D. Ewing, Kevin W. Rose to James R. Kyte, to NVR Inc., Lot 20 (0.1496 acre) Lee District 20.6624 acres at 11173 Oakview Road, 54.5404 acres on Scuffleburg Road, Kimberly M. Jenkins to Eric Hastings, on Norma Dean Drive, Warrenton.

Delaplane. $840,000 4.1659 acres at 6807 Oak Shade Road, $165,000 Delaplane. $500,000

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OBITUARIES Clarence William Bailey

Roger Smith Ashby Roger Smith Ashby, 66, of Amissville died December 29, 2020 at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

He was born January 3, 1954 in Warrenton to Estel and Ercelle Payne Ashby.

In addition to his father & mother, he is predeceased by a son, Nolan Prentice Ashby.

He is survived by his wife Gail Lynn (Cope) Ashby, children Mandolyn Ashby, Zachariah Smith Ashby, Jessica Lynn Ashby, Ely Harrison Ashby & daughter-in-law Elissa Beth Ashby; grandchildren Nolan Prince, Jackson Ashby, Hunter Ashby, Quentin Carter, Ryker Ashby, Chloe Anderson, and one on the way.

Services are private. Condolences may be given at www.moserfuneralhome.com

Jerry M. Wood Jerry M. Wood, 83, of Warrenton, a retired pharmacist who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and on the town council, died Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center in Manassas of complications from COVID-19.

He was born April 15, 1937, in Roanoke, to the late Jeannette Jackson Minter Wood and William Howard Wood.

He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in Salem 1957 and from the Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy in 1962.

Mr. Wood worked at pharmacies in Fredericksburg and Culpeper before coming to Warrenton in 1968 to join the Rhodes Drug Store staff. He owned and operated the Fauquier Pharmacy on Main Street from 1972 until he sold his business to Rite Aid in 1992. Mr. Wood continued as a family pharmacist with Rite Aid until his retirement in 2005.

A Democrat, he served as the 31st District member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1991 to 1993, helping ensure growth of the Lord Fairfax Community College campus in Fauquier and the establishment of pari-mutuel horse racing in Virginia. Mr. Wood also served from 2014 to 2020 on the Warrenton Town Council and part of that time on the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission.

He served eight years in the U.S. Navy Reserves.

Active in a range of community activities, Mr. Wood worked with his friend “Buddy” Curtis to establish the Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier in 1997. He also held membership in and/or served with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, the Virginia Board of Health Professions, the Fauquier County Democratic Committee, the Warrenton Rotary Club, Fauquier Springs Country Club, the Mental Health Association of Fauquier, St. James Episcopal Church, American Legion Post 247, the Warrenton/ Fauquier Optimist Club, Fauquier Community Action and others.

Among many honors, Mr. Wood in 2013 received the VCU/MCV Pharmacy Alumnus Service Award.

Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Coleen M. Kendrick Wood; his children, Gregory Wood of Venice, Fla., Christian Wood and wife April of Mason, Ohio, Julie Wood Murphy and husband Audie of Warrenton, Laura Wood of Sarasota, Fla., Brandon Norris and wife Lauren of Bluffton, S.C., and Ashley Norris of Warrenton and her fiancé, Jesse Noel; his grandchildren, Victoria Wood, Garrett Wood, Blake Wood, Alison Murphy, Brynn Murphy, Josiah Murphy, Maya Wood, Emmy Wood, Zachary Wood, Emma Murphy, Mason Norris, Carter Norris and Desi Noel; a sister, Judy Childress and husband Bill of Seminole, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Monica Wood, and his nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Bill Wood.

Many remember Mr. Wood for his sense of humor, his devotion to young people and his attention to patients as a trusted community pharmacist. He cherished the opportunity to deliver most of the Warrenton Town Council opening invocations during his tenure and spent hours writing them.

His faith and spirit remained strong even as his health declined. Four days before his death, Jerry referred to an old gospel song, texting to Coleen: “Remember, ‘Every Day Will Be Sunday Bye And Bye’.”

Father Ben Maas conducted a private family service at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, January 12, at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton. A procession followed at noon on Main Street in Old Town Warrenton.

Condolences and memories may be shared in a memorial book in Town Hall at 21 Main St. and/or at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fauquier. http://www.bgcfauquier.org/donate/

Clarence William Bailey, 79 of Warrenton, VA died on Jan. 1, 2021.

The family will receive friends at Moser Funeral Home on Saturday, Jan. 16 from 3:00 PM until a funeral service begins at 4:00 PM.

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Preparation makes it easier and less stressful for family members to set plans into motion and know they are acting according to your wishes. It’s important to understand that the four components of end of life planning are: completing an advanced directive or living will, appointing an individual with a durable power of attorney for health care, having a document for distribution of assets, and specifying preferences for type and place of care.

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The funeral is an experience of value and when properly planned can provide lasting satisfaction and comfort to the survivors. At MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we can assist you in planning and coordinating all of the details and will explain all of the available options.

To learn more about our funeral services, please call (540) 347-3431. We welcome you to stop by our tastefully appointed facility at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, and be sure to ask about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, located just outside of Warrenton.

“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”

- Seneca

EDWARD “Pete” WILLIAMS Pete (67) passed away at his home in Grottoes, Virginia on December 28, 2020 after a 5-year struggle with dialysis. During those past years, he was very brave and even hopeful despite several other very serious medical events that accompanied his illness.

Born in The Plains, Va, He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Williams, his twin daughters, Bridget and Brandy, his son, Steven, his sister, Linda Johnson and husband Stuart, his brothers Ackley Davis Williams, Jr. and Franklin D. Williams.

Predeceased by his daughter, Aaron, parents Ackley D. Williams and Dorothy M. Williams, his sisters, Nancy M. Williams, and Betty Williams Turpin, and brother, Richard Williams.

Also, surviving him, his faithful companion, Blue; a blue heeler cattle dog that remained bedside during Pete’s final journey.

He began working at age 12 on a horse farm in The Plains where his love of horses and animals began. He graduated from Fauquier High School, was a volunteer fireman with New Baltimore Fire and Rescue and shortly after began his 31-year career with the Federal Government.

Working in several locations of the government including the Pentagon and retiring from Operations of the Ronald Regan Building. Two highlights of his career were shaking hands with President Bush and his bravery during 9/11 when he removed and remained with the children from the daycare during that terrible event.

After retirement, before his illness, he enjoyed several years on his 5-acre farm in Grottoes with his wife Bonnie, horses, dogs, cats, and chickens. They watched sunrises and moon rises from the porches.

Fishing, and many road trips on his Harley Davidson motorcycle brought him pleasure.

His wishes were cremation and no services; never wanting to be a burden to anyone.

He was a wonderful person with an awesome personality and will be dearly missed.

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John Franklin Groves Having watched the sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains for the final time, John Franklin Groves died at his farm near Lakota, Virginia on January 9, 2021.

He was born at his parents’ Edgewood farm in Bealeton on February 19, 1933. He was the twelfth of Otaway and Pearl Groves’s fourteen children which consisted of seven sons and seven daughters.

Strong, handsome and athletic “Johnnie” graduated from Stuyvesant School in Warrenton where he enjoyed playing on the academy’s baseball and football teams.

After graduation, John married Pearline Messick. They had three loving children, Diane Gulick, Jon Michael Groves, and Melanie Sullivan.

Later in life, John married Frances Smith Hitt and added her loving daughter Crystal Carpenter to the family. Soon after, they had their devoted son Paul Groves. Now the family is three generations and twenty in number.

Throughout his life, John enjoyed hard work. After graduation, he joined his father and brothers working at his parents’ farm. He worked many more years at Groves Hardware, a family-owned business established in 1947 by his father and brothers.

These were his primary jobs, but he also ventured into the car repair business and built and remodeled many homes leading to the realization of his dream, the purchase of a farm of his own beside the Rappahannock River with a western view of the Blue Ridge to enjoy during his retirement.

Johnnie also loved having fun. His forty-year-long Tuesday night poker gigs, the Remington Lions Club, flashy cars, boats, getaways with friends and family at his West Virginia mountain top farm, the Skins, the Nats, his cattle, and anything John Deere all brought him great joy.

Famous for his quick and ready big smile, his humor, and his love of talking with every single person he ever encountered, Johnnie demonstrated living every single day to the fullest. His stoic, gentle submission to the cancer which eventually took his life modeled courage and strength. He never stopped greeting everyone with a smile.

There will be a private family service at his home soon and a celebration of life to follow later this year for his numerous friends and extended family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Remington Lions Club or Heartland Hospice.

Brian Charles Coffin December 14, 1946 – January 6, 2021 Brian Coffin, 74, devoted and loving father, lost his long battle with cancer on January 6, 2021 in San Diego, CA under the loving care of his sons Michael and Matthew (Kristina) Coffin.

Brian was born in Lowell, MA to Earl and Mary Prenter Coffin in 1946. Brian graduated from Lowell High School and Southern New Hampshire University. He joined the Army and was a Vietnam veteran.

The son of a salesman, Brian also had selling in his blood. After a brief time selling burglar alarms door to door, Brian saw an ad for a stockbroker and figured he could learn to sell stocks. He completed his Series 7 exam and joined a brokerage firm to start his long career as a stockbroker. He found his stride and signed several well-known clients, including Arnold Palmer, whom he played a round of golf with. Golf was one of his great passions and characterized the values he treasured most – honesty and integrity, which he shared with his sons.

In 1985, Brian married Karen Garverick and they welcomed their two wonderful sons into the world, Matthew Brian in 1986 and Michael Earl in 1988. Brian moved his family to Warrenton, VA in 1990 where he would raise his sons with Karen although from separate households.

Brian would be seen at every baseball, basketball, and lacrosse game the boys ever played, always with a camcorder filming their progress and successes. Brian’s house was always a gathering place for the boys and their friends with a ping pong table, video arcade games, and Michael’s drum set for band practices. Brian’s minivan was frequently packed with the boys and their friends to tube down the Shenandoah River, play paintball, golf, or any number of different activities.

After a successful 26 year career at Scott and Stringfellow and following the college graduations of his sons, Brian left Scott & Stringfellow and moved to Sarasota, FL, transferring his accounts to Wells Fargo. Brian met many new friends and participated in walking and biking clubs as well as enjoying many rounds of golf. Brian remained active with his clients until March 2020.

Brian left Florida in September 2020 and enjoyed the rest of his days with his beloved sons in Virginia and California. Brian is also survived by his siblings Brenda (Buddy) Dickey, Billy Coffin and Rosemary CoffinDalton and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be private. Fond memories and condolences may be shared with Care Center Cremation and Burial.

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OBITUARIES James E. “Jimmy” Fletcher Sr. James E. “Jimmy” Fletcher Sr., 72, of Linden, Virginia passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at his home.

Jimmy was born on November 19, 1948 in Prince William County, Son to the late Earl and Joyce Fletcher and was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen Fletcher.

Surviving Jimmy are his daughter Wendy Kay Henry and her husband, Chad Henry, both of Front Royal, Virginia; his son, J.E. Fletcher Jr. of Hume, Virginia; his sisters, Ruth Ann Rector and Edie Crook of Linden; and his brothers, Brad and Bobby Fletcher of Linden.

Jimmy dedicated his entire life to designing and building custom horse barns and agricultural buildings, as well as caring for his family and his deceased wife Helen. A true family man; who put his family first and provided for many others; from his crew to the many people who have crossed his path in life. His kindheartedness shined.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

ELAINE CARPENTER QUASEBARTH Elaine C. Quasebarth, of Fairfax, Virginia, formerly of Nokesville, Virginia, led a life strongly dedicated to family. She died quietly at her residence on January 4, 2021, at the age of 89.

Mrs. Quasebarth was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, where she excelled in academics and sports. In 1954, she married Werner H. Quasebarth, and supported his career with Atlas Machine & Iron Works, until his retirement in 1998. Together they raised their family in Nokesville, Virginia.

Mrs. Quasebarth was a parishioner of St. John’s Catholic Church, in Warrenton, Virginia, until moving to Fairfax.

Mrs. Quasebarth was noted by all for her charming wit and ambient grace, which led to her being known for decades to many of her children’s generation as “Lady Elaine.” Travel with husband Werner for work and social reasons took her for adventures in Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and South America, as well as the Montana prairie and by raft through the Grand Canyon. Devoted to playing tennis, she rigorously played team competitions at Chestnut Forks in Warrenton, Virginia, playing well into her late-70s.

Mrs. Quasebarth is survived by her children and their wonderful spouses Elise Quasebarth (Steve), Eric Anderson, Christopher Quasebarth (Brenda), Kurt Quasebarth (Cathy), and Gretchen Cassidy (Ian); eight beautiful grandchildren, Elexa, Dashiell (Sunny), Jasper, Griffin (Andi), Madeline, Hollis, Eleanor, and Sylvia; great-grandson Isaiah; and brother Robert Carpenter.

She was predeceased by her husband Werner Quasebarth; infant son, Karl; a brother, Raymond Carpenter; and her parents, Raymond and Pauline Carpenter.

Inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.

Donations may be made to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 34 Washington Street, Ste. 310, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481.

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Full name(s) of owner(s): SERENDIPITY CATERING, LLC Trading as: SERENDIPITY CATERING 7150 Farm Station Road, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia 20187-4002 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and Beer on Premises and Combined MB Restaurant/Caterer license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REMINGTON TOWN COUNCIL REMINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that on January 25,2021 at 7:00 p.m., the Remington Town Council and the Remington Planning Commission will conduct a joint public hearing at the American Legion, Harold J. Davis, Remington Post 247, 11420 James Madison Highway (Rt 29) in Remington, Va. 22734 on the following: ORDINANCE NO. 04-20 ORDINANCE NO. 04-20 IS AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 102 WEST WASHINGTON STREET (6887-08-9805) FROM C-2 ZONING TO R-1 ZONING. A copy of Ordinance No. 04-20 and associated documents may be obtained by contacting the Town of Remington, at 105 East Main Street, Remington, Virginia Monday – Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm. Any person with a disability seeking assistance to participate in the public hearings is asked to contact Town Hall in advance of the meeting for necessary arrangements. Citizens may submit comments prior to the meeting and may also participate electronically by Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95402494848.

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Legal Notices TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 7:00 PM at Town Hall, 21 Main Street, Warrenton, VA on the following item(s):

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Eva Walker Park Master Plan The proposed Eva Walker Park Master Plan, located on approximately 5.7 acres at 123 Alexandria Pike adjacent to the Haiti Street neighborhood with entrances at North Street and Horner Street, creates a long-term vision for park improvements to support passive and active recreational needs. Potential improvements include additional parking, a second basketball court, new playground and pavilion, a natural amphitheater, updated entrance features with a grand staircase and slides, a commemorative garden, and other amenities. The property is zoned Public-Semi Public and identified in the Comprehensive Plan as a Park. GPIN 6984-44-6336-000.

The Planning Commission public hearing will be open to the public and persons attending will be expected to adhere to the current legal requirements and guidelines to address the COVID-19 pandemic including wearing face coverings and practicing physical distancing. Seating will be limited in accordance with then current guidelines. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town’s website (https://www.warrentonva.gov/government/ town_council/submit_comment.php) during a public comment period to be closed at noon the day of the public hearing on January 19. There is no public comment accepted electronically (e.g. Zoom) during the Planning Commission meeting. A complete copy of the proposed Master Plan is available for review in Town Hall located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. It may also be viewed online by visiting the Town’s website at: https://www.warrentonva.gov/government/departments/ parks_and_recreation/master_plan_for_eva_walker_park. php.

The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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Full Time Employment

Do you feel a calling to serve in Fauquier County Public Schools? Fill a vital role today. Now hiring for 2021-2022.

Positions available now:

ELECTRICIANS NEEDED

Generator Supercenter of Virginia

Full-time. HIRING IMMEDIATELY. Veterans encouraged to apply. Generator Supercenter of Virginia is looking to hire fulltime Electricians to join our team at our new location in Ashburn, VA to serve our Northern Virginia market. Generator Supercenter is a fun and rewarding company to work for, with excellent growth opportunities. Responsibilities will include: ● Installing Standby Generators ● Installing Automatic Transfer Switches ● Light Electrical/Generator Service Calls Company work truck and uniforms are provided. Competitive pay! Annual team BONUS! Paid Vacations and Holidays after first year. Excellent benefits. Typical work week 40-50 hours.

GENERATOR EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS BUT NOT REQUIRED - WE WILL TRAIN and you will earn industry certifications as you pass and complete classes.

Call 703-880-9850 or send resume to: jricketts@generatorsupercenter.com

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Bus Drivers: Starting Rate $16.98, Paid CDL Training Food Service Associate: No experience required!

School Health Nurse, RN: Must be a Licensed RN Substitute: Teachers, Nurses, Bus Drivers, Food Service Associates Anticipated certified openings include teachers of: · · · · · · · · ·

Special Education Math and Science English Elementary Education Guidance Counselor Speech and Language Pathologist School Psychologists Vocational Education Spanish

Apply today by visiting our website: our website: jobs.fauquiercounty.gov For more information call: 540-422-8300

keep it classy Advertise in the classifieds.

540-351-1664 540-349-8676 (fax) classifieds@fauquier.com

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Professional Services

Builder

Heating and Air Conditioning

Construction

Excavation

Home Improvment

Handyman

Lawn

For all your Heating and Cooling needs, call on

RC’S A/C SERVICE & REPAIR (540) 349-7832 or (540) 428-9151

Driveways

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Family Owned & Operated • Licensed and Insured

540-347-3159 •703-707-0773

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Auto

Lawn Maintenace • Planting • Mulching Bed Design • Spring/Fall Cleaning • Seeding Aeration • Dethatching • Top Soil • Sod Fertilization Programs • Trimming/Pruning Gutter Cleaning • Debris Removal

Home Improvment

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Excavation

Call Cranium Services.

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Home Improvment

Auto Service & Repair Small Engine Service & Repair Mobile Trailer Service & Repair Licensed and Insured

The Plains 540-219-6638

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Landscaping

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Professional Services

Hauling

Professional Services

Professional Services

Tile

Tree Service/Firewood

BULK HOUSEHOLD TRASH REMOVAL a division of DAVE THE MOVER

PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL OF CONTENTS: Basements Sheds Attics

Furniture Appliances & More

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Masonry

Roofing

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Tree Service/Firewood

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Moving/Storage

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Professional Services Fauquier Community Food Bank & Thrift Store

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