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‘Even in death, they have to fight for a name’ Family members worry historically Black and Native American cemeteries in Thoroughfare are threatened by development, a claim landowners deny By Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo
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Frank Washington says he has visited ancestors buried in family cemeteries in Thoroughfare since he was a child, riding his bike on the road past grave sites that date back to the 1800s. A few weeks ago, on that same road, Washington found a locked gate, a no-trespassing sign, and the dirt road to one of the family plots blocked by a large mound of gravel. The family received no notice of a change in circumstance, and Washington said they were threatened with a lawsuit if they chose to bury anyone else in the cemetery. “There was no respect for us when this road was closed off. There was no consideration of how it felt not being able to continue to work on our gravesites, to pay our respects, and to show pride in those lines that had gone before us,” Washington said. Local landowners, however, dispute those claims, saying the cemeteries have remained accessible to family members and descendants as required by state law. See CEMETERIES, page 8
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Victoria Price Price said her ancestors include Black and indigenous Americans with ties to Thoroughfare. At the press conference, she handed out copies of the historical marker on Va. Route 55 titled, “Free People of Color at Thoroughfare.”
Council members signal support for draft Warrenton comp plan “I think there’s a general consensus that we’re going to fire up the bulldozers tomorrow and start connecting roads. I don’t think that’s the intent of the plan.” TOWN COUNCILMAN JAMES HARTMAN
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Former Warrenton resident given life sentence for January 2020 murder By Coy Ferrell
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The proposed 20-year Warrenton comprehensive plan has garnered fierce opposition from local conservation groups and many members of the public. But at a work session Tuesday afternoon, town council members – aside from Ward 2 Councilman Bill Semple -- expressed little willingness to alter the current draft plan. A public hearing was held Tuesday evening, after press time. Council members cited what they saw as “misconceptions” and “misinformation” about the draft plan in explaining their support. The current draft was recommended by planning commissioners on Feb. 16 on a 5 to 1 vote.
Emily Race, 20, was sentenced to life in prison Monday for her role in the Jan. 8, 2020 armed-robbery-turned-homicide in Warrenton that left Fabian Sosa dead and two others severely injured. A co-defendant in the case, Alexander Golden, 19, was sentenced to 68 years in prison earlier Monday. The two triggermen in the shooting, Jaden Staples, 19, and Antonio Ogburn, 19, were each sentenced in February to life in prison. Fabian Sosa, 27, was shot to death in his sleep about 4 a.m. Jan. 8, 2020. Sosa’s younger brother and another occupant of the apartment were each shot multiple times; the younger Sosa brother
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COVID-19 snapshot - Tuesday, April 13 Vaccines
The data in this vaccine section is as of Monday, April 12. The data had not been updated as of press time on Tuesday. Virginia: 4,768,777 doses given (36.6% of the population have received at least one dose); 21.3% are fully vaccinated. Fauquier: 27,171 have received at least one dose (38%); 16,098 are fully vaccinated (22%) Perspective: An average of 74,909 vaccine doses are being administered in the state every day. For county-by-county comparison, the rate of vaccinations per 100,000 (at least one dose) in Fauquier is 36,746 (at least one dose); the rate per 100,000 in Prince William County is 32,822; in Culpeper it’s 31,607, in Rappahannock it’s 40,529, and in Fairfax it’s 35,043.
New cases of coronavirus
Virginia: 2,048 Tuesday; 638,910 to date Fauquier: 25 Tuesday; 4,481 cases to date Perspective: Tuesday was the first time since March 18 that the daily case count in Virginia topped 2,000. The seven-day average of new cases in the state is 1,615 per day. For the county, the average number of new daily cases in the last seven days is 19.
Cases in the Fauquier County School Division
Active cases: 14 -- 12 in students, 2 in staff members Cumulative cases since Sept. 24: 163 -- 76 in students and 87 in staff members Quarantining (as of April 9): 108 students and 7 staff members
Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests)
Virginia: 6.1% Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 7.2% Perspective: When the positivity rate is below 5% for two weeks, it is a signal that transmission is low enough to begin lifting some restrictions.
Hospitalizations
Virginia: 27,316 Fauquier: 183 Perspective: There were 30 COVID-related hospitalizations in the county during the first month of 2021, 12 more than during the entire month of December 2020. There were 32 in February, 20 in March and 4 so far in April.
Deaths
Virginia: 20 Tuesday; 10,506 to date Fauquier: 63 Perspective: The county has lost 32 residents to COVID-19 so far in 2021, more than in all of 2020.
Outbreaks
Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 37 total (15 outbreaks in long-term care facilities, 13 outbreaks in congregate settings, 3 in correctional facilities, one in a health care setting, one in a childcare setting and four outbreaks in a K-12 setting); 1,451 cases have resulted from those outbreaks.
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Parade celebrates nursing center resident’s 90th birthday By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
Della Ashby, a resident at Fauquier Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center celebrated her 90th birthday on April 8. The celebration looked a little different this year. Every April, Della’s daughter, Kelly Ashby, would throw a big birthday party for her mother Della with family and friends. Last year was one of the first years in a long time the family was not able to celebrate. During April of 2020, FHRNC was facing strict lockdown and visitation restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of last year, Kelly Ashby had been planning a parade of cars – including one with Santa Claus riding along -- for her mother and her fellow FHRNC residents. Brutally cold winter weather and an increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the community canceled the rolling party. On March 15, FHRNC administrators announced that due to the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases in the area, they were able to resume limited visitation. Formal invitations were sent out inviting selected guests to join in a car parade celebration for Della Ashby. On a sunny, warm April 11, more than a dozen cars – and a fire truck and a police vehicle -- lined up at the bottom of Hospital Hill and continued up the hill to visit FHRNC.
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Della Ashby was escorted outside where she watched the parade of cheering, honking and waving well-wishers. The great-great-grandmother was delighted to see her nearest and dearest drive by. Some dropped off cards and gifts, and a few grandchildren – with their children -- walked up to say a closer hello. Ashby said it has been a year and a half since she got to hold her loved ones.
Virginia to cease all use of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine until federal investigation is complete Staff Reports Virginia will cease all use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while it is being investigated for its possible connection to blood clots, “an extremely rare possible side effect,” according to Dr. Danny Avula, head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Avula issued a statement Tuesday morning saying the state is closely monitoring the actions by the federal government to pause all J&J vaccinations while it fully investigates the issue. Those who have appointments for J&J vaccine will be contacted to reschedule, Avula said. Michael Guditus, emergency manager of the Fauquier County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management said Tuesday, “The pause will not affect our Warrenton Clinic. Fauquier County does not have any J&J vaccine, nor have we been allocated any for future clinics. We currently have Pfizer vaccines for this week’s and next week’s clinics.”
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Della Ashby, who turned 90 on April 8, was all smiles for her birthday parade.
He added, “If people received the J&J and are worried, they can reach out to their primary care doctor to see if there is anything they need to do for follow up.” People who have received the J&J vaccine should be aware of possible symptoms of the blood clots, which include severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath. Those who have any sign of such symptoms within three weeks after receiving the J&J vaccination should contact their health care provider, the statement said. In his statement, Avula said the pause on the J&J indicates that systems are in place to closely monitor the vaccines for possible issues. “This pause is reassuring in that it demonstrates that the systems that are in place to monitor vaccine safety are working,” Avula said. “We look forward to a thorough review by federal health See J&J, page 12 Managing Editor, Prince William Jill Palermo, 540-351-0431 jpalermo@fauquier.com
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Trees: Nature’s Technology to Tackle Climate Change Listen up, Landowners. America rejoins the Paris Accord, and all landowners should be paying attention. Every Paris Accord model shows carbon removal through natural, scalable solutions as an essential tactic in meeting climate goals. For landowners, this translates into more trees – a lot of them – while at the same time earning you money as they grow. Unlike agriculture or timber, where landowners get paid when crops leave the field or timber is harvested, carbon sequestration is about the growth occurring on your land. After each growing season, trees are measured and verified. As an example, our firm, GreenTrees, not only pays for the reforestation but also manages the verification of the annual growth, and then transacts the carbon to willing buyers in the marketplace.
Carbon removal is about repairing the past.
The IPCC found that carbon removal potential through afforestation and reforestation is 0.5– 10.1 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases (GtCO2-eq) per year. Carbon removal is the process of taking carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere and storing it. Carbon removal is distinctly different than carbon reduction. Simply, a carbon reduction is about being “less bad.” Examples of such would be switching from coal to gas or from gas to wind or solar. Each
move to a lower-emitting technology is a reduction of emissions moving forward, but it is not removing carbon. There are two primary ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The first is through biological systems, and the second is mechanical. Mechanical solutions are presently not scalable and too expensive. Therefore, the world is looking at how we scale up the biological approaches, including afforestation, reforestation, agriculture, and grassland restoration. It is time to think of trees as a technology – Mother Nature’s technology. As the former Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy, Jim Rogers, once told me, “there are two forms of intellectual property – technological and how you get to scale. Most technologies fail on how you get to scale.” Within Mother Nature, scale is everywhere. What is needed is how to organize humanity efficiently and effectively to restore lands. To do so, we must first realize there is a genius to nature, and our job is to mimic that genius.
We are witnessing the rise of nature.
This year there have been two significant developments that I believe will usher in the Age of Nature. First, at the Davos Conference in February 2021, Mark Carney, former head of Bank of England, released a report entitled, Scaling Up The Voluntary Markets. This report was a consensus
By planting trees on scale, we can clean the air, purify the water, and restore hope for the future. GreenTrees, the global leader in reforestation, is excited to announce it’s expansion into Virginia. By partnering with landowners to plant trees, we are working together to reduce the global temperature and not just offset carbon, but remove carbon from the atmosphere. Learn more about our expansion into Virginia at Virginia.Green-Trees.com.
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of major banks, companies, and market participants. The outflow of this report states that natural climate solutions need to scale by a factor of 15 by 2030 and 100 by 2050, as there are over 1,000 companies that have pledged to be carbon neutral by then. This report is calling for 7 billion tons to be produced from natural climate solutions by 2030. Some have predicted this scaled demand is projected to cause a quadrupling of the price of carbon. Time will tell if this is correct. The second development was Microsoft’s Carbon Removal Announcement. Microsoft illustrates how significant and substantive the change is that is taking place. The company has committed to being carbon negative by 2030. So, what does this mean? Microsoft has decided that not only does it need to heavily invest in renewables and efficiency to lower its future impact, but it has to scale up its investments in natural climate solutions. Why? Simply put, renewables reduce future projected emissions but do absolutely nothing to address the emissions already in the atmosphere. This is where nature and carbon removal come in. Again, think of trees as a technology. As trees grow, they take in carbon dioxide, store the carbon, and release oxygen. Trees purify the air, clean water, produce oxygen, and provide habitat to many species.
Recognizing the importance of nature, Microsoft’s commitment to be carbon negative by 2030 includes eliminating all the company’s emissions ever put up in the atmosphere since its founding in 1975. The only way to achieve the goal is to do both – scale-up nature and repair the past while investing in a greener future through renewables. Our company, GreenTrees, was fortunate to be a part of Microsoft’s announcement as we provided a substantial part of their one million tons of carbon removal. Our nearly 600 landowners are the beneficiary. As their trees grow, our landowners earn money from the annual year-over-year growth. Broadly speaking, Microsoft provides leadership to corporations that are also addressing climate change and to more than 1,000 companies making similar pledges. Now, it is up to landowners to respond. After all, landowners are the first responders to climate change. Every land-use decision can have a profound impact on how humanity tackles this issue together. Chandler Van Voorhis is the Cofounder and Managing Partner of GreenTrees (www.green-trees.com), a subsidiary of ACRE Investment Management (www.acre-investment. com), recipient of the 2002 ChevronTexaco Conservation Award, and a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
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Woods at Warrenton Trail open for wetland walks By Robin Earl
The Woods at Warrenton Trail
Times Staff Writer
The Woods at Warrenton Trail had only been open a few minutes, but several runners were already talking advantage of its wide, even surface through the pristine natural area. The trail is about 9 feet wide and a mile long, and meanders alongside Cedar Run. It connects White’s Mill Trail and Warrenton Chase Trail, completing a 5-mile trail system. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, spring peepers provided background music to the short speeches and the swish of scissors cutting the teal ribbon with the Fauquier Parks and Recreation logo. The trail was constructed on 58 acres of county-owned land. It features wetlands on either side, so required an elevated foundation. A $538,332 grant from the PATH Foundation provided the bulk of funding for the $723,000 project. Another partner in the project was the Fauquier Trails Coalition, a non-profit organization that works closely with the Fauquier County Parks and Recreation Department to develop new trails and help connect and maintain existing trails in Fauquier County. Parks and Rec Director Gary Rzepecki said the trail is open to pedestrians, cyclists and runners from dawn to dusk. The freshly finished trail has been in the works since 2008, when fundraising began. In 2010, the developer
What: A 1-mile trail connecting the White’s Mill Trail to the Warrenton Chase Trail. The trail meanders through wetlands, adjacent to Cedar Run. When: Open dawn to dusk Where: Take Academy Hill Extended (off Walker Drive) all the way to the end. That is where the Woods of Warrenton Trail and the White’s Mill Trail connect. There are four parking spaces; phase 2 of the project will provide additional parking. The Warrenton Chase Trail lies at the other end of the Woods at Warrenton Trial. Who: Walkers, runners, bicyclists and nature lovers of The Woods at Warrenton subdivision proffered about 55 acres for a public park and trail system that allowed the project to move forward. In 2019, the board of supervisors OKed the construction contract. Rzepecki said that the flora and fauna on the new trail will offer great opportunities for natural education -- there are turtles, frogs, salamanders and dragonflies and lots of birds. He said that the folks who do an Audubon Christmas Bird Count included the Woods of Warrenton this past year and were “very impressed with the bird diversity and quantity that frequent the area.” Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com
LEGAL NOTICES Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. Proposes the Mid-Atlantic Cooler Project
On April 1, 2021, Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. (EGTS) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in Docket No. CP21-97-000, an Abbreviated Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, for authorization to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain certain facilities located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Fauquier County, Virginia; and Loudoun County, Virginia. Specifically, EGTS is seeking authorization from the FERC for its Mid-Atlantic Cooler Project which will enable EGTS to provide 25,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation service from the Leidy area in Pennsylvania for delivery to Virginia. The proposed project is more fully detailed in the application on file with the FERC and open to public inspection.
The project name, Mid-Atlantic Cooler Project, and the docket number, CP21-97-000, are important to know if you want to contact either EGTS or the FERC with questions concerning this project. Using the docket number, you can view most of the application information online at http://www.ferc. gov using the “eLibrary” link. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676. A separate notice concerning the project is being mailed to each affected landowner and to each government agency involved in the project. A copy of the application can be viewed at the following libraries:
Coyle Free Library 102 North Main Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone: 717-263-1054
Fauquier County Public Library 11 Winchester Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone: 540-422-8500
Rust Library Loudoun County Public Library 380 Old Waterford Road, NW Leesburg, VA 20176 Phone: 703-771-5620
Additional information, including a publication called “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?” is available through the FERC’s website www.ferc.gov. In addition, you may contact the FERC's Office of External Affairs toll free at (866) 208-3372 or you can contact EGTS toll free at (866) 319-3382.
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Cedar Run flows just off the new trail. Construction on the 128-bed Puller Center began in spring 2020 and is expected to be complete by January 2022. TIMES STAFF PHOTO/COY FERRELL
Vint Hill veterans care facility to accept first residents in spring 2022 By Coy Ferrell
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The 128-bed Puller Center in Vint Hill is on track to accept its first residents in March 2022, Steven Combs of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services told county supervisors Thursday. The state-operated nursing home for military veterans is currently under construction and will eventually employ about 220 people. The facility, located at Vint Hill Parkway and McIntosh Drive in the Vint Hill Economic Development Area, will be organized into eight “households” in an effort to make the setting “as homelike as possible,” according to the VDVS. Three levels of care – skilled nursing, memory and short-term rehabilitation – will be offered. Hiring is expected to begin this July, with levels of staffing and occupancy gradually increased to full capacity by late 2023. The start of construction in spring 2020 marked the end of years of delays for the project. VDVS originally applied in 2010 for a federal grant for a Northern Virginia care facility but did not receive funding. In 2016, Virginia state funds were made available for the Northern Virginia facility along with one in the Hampton Roads region. Later that year, VDVS selected the Vint Hill site and one in Virginia Beach. In 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Fauquier site, but changes to funding and the design itself delayed the beginning of the project.
In 2018, the federal Veterans Affairs relaxed guidelines stipulating certain design requirements, allowing VDVS to redesign the facility to, among other things, change the “household” structure from 10 buildings housing 12 patients each to eight buildings housing 16 patients each; reduce the staff-to-resident ratio from 1:10 to 1:8; add a chapel and activity rooms; and create secure interior courtyards and hallways between buildings. In late 2019, VDVS received a $34 million grant for the Vint Hill project from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs; the grant is matched by state funds, making the budget for the facility about $68 million. There are two existing long-term veterans care facilities in Virginia – in Roanoke and Richmond. The Puller Center, along with the facility currently being built in Virginia Beach, will bring the number of facilities to four. Last year, Combs said the Vint Hill location was chosen for the Northern Virginia facility because of the “amazing package from the Fauquier County office of economic development,” emphasizing that planners took into consideration the communities surrounding potential sites. “You think of Fauquier County and what it has to offer as a community,” he said, “we don’t build in a vacuum. We hope that [the Puller Center] becomes a center of the community, and that the community feels ownership.”
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As supervisors pass new fill dirt ordinance, lawsuits continue By Peter Cary
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
On Brent Town Road in southern Fauquier, on a property that has become a battleground between the owner and the county, piles of dirt are growing. At the same time, a pile of lawsuits also has grown as the owner, Michael Hawkins, battles his neighbors over his methods for building a sod farm. enforce. Meanwhile, Hawkins beat The neighbors sued Hawkins’ them once in court and has continpredecessor on the land, claiming ued to operate while appealing varihis importation of dirt and rubble ous zoning citations. Last Thursday from construction sites had degrad- the Board of Supervisors passed ed their property and their lives. a tougher ordinance, hoping that They wanted $2 million. Then they would do the trick. sued Hawkins in federal court afThe confrontations began in 2017. ter he bought the land, demanding That year Thomas and Jennifer Schotthat he clean up the property. Haw- tler bought 56 acres of rolling land off kins, who sees himself in the battle Brent Town Road. The property shared of his life to finish his frontage on the highsod-farm project there, way with the homestead has counter-sued them “Back when I grew of Steven and Jennifer for defamation and up in southern Rainwater, who had interfering with his Fauquier County, lived there since 2005. business. He wants $5 neighbors looked The Rainwaters had a million. small barn, two horses, a The battle is heated. out for neighbors.” pond and a pasture. Court filings contain alSUPERVISOR Schottler, the ownCHRIS BUTLER er of Nova Turf Farms legations of conspiracy, Lee District in Nokesville, wanted defamation, imminent endangerment, harassto turn this land into ment, intimidation and the running a sod farm and hired Hawkins as of a sham business. None of the law- his contractor. Hawkins brought in suits have been decided. Two filed by stone and fill and built a sturdy road the neighbors have been withdrawn or on an easement on the Rainwater’s dismissed, though they could be re- property so he could haul in fill dirt filed. The third is still in court, where a in to level the uneven land. hearing is set for April 14. Meanwhile, Hawkins has said that he needed hundreds of thousands of dollars have about 130,000 cubic yards of fill for been spent, and the whole matter is the front part of the property – by his in a stalemate: Hawkins continues to own estimation, more than 13,000 haul dirt onto his property while his truckloads. The Rainwaters were neighbors fume. dismayed by the non -stop trucks The lawsuits come against the passing 100 feet from their front backdrop of the county govern- door, and by the stormwater running ment’s frustration over its inabili- off of Hawkins’s piled dirt. ty to control Hawkins’s practices. In 2018, the Rainwaters sued the County officials tried to regulate Schottlers. In their filings, the RainHawkins’s dirt importation with a waters stated they had complained 2018 ordinance but found it hard to to Thomas Schottler, but he “ignored
Supervisors pass stricter fill dirt ordinance April 8
Fauquier County supervisors unanimously passed an amendment to the zoning ordinance April 8 that requires landowners to obtain a special exception permit to import fill dirt and other excavation material onto properties in Fauquier County. The ordinance is intended to control the importation of material from construction projects in Northern Virginia. A measure intended to address the issue was passed in 2018, but county officials have said the provision was almost impossible to enforce. Three people spoke at a public hearing, including two landowners who say their property has been adversely affected by neighboring landowners who have imported large quantities of fill dirt. They, along with a representative from the Piedmont Environmental Council, spoke in support of the ordinance. The third speaker was Karen Kettell, the owner of a farm in Catlett.
She expressed concern the ordinance would create barriers to farmers like her who need to import topsoil for legitimate agricultural uses. Supervisor Chris Butler (Lee District) addressed her concern, promising to personally help farmers applying to import fill dirt for legitimate needs. He explained he was hesitant to support the new ordinance because it limits what landowners can do on their property without a permit. But, he said, concerns about the effect of unregulated dump sites on groundwater were especially compelling to him. Board Chairman Chris Granger (Center District) sharply criticized the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for failing, in his view, to enforce restrictions on the export of construction waste from state-funded road projects in Northern Virginia. That lack of enforcement compels localities to commit resources to an issue that should be enforced on the state level, he said. -- COY FERRELL
Patricia Hupp, who shares nearly a mile of property line with Michael Hawkins, said in a lawsuit that runoff from Hawkins’ property flooded her land in 2018. their complaints.” Among their complaints: The road carried “thousands of large truckloads” of material headed into the Schottler property. The dust “inundated” their property, their garage, barn and pasture, and entered the house even when windows were shut. The runoff of “large volumes of water” from the piled-up fill silted in the pond that watered their horses and the pond became unusable. They demanded $2 million in damages. Thomas Schottler declined to comment on the lawsuit, but in answer to the complaint, he and his wife denied all the claims of harm. In a later filing, they said that the suit was brought to harass and intimidate them and cause them to incur needless attorneys’ fees, as part of a scheme to stop them from making a sod farm there. As a result of the
vexation, the Schottlers said in the court papers, they sold the property to Hawkins’s company on June 28, 2019, for $243,000. With Hawkins now the owner, the neighbors had a new nemesis. The Rainwaters commiserated with the neighbor on the other side, a real estate associate broker named Patricia Hupp, who shares nearly a mile of property line with Hawkins. She showed a reporter photos of brown rainwater runoff from Hawkins’ property flooding her land in 2018 and said she has been worried about contaminants. She said last week that trucks continue to pour into Hawkins’ farm. “We need help,” she told the board of supervisors on Thursday. On Feb. 12, 2020, the Rainwaters and Hupp filed a federal lawsuit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which allows citizens to sue others for disposal of waste that presents an environmental or health hazard. Named were Hawkins, his company, the Schottlers, and nine truckers and developers they alleged hauled dirt and rubble from construction sites to the property. The federal lawsuit, alleged that that the parties hauled in large quantities of concrete, contaminated soil and asphalt from various worksites. The material, it said, “presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to health and the environment.” See FILL DIRT, page 20
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Council members signal support for draft Warrenton comp plan COMP PLAN, from page 1 “The public hasn’t been properly educated and they are reacting to misinformation that has been distributed lately,” said Councilman James Hartman (Ward 4). On the issue of the Timber Fence Parkway for instance, Hartman said he was personally opposed to connecting U.S. 211 with U.S. 17, but supported its inclusion in the comprehensive plan. The bypass has been included in the town’s comprehensive plans for decades, in case developments west of Warrenton make traffic levels in Warrenton unsustainable, he said. “I don’t know why we need to take it out now and tie the hands of future generations,” he explained. Councilman Renard Carlos (atlarge) spoke in the same vein. “We can acknowledge things [might be necessary in the future] without saying we’re 100% for it. We have to plan for the future.” Hartman had especially pointed words for what he said was misinformation about the draft plan, calling the use of the term “high-speed bypasses” – a term used in literature distributed by Citizens for Fauquier County to describe the potential bypasses – “at best misinformation, at worst a lie.” Councilwoman Heather Sutphin (Ward 1) said she has talked to many people in town who support the plan as written – most of whom have not spoken at public hearings. “We’re re-
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has proved especially popular in Old Town Warrenton, he said. There have been “very minimal challenges” with public-works tasks like leaf and snow removal, he said, but businesses have been willing to work with the town to accommodate those needs. Mayor Carter Nevill said the council is exploring making the program permanent, which would require an amendment to the town zoning ordinance. Nevill, who owns a retail business on Main Street, said he has – counterintuitively – heard fewer complaints about parking since the program was implemented. Since visitors to Old Town Warrenton have become aware there is less available street parking, they have gone directly to the public lots on the side streets, he said. -- COY FERRELL
know what will happen between now and when we retire, but we do our best to plan.” She called the plan a “living document” that could be adapted as circumstances change, citing the pandemic as an example of the town reacting quickly to changes in the town’s circumstances. Council members aside from Semple often emphasized this point during the work session, which lasted almost three hours. When the issue of connecting streets came up, for instance, Hartman emphasized the fact that council would still need to approve specific projects. “I think there’s a general consensus that we’re going to fire up the bulldozers tomorrow and start connecting roads,” he said. “I don’t think that’s the intent of the plan.” Harris also repeatedly emphasized the plan does not change zoning ordinances or regulations, contrary to some commenters’ assertions. “Zoning … is not something that this document has the ability to change,” she said. Any changes to zoning must be taken up by town council separately. Harris pointed out that “town councils do not adopt growth rates.” Population projections included in the draft plan are based on data from past years and “do not pre-determine the future,” she said. The growth rate projected in the draft plan, she added, is lower than projected in some previous comprehensive plans. Semple initiated most of the ensuing discussion. Echoing concerns from the Fauquier County NAACP, for instance, Semple conducted a lengthy exchange with Town Attorney Whit Robinson about whether the words “affordable housing” should be used in the plan, instead of “attainable housing.” Semple said he was concerned both that the use of the word “attainable” did not meet the requirements of state law and that the plan wasn’t specific enough about expanding affordable housing options. Robinson said the current wording of the plan did not present a problem, emphasizing the purpose of a comprehensive plan was to provide macro-level guidelines. “This (the comprehensive plan) is a guide-
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The Warrenton Town Council remains interested in establishing speed cameras in school zones after a Tuesday morning work session. Town attorney Whit Robinson will talk with officials from Optotraffic, the vendor who recently contracted with Fauquier County, along with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office and the commonwealth attorney’s office and report back to town council. Vice Mayor Sean Polster (at-large) was the only member of council to oppose exploring the idea further. A representative of Optotraffic told council members Tuesday that the company has contracts with localities in several states and has issued fines for more than 5 million violations. In fewer than 1% of those cases, the violation was challenged in court. Under a state law passed last year, localities may establish speed cameras in school zones and work zones, with civil fines of up to $100 for violations of 10 m.p.h. or more over the speed limit. Under the law, cameras may operate throughout the school day, beginning up to 30 minutes before school-zone lights begin flashing. Signs must be posted notifying motorists of the cameras and infractions must be reviewed and approved by a police officer before fines are issued. Violations do not count toward a person’s driving record. In the agreement between the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office and Optotraffic, the company will install and maintain the cameras at schools in the county; the company will take a $25 commission of each fine issued, with the remaining $75 going to the county treasurer. The company has proposed the same arrangement for the town of Warrenton. -- COY FERRELL
line going forward, but more concrete measures … can be made with text changes, ordinance changes,” he said. “I would think the stakeholders would be more interested in the actual production of affordable housing outside.” Councilman Brett Hamby (Ward 3) said he wasn’t concerned about lack of micro-level guidance for expanding affordable housing, instead emphasizing he supports an affordable-housing committee or task force that would include stakeholders like the NAACP. “I don’t know if changing the literature will change the outcome.” Carlos expressed a similar sentiment, arguing changing a word in the plan would not have any effect on concrete outcomes. “I think the biggest obligation of this council is to produce outcomes,” he said – outcomes that would ultimately be determined by future actions taken by town council, not by the comprehensive plan. Mayor Carter Nevill summed up what appeared to be the view of the majority. “The comp plan is a toolbox and I think that having as many tools in it [as possible] is advantageous.”
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Written comments overwhelmingly reject growth projections in Warrenton comp plan By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
In the days leading up the Warrenton Town Council’s work session April 13, dozens of residents submitted written comments objecting to parts of Plan Warrenton 2040. Council members addressed some of the objections at the work session and was set to hold its second public hearing on the plan that night at 6:30 p.m. (after press time). In all, more than 100 written comments (www. warrenton.novusagenda.com/agendapublic) have been received by the council since it began accepting them before its first public hearing on March 9, although there are several individuals who submitted more than one entreaty to reject the plan. Mary Leary was largely in favor, stating, “First, I want to commend the Town of Warrenton for the 2040 plan. It is exciting to see the commitment toward leveraging the natural and historic assets of the town while also seeking to use technology and Complete Streets concepts to make it a more livable, vibrant community.” But she, like many residents who submitted comments, was concerned about a lack of planned investment in existing neighborhoods. She mentioned the Brandywine neighborhood as one that should be looked at for additional attention, including sidewalks and lighting. Several other letters mentioned the Oliver City neighborhood as one that deserved similar investment. Members of the Fauquier NAACP Housing Committee submitted an addendum to the original letter they submitted on Feb. 8. Both submissions focused on the lack of affordable housing in Warrenton and also asked for investments in existing neighborhoods – including sidewalks,
lighting, traffic-calming, stormwater management and public sewer and water. The most recently submitted NAACP letter asked the town to analyze current affordable housing options and “Change the plan’s recommended density bonus to prioritize building/revitalizing affordable housing units over amenities such as art, parking and parks until affordable housing goals are met.” Groups like the Piedmont Environmental Council and Citizens for Fauquier County weighed in on multiple aspects of the plan – particularly about aggressive population growth projected by the plan, its emphasis on residential housing and the effect they would have on water and sewer and other resources. Those who would potentially be affected by the connection road that would intersect the Warrenton Knoll subdivision and cut through the North Rock neighborhood made themselves heard in multiple letters. Marge Beran wrote, “This road will not only serve as a convenient shortcut for traffic coming and going from businesses along Falmouth … [Street], Blackwell Road and Main Street. This road will also attract traffic from several very active churches located in the immediate area. The prospect of this situation is completely unacceptable.” Equally insistent were those residents who would be affected by either of the two bypasses included in the plan – the Timber Fence Parkway and the southern bypass. Carl and Laurie Crawford submitted a letter that echoed others: “The neighborhoods of Gold Cup and Silver Cup as well as Rady Park are fantastic places to live and visit. Why do we want to impose traffic on well-established wonderful neighborhoods,
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• The state-funded Broadview Safety Improvement Project will soon move into its next phase, according to a presentation Tuesday morning by town staff members. VDOT plans to begin acquiring rights-of-way this spring; this includes reaching out to affected property owners for temporary construction easements and, in some cases, to permanently acquire rights-of-way. The process will last about 15 months. VDOT will send letters and then enter negotiations with individuals resulting in signed agreements to either purchase or obtain easements for infrastructure improvements. Since the project’s inception, costs have escalated due to increased asphalt and land values. The town has asked VDOT to look into options of how to bring the project back into budget before next steps. • Although the town’s budget adoption is not scheduled until June 8, council members discussed the budget at its work session Tuesday. No tax increases are proposed and no community services will be cut, according to the current draft budget. The total budget comes in at $26.5 million, a 14.8% increase due to larger capital projects and information technology needs. • The council may vote Tuesday night (after press time) to amend the 2021 budget to include $20,000 toward improvements to First Street, with the intention of creating a multi-use public space blending Main Street, First Street, local adjacent businesses and Town Hall. Experience Old Town Warrenton has applied for and received a grant from the PATH Foundation dedicating $20,000 toward improvements on First Street. • Town council could vote Tuesday night to direct town staff to analyze and prepare an amendment to the zoning ordinance to allow data centers on industrial-zoned properties.
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‘Even in death, they have to fight for a name’ CEMETERIES, from page 1 Located just east of the Fauquier County line on Va. 55, Thoroughfare is an historic enclave with roots dating to before the Civil War. It was a self-sustaining, agricultural community established by indigenous Americans and former enslaved people, some of whom intermarried, according to descendants. Victoria Price, Frank Washington’s cousin, said her great-grandmother was forced to walk the Trail of Tears. She traces her roots to Thoroughfare, and said her Native American ancestors are also buried in the cemeteries. Little is left of Thoroughfare now, however, other than Thoroughfare Road, some older homes and the small, informal cemeteries that family members say are under siege by possible new development happening amid a surging real estate market. The Farm Brewery at Broad Run, which opened four years ago, owns several acres in and around what used to be Thoroughfare. Owner Michell DeWitt said none of the brewery’s property contains human burials, as far as they know. But they do own two gravel roads that lead to one of the unplatted cemeteries at issue in the recent controversy. DeWitt said the brewery keeps a locked security gate on the main road and recently had gravel delivered to repair some potholes. The gravel is only a temporary obstruction, however, and she said a second driveway to the cemetery has remained open. “I’ve never denied access to anybody,” DeWitt said Monday. “We’re 100% behind preserving the cemetery. It’s a beautiful little spot.” Washington, however, said he never knew about the alternate entry to the cemetery and that his calls to the brewery about the obstructed gate were never returned. That and other recent changes to the area – including some surveyors’ flags discovered near another family resting place – have descendants worried. “It seems like now, even in death, they have to fight for a name,” Washington said of his ancestors. “We have to fight to make sure that they have value in death, value they may not have had while they were alive here.”
Calling attention to the cemeteries’ fate
On Saturday, April 10, Washington and representatives of several community groups held a press conference “to protest the threat of obstructed access to and possible removal of historic African-American cemeteries” in Thoroughfare, according to an event press release. Standing beneath a tent erected next to the road leading to the plots, family members wearing matching family-tree T-shirts held up signs as participants talked for nearly two hours about the importance of preserving the cemeteries. Joyce Hudson, of the Alliance to Save Carver Road, said there are striking similarities between the historically African American Carver Road community and Thoroughfare and urged everyone to “stand up for what’s right.” Before leaving the lectern, she posed the question, “How many Civil War graves are being threatened to be moved?” Karen Sheehan, of the nonprofit Coalition to Protect Prince William County, said the group stands with Thoroughfare “to protect the homes of these descendants of freed slaves and Native Americans within our cherished rural crescent.” “Our county’s leadership has a responsibility to protect its citizens and its homes,” Sheehan said. The Rev. Cozy Bailey, president of the Prince William NAACP, said he was honored to support the families’ efforts to protect Thoroughfare and its history. Washington thanked Bailey for helping to secure a lawyer to assist them. During the press conference, Washington
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Frank Washington speaks at Saturday’s press conference. Behind him are members of his family and other families who are buried in the small family cemeteries that he says are under threat.
Joyce Hudson, a community activist, speaks in support of an effort to preserve small family cemeteries and unmarked graves believed to belong to enslaved people, Native Americans and formerly enslaved people who settled in the Thoroughfare area. never said who blocked the access to the family cemeteries or made the threats about the cemeteries, but noted: “At some point, someone made a decision that we no longer have a right to honor and pay respect to our ancestors. At some point, someone made the decision that they can prevent us from being buried alongside our loved ones.”
New burial prompts pushback
At least two family cemeteries in Thoroughfare are separately platted in Prince William County land records and are therefore protected. But two cemeteries at the center of the families’ concerns are not formally designated and are located on land that will soon be up for sale. The “Cornelius Allen gravesite” and the “Allen Home Place,” also known as the Potter’s Field cemetery, are located on a 2-acre parcel owned by W.M. Tinder, Inc. Realtor Kemper Quaintance, who represents W.M. Tinder Inc., said his client has owned the land as an investment property for 30 years and has always allowed descendants and others to visit the cemeteries, as is required by law. Quaintance also noted that someone recently came onto the property to clear away brush and erect a fence around some of the gravesites, all of which was fine with the landowner, he said. But problems arose over the prospect of additional burials on the property, something that is not allowed without the landowner’s permission, according to state law. As a result, a letter from Tinder’s attorney was sent to a nearby landowner notifying them that the cemetery cannot further expand without such permission, Quaintance said. “Just because your family members are there, if you don’t own the property, you don’t have the ability to expand” the cemetery, he explained. Those concerned about the cemeteries could buy the properties, but the price will likely be $200,000 or more based on current land prices, which are rising quickly amid the current real estate market, Quaintance said. But even if they don’t, the cemeteries would still be protected by both Virginia law and Prince William County ordinances, which dictate the pres-
This small family cemetery is one that protesters say is threatened by development. ervation of informal family cemeteries. If the site is developed commercially, the new owner would need to hire a professional archeologist to map out the limits of the gravesites and then cordon them off with a fence and buffer. State law mandates that access to cemeteries be maintained for both family members and genealogical research. Cemeteries can only be relocated under a court order through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources’ burial permit process. The county has not yet been notified of any such plans for any of the Thoroughfare cemeteries, according to Justin Patton, the county’s archeologist. Washington said Tuesday that descendants are troubled about restrictions that could cut off future burials in what they consider a “community cemetery.” He further said there have been no recent burials on the private property containing the cemeteries, but that family members have scattered some ashes there. “The two cemeteries in question were always places we grew up believing we would have a place next to our ancestors,” Washington said. Washington said the group has launched a GoFundMe to raise money to hire an attorney to research how and when the properties were sold, how descendants could retain rights to the cemeteries and whether there are any other historic gravesites in the area. Washington said he has researched the community’s roots and discovered that much of Thoroughfare used to be part of the Cloverland Plantation, the records of which include names of slaves likely buried in the area’s cemeteries. While the slaves had no last names, each was assigned a value ranging from $50 to $500. Some had no value at all, he said. Washington said he was struck by how little value was placed on the lives of the “very people who rose above, took this land and nurtured it to sustain the community that allowed us to grow and become the people that we are now. “And that same type of lack of value and respect is what I feel [is] happening right now in this community,” he said. Reach Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo at news@ fauquier.com
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Former Warrenton resident given life sentence for January 2020 murder LIFE SENTENCE, from page 1 is permanently blind after being hit with seven bullets, including one in the head. Each of the four defendants pleaded guilty to first-degree homicide in October 2020. Another defendant, Terrell Tucker, 21, is charged as an accessory to the homicide after the fact; his case hasn’t yet been adjudicated. Charges were dropped against a sixth defendant, Makoya Denham, who had also been charged as an accessory after the fact. Neither Race nor Golden was accused of actually firing a gun during the shooting. But in the proffer of facts signed by Race, Golden, Staples and Ogburn as part of their guilty pleas -- and in court testimony Monday -- Race was described as the instigator of the plot to rob the Jackson Street apartment, where she had lived for about one month in late 2019. Before moving into the Jackson Street apartment, Race had lived in Warrenton since 2016, according to testimony from her mother, graduating from high school in Fauquier County and eventually ending up in the Jackson Street apartment. She then briefly lived in Alexandria before moving in with a group of Detroit-area teenagers, including Golden, Staples and Ogburn, who had recently relocated to a townhouse in Woodstock, Va. She was forced to relocate from Warrenton because she had been told by the Sosa brothers to move out of the Jackson Street apartment; the younger Sosa brother testified Monday that Race was “into that scamming, robbery stuff.” While she was living with them, he testified, she had attempted to enlist him to help with beating up and robbing men she met online. Race’s attorney, Blair Howard, argued Race planned the armed robbery of the Jackson Street apartment
“Without her, nobody dies. This all falls on her shoulders.” COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY SCOTT HOOK Speaking about Emily Race
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On the evening of Jan. 7, 2020, Emily Race convened Jaden Staples and Antonio Ogburn at a Woodstock fast-food restaurant to plan an armed robbery of the Warrenton apartment, according to the proffer of facts signed by the four defendants who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Alexander Golden later agreed to participate in the robbery, bringing with him a pellet gun that looks like a real handgun. When another occupant of the Woodstock townhouse declined to drive them to Warrenton, Race arranged after midnight a ride through a dating app, telling the man from the app she needed a ride to move things out of an apartment in Warrenton. When she, Golden, Staples and Ogburn arrived at the Jackson Street apartment in the
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man’s car, Race went in first, having texted the younger Sosa brother earlier she wanted to come over. After Race unlocked the door, Golden, Ogburn and Staples rushed in. Ogburn and Staples were each armed with a handgun the group had stolen from drug dealers in Woodstock a few weeks earlier. Ogburn entered Fabian Sosa’s bedroom, shooting him twice in the back as he slept. Staples stayed in the living area, shooting the younger Sosa brother seven times while demanding money. Golden entered the bedroom of the third resident of the apartment with a pellet gun that looked like a real handgun. Golden and the man got into a physical altercation that spilled out into the hallway, where the resident was shot four times by Ogburn and Staples.
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but had no intention of anyone being harmed. A tearful Race, speaking to the judge before the sentence was handed down, said she “didn’t have any idea anyone would get harmed.” Instead, Howard blamed the “gang from Detroit” for the violence, painting Race as a timid, shy “follower” who “would do anything to please them. … Whatever they said, she bought into. … She just went along with it.” He also repeatedly invoked her use of marijuana as a factor in her actions. But the arguments of Commonwealth Attorney Scott Hook ultimately prevailed. Hook, who asked 20th Circuit Court Judge James Plowman to sentence Race to life in prison, had not asked for life sentences for any of Race’s co-defendants. “She didn’t have a gun,” he said to explain his reasoning. “What she brought to this was far worse,” he said, calling her the
Fabian Sosa “point person, the leader of the team.” “Without her, nobody dies. This all falls on her shoulders,” Hook argued. “She brought death to Jackson Street. … She is not a follower. She is a leader.” Plowman, who has overseen the sentencing of each of the four co-defendants and explained at length his reasoning before every ruling, told Race that after reviewing all the evidence, he could only come to one conclusion. “This wasn’t just a bad decision. This was a series of bad decisions on your part,” he said. “You orchestrated this.” Earlier in the day, Plowman handed down a sentence of 68 years in prison to Golden for his role in the murder, making him the only of the four main co-defendants not to be sentenced to life in prison.
“You orchestrated this.” JUDGE JAMES PLOWMAN Speaking to Emily Race
According to testimony from his adoptive father and mother, Golden was abandoned by his birth mother as an infant and became a ward of the state. Adopted at six months by his aunt and uncle, Golden began abusing marijuana and prescription drugs at the age of 12 or 13, according to a clinical social worker who interviewed Golden. The social worker said this “could be seen as a form of self-medication” resulting from Golden’s childhood trauma. Golden was 18 years old at the time of the murder, the social worker testified, but “The reality is, in my mind, he was probably about 13, 14 or 15 [years old]” developmentally. He said Golden is susceptible to following “alpha-leader-types.” Golden’s attorney, Mark Williams, cited Golden’s “very troubled beginning” and emphasized “he did not shoot anybody. He did not intend to shoot anybody.” Given these circumstances and the fact Golden did not actually fire a weapon, Plowman handed down a sentence slightly less than life – Golden will be 87 years old when he is eligible for release – but largely agreed with the prosecution’s argument that Golden was almost as responsible for the shooting as the other co-defendants. In his arguments, Hook repeatedly argued that Golden pointing a realistic gun at the third resident of the apartment directly led to the altercation that put him in the crossfire outside the bedroom. He asked that Golden be sentenced to 40 years or more in prison. Plowman echoed this line of reasoning. “I guess I’ll never know if you would have brought a real gun [had one been available],” Plowman told Golden. “But it didn’t matter to [the apartment’s third resident] because he reacted as if it was a real gun.” “I look at you and see a young man with so much potential, with loving parents,” he told Golden. “At the end of the day, you are responsible for your actions and your decisions.”
Suspect to face grand jury in 2008 murder of Buddhist monk By Coy Ferrell
Times Staff Writer
Fauquier County prosecutors believe they have made progress toward closing the 2008 unsolved murder of a Buddhist monk. On Thursday, a judge agreed there is enough evidence Won Yung Jung against the suspect to certify the case to a grand jury after an FBI agent testified that the suspect admitted to being in the monk’s residence around the time of the murder, getting drunk and spending the night, then finding the monk’s dead body the next morning. Won Yung Jung, 62, of Duluth, Georgia is charged with second-degree homicide in the June 2008 stabbing death of a Zen Buddhist monk, Du
Chil Park, at a residence in the Free State region south of Marshall. Park, known by his ordained name, Mogu, was found dead in the residence – which also served as a Buddhist temple – apparently several days after his death. According to two witDu Chil Park nesses who testified Thursday, Jung had known Park for at least several years, acting for a time as the director of the temple’s legal entity on Park’s behalf and helping with the temple’s finances. Although Jung was interviewed by investigators in 2008 and 2010, prosecutors have not said publicly why Jung was not charged with the murder until last year; Jung was arrested at his Georgia home on Nov. 30, 2020 and extradited to Virginia.
After two hours of testimony in general district court Thursday, Judge Gregory Ashwell ruled the case should be heard by a grand jury, which will decide whether there is enough evidence for the case to be tried in circuit court. “I think it’s a pretty easy call from my perspective,” Ashwell said at the conclusion of the hearing. “No one else could have done it (committed the murder), based on your client’s own testimony,” he told Jung’s attorney, Blake Woloson. Altogether, the prosecution called four witnesses during the hearing, including two sheriff’s deputies who responded to the report of the dead body in 2008 and a person who knew Park. Jung, present in the courtroom wearing a prison jumpsuit, did not take the stand and the defense did not call any witnesses. See MURDER, page 12
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The most dramatic testimony came from a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who said Jung admitted to spending the night with Park in June 2008, getting drunk enough to black out, and finding Park’s dead body the next morning – then he immediately traveled to New York City. The admission came in a Las Vegas jail in 2010, Special Agent Mitch Song testified. Jung had been arrested and was being held there by local law enforcement in a domestic violence case. After hours of questioning, Jung told Song and another FBI agent he had owed his then-girlfriend $3,000 after he lost the money in a casino, Song testified. Jung said he had gone to Park to ask for a loan to cover the debt and had then spent the night drinking with Park. Jung blacked out sometime during the night, according to Song’s testimony. “When he woke up the next morning, he walked into Mogu’s bedroom and he saw Mogu’s dead body on the floor,” Song testified Jung told him. “ … He stood over the dead body. … [Jung] said he went outside to have a cigarette. He said he came back into the room. Then he left.” During the 2010 interview, Jung marked on a photograph of the crime scene where he had stood over Park’s body, Song testified. When Song asked Jung why he hadn’t called police, “he said he doesn’t remember. … He has no answer for that,” Song said. “Initially he did not mention the dead body. He just told me he left that morning,” Song said. Jung allegedly told the FBI agents that he and Park were the only people inside the residence, specifically mentioning that he (Jung) had personally locked all of the doors to the residence, Song testified. “[Jung] said that he – ‘I guess I’m the only one to kill him,” Song said. Song explained he had been assigned to help investigate the case shortly after the murder in 2008, when he was working with the FBI’s Washington, D.C. Field Office. Song said investigators repeatedly tried to contact Jung in the weeks after the murder, but Jung was not at his Northern Virginia residence and did not return repeated phone calls from investigators. Eventually, Song said, Jung called the federal agents back, telling them “he had nothing to do with it (the murder) and to leave him alone,” Song testified. In August 2008, Song called Jung J&J, from page 2
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officials. Meantime, we will continue Virginia’s vaccine rollout at this time with the other two authorized vaccines, developed by Pfizer and Moderna.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended the pause in use of the single-dose J&J vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while an investigation is conducted into reports of dangerous blood clots. Six cases of a rare type of blood clot called a cerebral venous sinus
again, and Jung allegedly admitted to meeting with Park and drinking heavily with him at his Marshall residence. But when FBI agents arranged a meeting with Jung in Northern Virginia to question him further, Jung failed to show up, Song testified. Agents went to New York, where Jung had allegedly gone after Park’s death, but could not locate him. They also found Jung had changed his phone number, having allegedly purchased a new phone under a false name. The next time the FBI made contact with Jung was two years later, in July 2010, when Las Vegas law enforcement informed the agency that Jung was in custody; the two FBI agents traveled there to interview Jung. The FBI made contact with Jung again in 2018, Song testified – by this time Jung was living in Georgia – but he said investigators did not uncover any new evidence during that discussion. Jung’s attorney argued that the case should be dropped because prosecutors had waited so long to charge his client, emphasizing prosecutors were relying on evidence obtained more than a decade ago. Regardless, Woloson said, the FBI witness did not allege Jung explicitly admitted to the murder. “What there isn’t is an actual confession,” Woloson argued. “The case hasn’t changed since 2010. I would ask the court throw the case out.” Ashwell disagreed. “Many cases have no confession,” he said. “You’ve got a person with motive. He got drunk to the point where your client became blackout drunk. No one else is there. … [Jung] finds his dead friend laying on the floor. … And he goes outside and smokes a cigarette. Then he falls off the face of the earth for a while. One might call that ‘flight.’” Jung remains held in custody without bond. Sheriff Bob Mosier, who was elected in 2019, said after the hearing he couldn’t speak to why Jung wasn’t charged in 2008 or 2010. But, he said, “when I came into office, I said that we need to take a closer look at this.” This case, he added, stresses the importance of local, state and federal partnerships in law enforcement. And, he said, his office has devoted resources to solving the seven other open homicides in Fauquier County, some of which date back to the 1980s. “We are exerting the same level of effort in those cases as we have in this case.” Reach Coy Ferrell at cferrell@ fauquier.com
thrombosis, or CVST, were reported among women between the ages of 18 and 48 who received the vaccine, the CDC statement said. In each case, the symptoms appeared between six and 13 days after the vaccine was administered, the CDC statement said. As of Monday, more than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S. “The adverse events appear to be extremely rare,” but the pause was recommended to raise awareness of the condition and to advise doctors about how to treat it, the statement said.
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Former town council member provides a different perspective on Warrenton comp plan As a former elected official, I do not advocate critiquing the activities of the current Town Council, primarily out of respect but also as a professional courtesy, similar to most who would not make public comments critiquing the person who replaced them in their former position. However, after reading the recent letter to the editor sent by other former council members, I felt a reply is warranted in order to provide some objective context for those who are most impacted by this pending decision. First and foremost, the current council has been elected by the citizens to speak and act on their behalf to make decisions that serve the best interests of the town. To those who may not agree with the outcome, please remember how blessed we are to live and thrive by the policies of a representative government. Regarding the proposed comprehensive plan, just as any other impactful decision, there will always be concerns, questions and opinions but overall, I and many other residents believe this five-year long process of due diligence and inclusive engagement has manifested itself into a plan for our future that best meets the diverse needs of all town residents, young and old, current and future and not just those of any one or more groups that have a specific and self-serving agenda. Secondly, I am proud to have served my hometown alongside my elected peers and having
spent countless days and hours embracing and committing to making holistic and comprehensive revisions that truly addressed the specific needs of our future -- unlike previous town leaders who simply made rubber-stamped decisions and kicked the can farther down the road. The majority of the current council should be applauded for seeing this ideological change over the finish line, while at the same time remaining aligned and true to their charter and duty of serving the people above themselves. We should all recognize and appreciate the challenge and complexity involved in planning for a prosperous future for all of Warrenton, and although it is far easier to do nothing more than make minor updates and glossy revisions, rarely does taking the easy way out result in anything more than shortlived prosperity that serves only a few. Wholistic visions are rarely if ever unanimously supported, but they are responsible actions that should be the priority of any governing body. I will always applaud a less-than-perfect plan over inaction and firmly believe that the majority of citizens agree. One thing that became very clear from day one during my time in the dais is that the citizens don’t elect council members to do nothing. There is no need for further debate in a public forum the details of this plan or try to argue what we know the current council, planning commission, staff and citizens have spent considerable
time and effort on. What is needed, however, is an awareness that there are many other past council members who didn’t sign onto that letter and who don’t share the concerns they laid out. Although there may be individual concerns which have been shared with staff and sitting council members, it needs to be known that no effort around comprehensive planning is ever easy, nor does any effort ever achieve every goal of every citizen. Balanced and controlled growth that acknowledges the pressures put on the Town of Warrenton by both Northern Virginia and Culpeper are challenging, and there is no single solution. No one, including myself, believe this plan is perfect on every issue, but it is a well-thoughtout plan that comprehensively addresses the diverse needs of both today’s and tomorrow’s residents of Warrenton and allows further council members with a roadmap based on the wishes and desires of today’s residents. I encourage all citizens to read it for themselves and not simply fall prey to the opinion of a select few who are not elected and actively doing the hard work of planning a future that is better and brighter for all. We the people, not we the few, make the decisions for us all. ALEC BURNETT Former Town of Warrenton Ward 2 Councilman
Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Boys and Girls Club denies endorsement hosts Give Local Piedmont May 4 of former director’s public statements One thing this past year has illustrated is the good that can be accomplished if we work together. As a community foundation serving our northern Piedmont region including Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison and Rappahannock, our goal is to strengthen our community resources through philanthropy. We manage 120 funds that support our region’s most vulnerable by annually granting over $2.1 million back into the community through competitive grants, donor grants and scholarships. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation works with other foundations, civic organizations, businesses, individuals, churches and local governments to understand need and resources in each county. On the first Tuesday of May, every year for the past eight years, Northern Piedmont Community Foundation sponsors Give Local Piedmont, a one-day, online fundraising campaign established to highlight the tremendous work our nonprofit organizations accomplish. This event supports them in raising awareness and funds for their organizations. This one day of giving encourages new donors, attracting young donors in particular. In addition, the day’s donations are buoyed by cash bonuses provided by the PATH Foundation, distributed to each and every 501(c)(3) participating. We also spend months raising money from local businesses and individuals and our own fund holders to
offer prize money that may be earned throughout this one day of giving. In the past seven years, our communities have supported the Give Local Piedmont Campaign with $5.8 million dollars in donations. We thank each and every donor for this success. Although many in our communities view the pandemic as an inconvenience, for others, COVID meant being laid off, delaying medical care, risking eviction or loss of a home and not having the resources for food or child care. Our nonprofits are there to assist. Nonprofits support the underserved and most vulnerable in our community. We can help our nonprofit organizations continue their good work by supporting them with our donations on Tuesday, May 4, and we thank you in advance for your generosity if you are able to give. Donations start at $10 and there are some very clever prizes this year that make the event even more exciting. Please go to givelocalpiedmont.org and schedule your donation starting on April 20 or join us on May 4 from 12 midnight to 11:59 p.m. for this spectacular day of community resilience. Please continue to stay healthy and safe. JANE BOWLING-WILSON Executive director, Northern Piedmont Community Foundation RICK LESSARD Chair, Northern Piedmont Community Foundation
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Fauquier board would like to make a correction to the article in the March 12 published paper and in the March 17 online article titled “Warrenton Town Council’s public hearing on comp plan draws mostly opposing voices.” In the article, Lynne Bell is cited as being the “Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier executive director.” The board accepted Lynne’s resignation from this position on March 8, the day before the hearing. The board would like to make clear that Mrs.
Bell was speaking at this meeting as a private citizen. She was not representing or speaking on behalf of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fauquier nor with the approval of or on behalf of the board. We the board have no official opinion regarding the Town of Warrenton’s 2040 comprehensive plan. We are a non-profit that exists only to have a meaningful impact on the youth who need us most. CLAY CAMPBELL Chairman of the board Boys and Girls Clubs of Fauquier
Written comments reject comp plan COMMENTS, from page 7 while traffic calming devices and better-regulated signage on Broadview could help.” Duncan E. Van Buskirk expressed the feelings of many who say they value Warrenton’s small town charm and don’t want to the town to become like Manassas or Fairfax. He wrote: “I am concerned by this headlong rush to turn Warrenton into another faceless D.C. suburb through excessive development and attempts to cram-in as many people as possible. After 25-plus years inside the Beltway, the unchecked growth and lack of a sense of community were among the primary reasons why I chose to move here in 2019. I
craved a place where the residents cared about the place where they lived and their fellow residents, a sense of ‘home’ and belonging. Implementing the comprehensive plan in its current form has the potential to irrevocably damage those key elements which uniquely make Warrenton, Warrenton. “I fully support creating an environment where Warrenton, its businesses and residents can thrive, succeed and grow for many years to come. However, the Comprehensive Plan, as-is, is not it. Instead, it merely seems to be growth merely for the sake of growth, without any sense of balance or consideration for the extraordinarily trying time in which we find ourselves.”
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Wood’s OT goal leads Kettle Run to district field hockey crown Cougars upset defending champion and top-seed Liberty 4-3, both make regions By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
The outcome was always in doubt. Liberty and Kettle Run engaged in a classic seesaw battle to determine the Northwestern District field hockey champion last Friday in Bealeton. Sixty minutes of regulation ended in a 3-3 deadlock, forcing a 15-minute sudden-death overtime. Liberty had a shot on goal 29 seconds into the extra period and sent a dangerous crossing pass through the circle two minutes later. Kettle Run gained possession and attacked, forcing a penalty with nine minutes, 49 seconds left and another at 9:17. Ten seconds later, Cougar senior Jessica Wood fired a scorching shot into the cage from 15 yards out, ending the hard-fought game and igniting a wild Kettle Run celebration on
the 4-3 victory. Kettle Run had dethroned the defending champion and No. 1-seeded Eagles. “I saw the goalie in the middle, and I saw the defense all crowded into the middle, too,” Wood recalled. “I was trying for the corners, so I was trying to move the goalie to get that (angle).” Wood had collected the ball at the upper left hand side of the circle and made a hard dribble to her right, creating a lane. Once she launched the shot, reality seemed to stop briefly. “I just closed my eyes and sort of blanked out. When the ball hit the backboard, it was just surreal,” Wood said, growing emotional when thinking of the title. “It feels amazing. I’m just proud of my team because we’ve worked so hard for this,” she added.
An elated Kettle Run field hockey team (above) was all smiles after beating Liberty. The Cougars hosted Broad Run, while Liberty was at Heritage in Tuesday’s region semifinals. COURTESY PHOTO (above)/STAFF PHOTO BY COY FERRELL (left)
“It was amazing,” Kettle Run coach Julie Kuhlberg said of the game-winner. “I was so proud of the whole team. Fight to the last whistle is something we say before every game. They truly did.” Both squads advanced to this week’s Region 4C semifinals. Ket-
tle Run hosted Dulles District runner-up Broad Run Tuesday, while Liberty traveled to Dulles champion Heritage. The regional finals will be Thursday, with the winner earning a state tournament berth. See FIELD HOCKEY, page 17
‘WE’D LIKE THE OUTCOME TO BE DIFFERENT’ Lethal Broad Run roars past Kettle Run 53-28 in region football semifinals
Fauquier football finishes 2-5
Millbrook downed Fauquier 36-29 last Friday, ending the Falcons’ season at 2-5. Fauquier led 22-21 early in the fourth quarter. It was an up-and-down season for the Falcons. They opened 2-0, then lost five in a row, with losses to Handley, Culpeper and Millbrook competitive.
By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer
The visiting Broad Run Spartans figured to be a tough playoff opponent. Kettle Run learned that up-close last Friday as they were outgunned 53-28 in the Class 4 Region B semifinals, ending their superb season at 5-1. Broad Run (5-1) became the only team to frustrate Elijah Chumley and the Cougars’ lethal passing game this season, as they advanced to meet fellow Dulles District member Tuscarora in the region championship. “Football is a game of inches. We missed some things we’re used to hitting. There were little things. A play here and there, or things where we were one block away,” said coach Charlie Porterfield. “While the outcome was not what we wanted we’re taking big positives from that game.” The offensive plays that worked all year weren’t as available, but Porterfield was upbeat after his seemingly underdog squad proved to be the best in the Northwestern District, finding their identity in the time of COVID. “It was one of the most enjoyable years of football I’ve ever been around. It was a great year for us,” said Porterfield. “We take a lot out of this moving forward in our lives.” Chumley faced pressure and strong defensive coverage, resulting in subpar 7-of-19 for 152 yards and two touchdowns. “Elijah played as hard as he could. He put balls on the spot. He’s feeling OK. It’s unfortunate we were not able to play a full season. For him it was
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Ahmal Williams (above) scored three touchdowns against Broad Run and will now take his talents to track. as good a senior year as he could ask for. He went out and performed like a Chumley,” said Porterfield, referring to brothers Casen and Gabe who were previous Cougar QB all-stars. Often uncatchable in the open field, senior receiver Ahmal Williams was his usual lightningfast self with three TDs, two on catches of 62 and 60 yards and a 70-yard kickoff return score. Williams caught four passes for 128 yards. “That was a great game for Ahmal and showed how talented he is,” said Portefield. “And (twin brother) Alden had a huge interception and big tackles. I’m pleased our seniors went out in a blaze of glory.”
After stopping Kettle Run’s first two possessions, Broad Run took a 7-0 lead on a 15-yard TD run by Kyle Davis with 3:13 left in the first quarter, and a 14-0 lead on a 19-yard TD pass from Kyle Griffis to Arnav Thornhill with 11:53 left in the second. Kettle Run responded to make it 14-7 after Ahmal Williams took a swing pass, got to the sideline and went 62 yards to make it 14-7 with 10:08 left before halftime. After falling behind 21-7, Jordan Tapscott’s spectacular interception set the Cougars up for points just before intermission, but a fourth down run failed at the Broad Run 3-yard line. Kettle Run had slow first halfs against Fauquier and Liberty, only to accelerate in the second half and win big. Unfortunately against Broad Run, there was no second half comeback as the Cougars fumbled two kickoffs and fell behind 37-7. “We knew going into the season they would be a possible opponent. We knew how good they were. They played a sound football game. They took advantage of things in all three phases of the game,” said Porterfield of Broad Run’s second half explosion. Broad Run took the second half kickoff and went 73 yards in seven plays, with Philip Boakye scoring on a seven-yard TD run, then adding a two-point conversion run to make it 29-7. See FOOTBALL, page 16
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FALCONS FEND OFF JUDGES TO WIN DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL TITLE By Fred Hodge
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No. 1 seed Fauquier fought off a determined challenge to defeat No. 3 Handley 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 2521 to win the Northwestern District volleyball tournament championship last Thursday in Warrenton. Fauquier – which bounced back from a subpar season last year to reclaim the league title they won in 2019 – and Handley advanced to the Region 4C semifinals on Tuesday. The Falcons hosted Loudoun Valley, while Handley visited defending state champion Loudoun County. FHS coach Diana Story said her Falcons, now 10-0 vs. district foes this season, displayed fortitude to make clutch plays despite not being at peak form. “Everyone says, ‘A win is a win.’ I agree with that, but I want to win while playing well,” Story said. “We adjusted enough to win.” She noted Handley entered well-rested after winning its semifinal contest at No. 2 seed Kettle Run by forfeit due to a positive COVID-19 test for a Cougar player. The game was canceled two hours before the first serve, while Fauquier played No. 4 Liberty that night and posted a 3-0 sweep. “(Handley) didn’t have to travel, got to stay at home that night. That makes a difference,” Story said. “They came out with all their guns blazing. They knew what they were playing for. “They probably watched tape on us because they did abuse some of our weaknesses,” Story continued. “We had to adjust very quickly. At times, it was nerve wracking.” Fauquier had to change blocking assignments to slow the Judges’ attack. Story had particular praise for middle blockers Laney Weyman FOOTBALL, from page 15 The Cougars fumbled a short kickoff, then went three-and-out on their next drive, leading to Boakye’s 26-yard TD run and a 37-7 deficit with 17 seconds left in the third. With a little over a quarter left in their season, the Cougars scored three more memorable touchdowns to salvage some satisfaction. Ahmal Williams produced another highlight reel moment by taking a short kick return on the left side of the 30-yard line and working his way across the field to the right sideline for a 70-yard score. Then, down 53-14, the Cougars brilliantly executed a “double pass” gadget play as Chumley dropped back, threw a bullet slightly backwards and behind the line to receiver Jacob Robinson, who uncorked a sideline laser to Williams running free for a 60-yard TD. Robinson came off the field jumping with joy. “For J it’s a fun play to get to do. We threw them a bone. We made sure we called that for them,” said Porterfield. The game’s final points came on
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Senior libero Kate Wilbert and the Falcons hosted Loudoun Valley in Tuesday’s region semifinals. and Skyler Furr and right side hitter Meredith Wayland for their responses. The winners also altered defensive coverages to cover holes Handley had exploited. Fauquier held a 7-6 first-set lead when Handley unleashed a series of effective hits, particularly from the back row. The Judges built a 15-11 margin and led 19-17. After a rally point, Fauquier’s Lana Roda produced a fivepoint service run for a 23-20 Falcon edge, aided by a pair of Furr kills. Handley closed within 24-22 before Caroline Towle served out the set at 25-22. The second set produced seven ties by the time the score reached 12-12. The Falcons took a 21-17 advantage thanks to Furr’s three consecutive kills off Towle’s service. Handley fought back for a 23-23 tie before Emma Carter caromed a spike off a defender to force a side out. See VOLLEYBALL, page 17 Chumley’s 63-yard bomb to senior Hunter Mendel with 4:52 left. It was another feel-good moment for Mendel, a senior who played mostly on special teams. “Hunter missed some of the year with injury. We’re glad to be able to throw the ball to him. It was a great route and a great catch,” said Porterfield. Then there was junior kicker Ella Slevin going 2-for-2 on extra points, adding to her legacy. She’s the county’s first girl to score varsity points in football and has now done it in a playoff game. “We tried to get her in as much as we could. She was ‘Steady Eddie’ all year,” said Porterfield. Although Chumley and the Williams’ brothers graduate, Tapscott and Robinson return with sophomore Peyton Mehaffey expected to take over as the No. 1 quarterback. Porterfield noted the Cougars featured a lot of sophomores and juniors on the field in this turnaround season, a positive sign for the 2021 season this fall. “We were young. We get into that game next year, it’s a different game,” he said confidently.
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FIELD HOCKEY, from page 15
Daymude scores first for Eagles
The squads had split a pair of regular-season contests, each winning on the other’s field. Liberty entered as the top seed with a 6-2 league mark to 5-3 for Kettle Run. The Cougar win was a 3-2 overtime decision, while Liberty took a 3-0 win on Cougar soil. In Friday’s final, Liberty drew first blood, just as in the first two encounters. Senior Daphne Daymude was the scorer on each occasion, delivering a hard drive this time from the right side of the circle 3:37 into the big game. Teammate Abby Keller made it 2-0 at the 1:48 mark of the first quarter when she scored from close range. “(Liberty) has a great front line. They come out strong and fast,” Kuhlberg said of the quick deficit, which resulted in a different response than the earlier loss to Liberty when Kettle Run did not challenge after being down 2-0. “The last time, the team let the 2-0 deficit get in their heads,” Kuhlberg added. “This time it made them fight harder,” the coach said, pointing to her contingent of 10 seniors who wanted the title for their athletic resumes. “They really pulled the team together.” The scoring impetus shifted to Kettle Run for the second quarter. Samantha Malloy translated a Paige Proctor assist to cut the margin to
2-1 at 2:20 into the period. Liberty mounted multiple threats over the next eight minutes without finishing. Kettle Run forced a corner with less than four minutes before halftime, resulting in the tying goal. Liberty goalkeeper Keely Crane made two stops, but the swarming Cougars kept the ball in the circle. Aubrey Kearns’ pass found Kiersten Johannesen, who buried the shot inside the right post to make it 2-2. Neither team scored in the third quarter, and the tie remained until 7:37 remained in regulation. Daymude capped a penalty corner with a sharp-angled drive from right side for the 61st goal of her career. The Cougars did not die, responding with their third goal when Proctor assisted Abbey Smith with 3:33 to play and set the stage for overtime.
Semifinal results
Liberty and Kettle Run took very different paths to reach the league’s championship game. Liberty scored twice in each half to down No. 4 seed Fauquier 4-0. Daymude scored twice to once each for Keller and Gretchen Thomas. Kettle Run, however, had its hands full with No. 3 seed George Mason in another overtime affair that end with the Cougars winning 2-1. Wood tallied the first goal 47 seconds into the third quarter off a Malloy assist. George Mason tied the game with 5:53 to go in regulation. Proctor delivered the winning with 5:29 remaining in the first overtime.
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Kettle Run scored 230.5 points and was second to champion Broad Run (264.5) at the Class 4 Region C meet on April 7 at Fauquier. Liberty (218) was third and Dominion (215) fourth at the four-team meet. Only Broad Run advanced to Saturday’s Class 4 state meet at Deep Run High. PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER
VOLLEYBALL, from page 16 The Falcons prevailed 25-23 as Carter served out the set courtesy of a Towle kill. Handley broke a 16-16 tie en route to the 25-18 decision in the third set, setting up another tight set. The Judges led 11-10 before Towle ran off four service points to put Fauquier into the lead for good at 14-12. Furr had a block and Carter a kill to ignite the run. Handley closed to 22-20 but could draw no closer. Towle served it out at 25-21. “With everything thing that has gone on, not knowing whether there even would be a season, It’s very satisfying and exciting,” Story said of the result, pointing to her senior class. “This group of seniors, when they walked into the doors at Fauquier, really caught my eye,” she recalled.
“I thought they could do something.” Carter paced the Falcon servers with 13 points to 11 by Roda and nine apiece for Towle and Dani Lawhorn. Furr posted 15 kills, Towle 12 and Carter nine. Furr also recorded five blocks, with Weyman adding three and Wayland two.
FHS beats LHS in semis
Against Liberty, Towle was the top server with 12 points, and Lawhorn and Weyman both added 12. Carter was the top hitter with eight kills, with Furr (five) and Weyman (three) blocking leaders.
Next up, Loudoun Valley
Fauquier next hosts Loudoun Valley. Story believes her unit matches up well with the Vikings. “They have to step up and be ready,” Story said. “If they want it badly enough and play at the level they are capable of, we can win.”
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Champion Galligan takes four, but side-saddle winner steals the show By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times
Last year’s U.S. champion jockey, Gerard Galligan continued his slow roll into the 2021 steeplechase circuit Sunday, adding four wins to his point-to-point total at the Blue Ridge races near Berryville. Galligan teamed with four different trainers on the day, winning the open timber for Leslie Young aboard Tomgarrow. Born in Ireland like Galligan, Tomgarrow is undefeated over timber since swapping from hurdles last fall. He took a boost from trainer David Bourke to win the novice timber with first-time timber starter Arkadag, and from trainer Neil Morris to win the maiden turf with Milton Road. Galligan partnered second-generation homebred River Deep for owner-breeder Morgan’s Ford Farm and trainer Speedy Smithwick to win the Virginia-bred turf. It was the team’s third win in four starts in the division. Middleburg Training Center-based Neil Morris topped the trainer charts
at Blue Ridge, saddling five winners on the day, including three ridden by apprentice Bryan Cullinane. A crowd favorite on the circuit the last three years, the sidesaddle turf race proved most popular with the socially distanced crowd at Woodley Farm. Pennsylvania invader Julie Nafe and her former rescue thoroughbred, Sky Babe, emerged from the pack late, powering to victory in deep stretch for the pair’s thirdstraight division score. California-bred Sky Babe, 5, wasn’t always such a success story. She was modest on the flat, winning once at New Mexico’s Zia Park and once at Penn National before joining Nafe’s barn in southeast Pennsylvania 18 months ago. “I really wish I knew more about this mare,” said Nafe, 26. “She’s a little horse, 15.1, tops. She was really thin, like really, super thin, and in really bad shape when I got her. We had to manage putting weight back on her safely, and take a lot of time with her.” Once she was healthy again, Sky
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Popular side-saddle winner Julie Nafe, right, powers away from division rival Devon Zebrovious in the deep stretch at the Woodley farm course near Berryville. It was the third-straight win for Nafe and her Sky Babe. Babe took to foxhunting like a natural, Nafe said, hunting most of the season sidesaddle with Radnor, and whipping-in – sidesaddle – with River Hills. “It’s really funny that I’m lucky enough to have this fabulous mare, but I didn’t go out seeking a ‘fast racehorse,’ obviously” based on Sky Babe’s prior race record, said Nafe. Nafe works at a medical tech in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She and Sky Babe won the sidesaddle race at Warrenton to open the season in March, following up with the win at Old Dominion last week. They head next to the Loudoun Hunt Point-
to-Point, April 18 at Morven Park, then to the Radnor Races May 15 near Philadelphia. “This series is so much fun. We support each other,” Nafe said of the core group of a dozen female foxhunters specializing in riding astride in the relatively new sidesaddle point-to-point race division. The steeplechase circuit moves to Leesburg this Sunday, a temporary new venue at Morven Park for the April 18 Loudoun point-to-point. Complete entries, and full results and more photos from Blue Ridge, are at centralentryoffice.com.
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Pride of ownership definitely shines through in this one-owner home. This home, meticulously built by the owner, is situated on 10 wooded acres with a stream and spring. Thousands of daffodil bulbs blooming in the spring bring a feeling of peace and tranquility to the property. The home has hardwood floors on the main level. There are four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room. The family room has a stone hearth and a wall gas fireplace. The kitchen includes a breakfast nook and the home has a formal dining room. There is an unfinished basement for room to expand. Outside, entertaining space is on the wrap-around front porch or on the covered rear deck. Brenda L. Payne & Associates, LLC 540-270-1795 $719,000
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Eventually, Federal District Court Judge T.S. Ellis ruled that the neighbors had not notified the correct federal officials to give him jurisdiction over the matter, and, on May 1, 2020, dismissed their case. But then the neighbors’ attorney, Sadiq Gill sent another letter to Hawkins’ attorney John Foote notifying him he intended to file again. “It’s still a valid claim we intend to pursue,” Gill said in an interview. Hawkins said he has spent $85,000 defending the RCRA case. On Aug. 19, 2020, Hawkins counterattacked. He filed a $5.2 million defamation and business interference suit against the Rainwaters, Hupp and two others who live on their properties. His suit contends that when the neighbors’ complaints to the county and to the state did not stop the sod farm, they “took to publicly defaming” the Schottlers and Hawkins on Facebook and elsewhere. His suit contended that Hupp had made false statements about the sod farm in a public hearing, by implying that the Schottlers and Hawkins were running a “nefarious illegal landfill operation that had enriched one or both of them by nearly $6 million a year.” The suit also said that Hupp complained to truckers that they were hauling to an “illegal landfill,” which stopped at least one from hauling to his property, hurting his business. Hawkins claimed defamation, interference with a contract and with
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business expectancy, and conspiracy among the neighbors. Because of the harassment he said he has lost millions of dollars in revenue from fill fees and hundreds of thousands of dollars in sod sales. He said the RCRA suit was an abuse of process and malicious civil prosecution. He demanded $4,789,080 compensatory and $350,000 punitive damages. Fourteen days after being hit with Hawkins’ suit, the Rainwaters dropped their lawsuit against the Schottlers. Neither the Rainwaters nor Hupp would discuss the various cases, but Gill said, “I believe we have a better and more thorough remedy in the federal court [RCRA case].” On Nov. 12, 2020, Hupp, the Rainwaters, and the other defendants contested the defamation count, arguing that the facts as alleged provided no basis for it. They said the statements made by the neighbors were opinions, or were made to public bodies or in litigation, and were not defamatory under the law. Hawkins dropped the defamation count, but kept the others: interference with contract, interference with business expectancy, conspiracy, abuse of process and malicious civil prosecution. The neighbors are now contesting the legal basis of those counts. Hawkins said he has spent $300,000 to $400,000 on the lawsuits so far. Hupp said legal fees have depleted her retirement funds. Both the Rainwaters and Hupp declined to comment on the allegations in the lawsuits.
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These property transfers, filed April 1-7, 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: $3,600,000 in Marshall District Goldstein, 209 Equestrian Road, Warrenton. Jackson Street, Warrenton. $520,000 acres on Bunker Hill road nr. The Plains. Cedar Run District $619,000 $375,000 Scott District Cory W. Lucas to Josh Carlson, 1.24992 Jordan Lee Atkinson to Tasneem Hedayet, acres at 7701 Greenwich Road, Nokesville. Janet L. Pence to Jessica Lynn Laurent, 1.1652 0.3556 acre at 42 Fisher Lane, Warrenton. $550,000 acres at 5712 Pendleton Lane nr. Warrenton/ Marshall District $541,000 New Baltimore. $656,000 John H. Davis to CBK Hemp LLC, 31.552 Miller Real Estate & Property Management Angela Yang to Kimberly Renee Grunett, 258 Bruce G. Crispens Jr. to Trevor John acres excluding 0.50 acre Hansborough Inc. to Natalie Martinez, 9.7485 acres at 10392 Jefferson Street, Warrenton. $465,000 Cemetery on Elk Run Road nr. Catlett. Crittendon, 1.0869 acre at 7052 Sundance Champ Drive, Marshall. $360,000 Robert E. Albrecht Jr. to Mark R. Smith, 232 Drive nr. Warrenton. $625,000 $100,000 John C. Landis to Paul C. Teachey, 10.0021 North View Circle, Warrenton. $390,000 Jerry C. Kerns to John Nathan Morley Hillen, Brittney Tanisha Gaskins to Kai-Noa Lee acres at 7213 Viewtree Drive nr. Warrenton. 7220 Auburn Mill Road nr. Warrenton. O’Connor, 6.35 acres at 11631 Blackwelltown Robert F. Kube to VA Warrenton Broadview $839,000 $575,000 Road & Rogues Road, and 12.8211 acres on LLC, 0.3441 acre at 197 Broadview Ave.; Dustin M. Hundley to Bradley Curtis, 0.6887 0.4591 acre at 211 Broadview Ave.; and Rogues Road, Midland. $235,000 Wesley A. Simms to Charles F. Kohler III, Unit acre at 8394 Pinn Turn nr. Warrenton. $320,000 Heather Louise Woodson to Alexis Grassette 0.3441 acre at 201 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. 203 at 6696 Club House Lane nr. Warrenton. Sheldon E. Ritchie to Donald Thomas $1,250,000 $349,900 Santos, 9723 Logan Jay Drive, Bealeton. Thornburg, 4 acres at 7165 Dudie Road, Christine Winship to Miles Harrison Colson, $425,000 James M. Rohr to Riley Estates LLC, 10.5158 Marshall. $825,000 90-B Leeds Court, Warrenton. $255,000 acres at 4525 Broad Run Church Road, Caliber Homebuilder Inc. to Brandon M. Emanuel John Krumholtz to Luke A. Sobota, Chip S. Register Tr. to Richard E. Cohen, 110 Warrenton/New Baltimore. $700,000 Ashwood, 4.5576 acres at 6047 Fry’s Lane, 18.1189 acres on Leeds Manor road and Menlough Drive, Warrenton. $650,000 Salvadore Fabrizio Russo to Francis Warrenton. $513,178 John Barton Payne Road, Orlean/Marshall. NVR Inc. to Laura Burns Hogan, 0.2303 acre at McDonald, 6330 Airlie Road nr. Warrenton. $2,105,000 Melinda Gray to Colin Seton Wilson, 6612 $347,000 Pamela Clayborne-Morgan Successor Tr. to Clarke’s Meadow Drive, Bealeton. $445,000 18 Patrick Ryan Way, Warrenton. $626,757 Mark Mensh to Bryan Alan Peterson, 0.5566 John P. Gately to Charles Raymond Herzog, Mark A. Barrett, 4 acres at 7662 Brixton Lane, Lee District acre at 337 Falmouth Street, Warrenton. 8058 Side Hill Drive nr. Warrenton. $700,000 Warrenton. $325,000 Jonathan Munn to Robert Joseph Perry, 3017 $485,000 Ralph Franco Agavino Estate by Executor to South Pickett Grove LLC to Robert Chilton Revere Street, Bealeton. $363,000 Rebecca A. Midkiff to Wesley Littleton, Unit Adam Gizinski, 3.0519 acres at 5353 Stratton Griffin, 00.7659 acres on Holtzclaw Road nr. Guadencio Sotera Garcia to Gerber A. 9-C, 716-C Cedar Crest Drive, Warrenton. Lane nr. Broad Run. $550,000 Warrenton. $750,000 Hernandez, 6717 Huntland Drive, Bealeton. $238,500 Bunker Hill Investments LLC to Barbara Jill Barbara B. Langhorne to William R. Morris III, $380,000 Jasen Baird to Sophia Sherman, 6456 Weaverling, 3.9819 acres off Bunker Hill Road 184.9875 acres at 8362 Holtzclaw Road and Richmond American Homes of Virginia Inc. Gloucester Street, Warrenton. $430,000 nr. The Plains. $215,000 25 acres off Holtzclaw Road SW of Warrenton. to William Howard Branch, 11207 Callie Jo $3,600,000 318 Waterloo St. LLC to Jefferson Holdings Katelin Alissa Hays to Bryce A. Dickinson, Court nr. Bealeton. $522,351 LLC, 0.3356 acres at 318 Waterloo Street and 2.0672 acres at 5276 Hillside Drive nr. Brian S. Brown to Scott P. Cavanaugh, 1.5494 Laurence R. Fortier to Christopher Michael, 0.1120 acre on Waterloo Street, Warrenton. Warrenton. $535,000 acres at 9537 Elihu Hill Road, Marshall. 6900 Maplewood Drive, Bealeton. $380,000 $350,000 Vint Hill Village LLC to DNR Dairy Bar $408,000 Paul F. Brown to Charlotte L. Chappell, 6934 Jeffrey Mimna by Sub. Tr. to US Bank Nat’l. LLC, 0.8704 acre on Kennedy Road, Vint Hill. Joy Virginia Swanson Labar Successor Tr. to Maplewood Drive, Bealeton. $353,000 Assn. Tr., 6289 Ghadban Court, Warrenton. $293,383 Ernest Carrozza, 7.6392 acres, 11.2480 acres Center District $434,035.46 Bunker Hill Investments LLC to Fauquier and 58.6890 acres and easement (Miracle Lane) Nancy M. Kratzer to Rhett R. Lewis, 227 Development LLC, 3.5286 acres and 1.9867 Jennifer Anne Meerman Albrycht to Steven to Conde Road, Marshall. $540,000
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Janet Darlene Crow Janet Darlene Crow, 87, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Sunnyside Retirement Community, Harrisonburg, Va. A longtime resident of Modesto, Calif., she was born in Stanislaus County on August 26, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Florence Kendell Fox. Mrs. Crow was a founding member of Geneva Presbyterian Church, an avid supporter of the Modesto Chapter Order of DeMolay International, and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She received her Bachelor of Arts from California State College, Stanislaus in 1974. Prior to her raising a family and becoming a full-time homemaker, she was employed in advertising with J.C. Penny. She loved travel, works of art, gardening, and making new friends, and will be remembered as a much-loved wife, mother, and friend. Janet married Charles Lewis Crow in 1951, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They were together 67 years until his passing on October 17, 2019. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Charles Crow, and a brother, David Fox. Surviving are a son, Richard Lewis Crow and wife, Cheryl of Warrenton, Va. and two grandchildren, Alexander Crow of Virginia Beach, Va. and Rachel Crow of Charlottesville, Va. Interment will be at Acacia Memorial Park in Modesto at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org. Condolences may be shared at kygers.com.
Helen Frazier Gray Helen Frazier Gray, age 86, a resident of The Plains, VA passed away on April 7, 2021 at Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, VA. She was a receptionist in Home Health for many years. She was a resident of Ada, VA for fifty years until her marriage to George Beavers. A member of Belvoir Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her first husband, “Buck” Harry E. Gray and her second husband, George L. Beavers; a son, Jerry Gray, Sr. and a daughter, Pamela Jeanette Gray; a daughter-inlaws Emma Gray, Beth and Sonya Gray. She is survived by her daughter, Millie Carroll of Marshall, Doug Gray of Marshall, John Gray of Murray, KY, Kay Schultz of Midlothian, VA, Mark Gray of Stephen City, Jerry Gray, Jr. of Locust Grove, VA; fifteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; several great-great grandchildren. A visitation was on Monday, April 12, 2021 from 11-12pm at Moser Funeral Home with a service at 12pm. A graveside followed at Ada Cemetery Marshall, VA. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-347-3431, online condolences can be made at www. moserfuneralhome.com
Donald Leroy Waddell 1942-2021 Donald L. Waddell, 78, passed away on April 2, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; his sister Doris Waddell Edmonds, his daughters, Robin Len Waddell Tull, and her husband, Kevin, and Bonnie Jean Waddell, and her fiancé, Bill; his stepson, Matt Timmons, and his wife Kelly; his twin grandsons, Steven Douglas Rees, and his wife Anna, and Donald J. Rees, and his wife Renuka; In death he has joined his mother, Gertrude Elizabeth Carter Waddell, his father, Fred Albert Waddell and his brother, James Douglas (Duck) Waddell, his sister Evelyn Marilyn Carter Cockerille and his granddaughter Samantha Jean Waddell in heavens with God. He grew up in Rectortown, Virginia, and attended Marshall High School. He served in the Army as a tank mechanic. After the service he worked for UPS in Baltimore, Maryland and retired 34 years later. Donald also served as secretary for the Teamsters Union in Maryland. After he retired, he worked at Cape May Ferry. He spent his last years in Georgetown, Delaware with his wife, Peggy. Donald enjoyed fishing and boating in Wachapreague, Virginia with family and friends. He was an avid hunter and a life member of the Riverside Hunting Club. Donations may be given to local SPCA, he so loved his fur babies. Graveside services for the family will be scheduled at a later date.
Paul Hawkins, 89, of Edinburg, Virginia, passed away April 10, 2021, at his home. Arrangements, which are being handled by Heishman Funeral Home, Valley Funeral Branch, Edinburg, are incomplete.
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OBITUARIES Walter Edgar Hurt, Jr. Walter Edgar Hurt, Jr., 69, of Remington, VA died Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at his home. He was born May 11, 1951 in Key West, FL to the late Walter and Florence Hurt. Walter is survived by his wife of 33 years, Nancy, his children; Eric Hurt (Meghan) of Virginia Beach, VA, Dustin Hurt of Virginia Beach, VA, and William Hurt (Kelsey) of Pinehurst, NC, one sister; Mary Wooten (Adam) of Weogufka, AL, four grandchildren; Porter, Sinjin, Walter, and Estelle Hurt. Services are private. An online guestbook and tribute wall are available at www.foundandsons.com Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.
Violet J. Meadows It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a beautiful lady, Violet J. Meadows, age 93, on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of Fauquier county, born in The Plains, VA on April 17th, 1927, daughter of the late, Richard & Mary Faulconer. In addition to her parents, Violet was preceded in death by her loving husband, Elijah Meadows and daughter, Donna Meadows. Violet was an avid animal lover, loved to garden and a long-time member of Remington United Methodist Church. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 12th, 2021 at 11 AM at Midland Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 10434 Old Carolina Road (Rt. 602), Midland, VA 22728. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fauquier SPCA, Heartland Hospice or the Remington United Methodist church. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Places of Worship Grace Episcopal Church • HOLY EUCHARIST: Sundays, 9 a.m. • SUNDAY SCHOOL: Children & Adults 10 a.m. 5096 Grace Church Lane, Casanova (1 mile off Meetze Road)
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Stephen Wayne Sinclair Stephen Wayne Sinclair, 64 of Warrenton, Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Aulander, North Carolina to Charles Sinclair and the late Carol Melton Sinclair. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Teresa; his daughter, Megan of New York; one brother, Edward Sinclair of Sterling, Virginia; and two sisters, Jeannette Flax of New Jersey and Marie Dennis of Warrenton, Virginia. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 11 AM at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, VA. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at National Memorial Park, 7482 Lee Hwy, Falls Church, Virginia. Online condolences may be expressed at www.moserfuneralhome. com.
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JENKINS EXCAVATING & LOGGING. Free Estimates, Class A Contractor, Commercial, Residential. Demolition, land clearing, site prep, roads, drives. 540-661-0116 Business Miller´s Tree Servic, 350 Services complete tree service. Renoval, mulching, storm ADAMS CUSTOM SERdamage, bucket VICES, LLC. Siding, truck, firewood. Windows, Roofing. 540-222-2089 Visit us online at adamscustomservice- North´s Custom Masonry. Retaining walls, s.com. or call stone work, patios, 540-349-8125. Free repoint ing brick, chimestimates neys, driveways. For all your heating and 540-533-8092 cooling needs. Rc´s AC Service and Re- North´s Tree Service & Landscaping. Compair, 540-349-7832 or plete tree service. All 540-428-9151 phases of landscaping. GO WITH THE BEST!!! 540-533-8092 Brian´s Tree Service. LICENSED, INHome SURED, FREE ES376 Improvement TIMATES. Tree removal, trimming, deadwooding, stump Addison´s Building & removal, lot clearing. Remodeling. AddiSenior discounts tions, basements, 540-937-4742 or b a t h r o o m s , 540-222-5606 sundecks, repairs. LiG R AV E L : A L L censed Insured. PROJECTS. Topsoil; 540-244-2869 fill dirt; mulch. No job Affordable Roofing with too small.540-825Terry´s Handyman 4150; 540-219-7200 Services, LLC. LiG R AV E L : A L L censed & Insured. PROJECTS. Topsoil; Commercial & residenfill dirt; mulch. No job tial. Senior discounts. too small.540-825540-270-7938 4150; 540-219-7200
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Auctions Affordable Roofing with Terry´s Handyman Services, LLC. Licensed & Insured. Commercial & residential. Senior discounts. 540-270-7938 Power Washing, Go from Green to Clean!!540-642-2349, 703-987-5096. Licensed & Insured! Remodeling & custom homes, Certified aging in place specialist. jprimeco@aol. com 540-439-1673. Class A, GC, LEED AP, CAPS. Remodels; New Homes; Windows; Painting; Garages; B a t h r o o m s ; Kitchens; Decks;. Class A. Lic & insured. GMC Enterprises of VA, LLC. 540-222-3385
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PUBLIC AUCTION ONLINE WARRENTON MINI STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
Warrenton Mini Storage, wishing to avail themselves of the provisions under the VA Code Sec. 55-419 Virginia Self Storage Act, hereby gives advertisement of the sale under said act to wit; On April 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM will conduct a public auction, with BIDDING TO INITIATE ON April 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM at www.lockerfox.com, and PAYMENT IN CASH and pick up of goods at Warrenton Mini Storage, 6437 Old Meetze Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187. The public is invited to attend at lockerfox.com. Sale is subject to adjournment. AUCTION LOCATION: www.lockerfox.com PICKUP LOCATION: WARRENTON MINI STORAGE MAY SELL CONTENTS OF UNIT NO. A 227 C 126H Antiques &
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Chevrolet Corvette 1979 2 Door Coupe 113K Restored frame up, original Engine 113k runs Great, but has not been rebuilt, New paint, New interior, glass T-Tops and all underneath. Beautiful car.Garage kept and covered Excellent 17,500 540 752-9144
605 Automobiles - Domestic 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth. Only 8,110 miles. 5 Speed Manual trans. Sirius radio, Interior like new. One owner car. AS IS consignment sale. Priced at $11,500. No financing provided. VA Dlr. Call Rick for Details. 540-657-1007 mercvolvo.com
630 Campers/RVs Grand Design Reflection 285 BHTS - 2018 Turnkey RV with everything you need to go camping today 817-565-2333. $32k/ OBO See additional details at https://sites. google.com/view/ reflectionforsale/home
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675 Pickups
2001 Toyota TRD Tacoma, SR5, 4x4, 6 cyl, AT, new muffler & brakes, good tires, 241K mls. Runs great & 4WD digs in. $9,500 OBO. 540-219-4333
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Legal Notices V I R G I N I A : IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY HELEN HALL, Plaintiff, v. MARNIE MONIQUE LACEY, and CASE NO. CL20-515 ALL OF THE HEIRS, ASSIGNS, DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS (AND THEIR CREDITORS AND SPOUSES) OF Ulysses S. Craig, Frances Craig, and Sallie George, who are believed to be dead, and Floyd Leslie Grigsby; Thomas H. Grigsby; Sarah F. Grigsby; Reuben George a.k.a. Reuben Braxton and his wife, Maggie Foley Braxton; George Douglas Lacey; Landon Alexander Lacey; Arvine Lacey; Landon Braxton; Sadie Jane Lacey; Edna Braxton; Eugenia Braxton Orange and her husband, Harry Orange; Kingston Orange; Dorthea Kemp Orange; Keith Jerome Orange; Adele Orange Watkins; Margaret Watkins; Earl B. Watkins; Sallie Elizabeth Orange; George Edward Orange; Eugenia Watson; Louise Eveliner Orange; George William Orange; Lillian Beatrice Orange; Granville French Franklin; Pearl Orange Pollard; Roland Pollard; Margaret Louise Gaskins Orange; Jesse Nathaniel Gaskins; Mary Finney; Ruben McKinley Orange; Lillian Beatrice Orange Blakey; Lenwood Sevengia Blakey; Joan Moore Blakey Foster; Ruth Virginia Orange Cephas; Melvin Green Cephas; Melvin H. Cephas; Lillian Mary Jane Cephas; Lloyd David Cephas; Harold Orange, Jr. a.k.a. Harry Lucien Orange; Addie Bell Newman Lewis Orange; Yvonne Vir Henderson; Raymond Orange; Catherine Marshall White Orange; Florence Emma Orange Henderson; Lucille Henderson Puryear; Roy Henderson, Jr.; James Lee Henderson; Burnette Harrison Orange; Margaret Helen Tibbs Orange; Lucien Parrish Orange; Margaret Bell; Atlee Bell, Jr.; Elmore a.k.a Elmo Bell; Elnora Bell Hill; Buddre Cory Hill; Milton Bell; Lilly Spencer; Joyce Spencer, and Maybell Spencer, who are also believed to be dead or their whereabouts are unknown; and any and all persons who have or who claim to have any interest in property described as surveyed as ALL THAT certain house, lot and improvements thereon, being situate near the town of Marshall, County of Fauquier, Virginia and containing one half acre of land, be the same more or less, said property being bounded on the south and west by Southern Railway, east by lots of Jim Black and north by Lewis Craig’s lot; the same being the property conveyed by Thomas Thompson to E. Cook Glascock under deed dated October 5, 1911 and recorded in Deed Book 106 at page 150, Marshall Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia (GPIN # 6969-98-4873-000) acquired by Ulysses S. Craig, Frances Craig, and Sallie George, as tenants in common, by deed dated April 28, 1916 and recorded June 20, 1916, in Deed Book 114 at page 117 among the Fauquier County, Virginia land records, which persons are unknown and who are made parties hereto as PARTIES UNKNOWN, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The purpose of this cause is (1) to confirm that Helen Hall is, by adverse possession, the owner of the real property, described as follows: ALL THAT certain house, lot and improvements thereon, being situate near the town of Marshall, County of Fauquier, Virginia and containing one half acre of land, be the same more or less, said property being bounded on the south and west by Southern Railway, east by lots of Jim Black and north by Lewis Craig’s lot; the same being the property conveyed by Thomas Thompson to E. Cook Glascock under deed dated October 5, 1911 and recorded in Deed Book 106 at page 150. which is the subject of this cause, (2) to remove clouds on title to the subject property; (3) alternatively, partition the subject property accordingly, resolving all questions of law; and (4) request such other and further relief as this case in equity may require. It is therefore ORDERED that this Order of Publication be published once a week in the Fauquier Times for four consecutive weeks and that the captioned parties and those made defendants by the general description of “Parties Unknown” appear on or before the 28th day of May, 2021, in the Clerk’s Office of the Court and do what is necessary to protect their respective interests herein. ENTERED this the 25th day of March, 2021 THIS CAUSE IS CONTINUED. Jeannette A. Irby; JUDGE I ASK FOR THIS: Nikki L. Marshall, Esquire; VSB #45607 Jennifer R. Moore, Esquire; VSB #75212 Fallon, Myers & Marshall, LLP 110 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 Telephone: 540-349-4633; Facsimile: 540-349-4163 Email: nmarshall@fmmatty.com Counsel for Plaintiff
Public Notices NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE § 64.2-550 Having been requested by Robert deT. Lawrence, IV, Counsel to the Executor for the Estate of Elder Lee Cross,, deceased (Fiduciary #CWF2019-64), to appoint a time and place for receiving proof of debts and demands, Gary M. Pearson, Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, hereby notifies all interested persons that I have fixed April 27, 2021 at 11:00 A.M., as the time and my office at 9 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 as the place, for receiving proof of debts and demands against said decedent or said decedent’s estate pursuant to Virginia Code Section 64.2-550. On this 2nd day of April, 2021, I have caused this notice (1) to be posted at the front door of the Courthouse of Fauquier County, Virginia, and (2) to be delivered to The Fauquier Times-Democrat, Warrenton, Virginia, for publication once in that newspaper’s issue on April 14, 2021, both of which last-mentioned dates are more than ten days before the date stated above for receiving proof of debts and demands. Gary M. Pearson, Commissioner of Accounts
Public Notices NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE § 64.2-550 Having been requested by James A. Gillis, Counsel to the Executor for the Estate of James Kirby Lang, deceased (Fiduciary #CWF2020-147), to appoint a time and place for receiving proof of debts and demands, Gary M. Pearson, Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, hereby notifies all interested persons that I have fixed April 27, 2021 at 10:00 A.M., as the time and my office at 9 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 as the place, for receiving proof of debts and demands against said decedent or said decedent’s estate pursuant to Virginia Code Section 64.2-550. On this 2nd day of April, 2021, I have caused this notice (1) to be posted at the front door of the Courthouse of Fauquier County, Virginia, and (2) to be delivered to The Fauquier Times-Democrat, Warrenton, Virginia, for publication once in that newspaper’s issue on April 14, 2021, both of which last-mentioned dates are more than ten days before the date stated above for receiving proof of debts and demands. Gary M. Pearson, Commissioner of Accounts
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FT, competitve salary, health ins, vacation, company truck. Must be avail. Mon-Fri; 7a-5p. Diesel & Gas equip/Drill Rigs. Must be able to pass drug screen. Email resume to:renee.newquist@ nvdinc.com or call 703-732-6091
LEAD TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS Full or Part Time
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for a site development company. 540-229-9093 or 540-364-4800
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lawn care company in Culpeper, VA. Experience with zero-turn mowers, weed-eaters & blowers a must. Valid driver´s license w/ clean record req´d. FT, 40+/hrs/week. Most weekends off. $18-$24/hour plus benefits Call for interview: 540*825*6302 or send resume to: robertgearing12@aol.com.
FT SEASONAL GARDENER
To support garden team on private estate in The Plains, VA. 40/hrs a week through October. Duties include maintenance of flower & vegetable gardens & greenhouse. Must be able to perform physical labor in all weather conditions, work independently & maintain valid driver’s license with clean record. Background check req’d. Send resume to: openclassified@yahoo.com.
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Wilhelm Mechanical a Family Owned and Operated Business! Exp or No Exp, we provide on the job training. Must have drivers license, clean background. Great Pay and Benefits such as Paid Vacation, 401K Matching and Health Insurance which start after 90 days of employment. Call: (540) 439-6544 or email your resume to: admin@vernsplumbing.com
Administrative Assistant
PT (3-7 hr days/wk) for Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center in Warrenton. $15/hr. Duties include, but not limited to, clerical, phones, scheduling. Require writing & communication skills, proficiency in computer , internet & social media. Send your resume to: sylvia.pdrc@gmail.com. No phone calls, please.
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LANDSCAPE INSTALLERS
for a local landscape & erosion control company in Culpeper, VA. Qualified team members will assist in landscape & lawn installation, grading, pruning, mulching & renovation. Must have valid driver´s license w/ clean record. FT, 40+/hrs/week. Some weekends off. $20-$24/hr + benefits Call for interview 540*825*6302 or send resume to: robertgearing12@aol.com.
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Full Time Flagger Traffic Plan seeks FT Flaggers to set up & control traffic around construction sites. A valid driver license is a must, good pay & benefits. If interested please fill out an application at: 7855 Progress Court Suite 103, Gainesville, VA on Tues/Thurs 8am -10am or online at trafficplan.com Full Time
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Warrenton | $429,000 Marshall | $619,000 Warrenton | $629,000 Warrenton | $499,999 Immaculate and lovingly maintained Beautiful all-brick rambler with almost 2,000 sq ft of finished This incredible, character filled property is Wonderful country home with light, bright located within one mile of the WARF and main level featuring huge family room off colonial on 3+ acres. Pristine hardwood living space. Original owners have meticulously maintained kitchen, large breakfast nook, home flooring throughout entire main and upper this lovely home. Main level living with large kitchen, dining & Main St, Old Town Warrenton. 3 bedrooms 3 office/library, walkout to spacious deck. levels, spacious family room off kitchen living rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and wonderful family room baths. Upper level has 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths! with brick fireplace, 2 home offices and addition. Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798 Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798 windows galore. Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798 Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798
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Bentonville | $689,000 SPECTACULAR mountain views from every window overlooking Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Forest! Custom built colonial with 3 finished levels on 10 acres near wineries and hiking trails. Call Mary Ann Dubell | 540.212.1100
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2 YEARS YOUNG Warrenton | $689,900 Welcome home to this gorgeous Ryan Built Executive Home in Warrenton Chase. Brick elevation with Side Entry Garage sits on large corner lot in Warrenton Chase. This home has a large open gourmet Kitchen with oversized island, upgraded cabinetry, upgraded stainless appliances with double ovens and gas cooktop. Luxury master suite, upstairs loft, fully finished basement. Call Cathy Kane | 703.868.1976
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FOR SALE Broad Run | $749,900 D.C. side of Warrenton. Absolutely gorgeous and updated home ready to move in. Just bring your furniture and pool toys. There are three finished levels with fencing and a large deck that adjoins the pool patio all on 1.76 acres to enjoy. Call Lisa Lisjak | 703.499.2622
TO BE BUILT Remington | $1,950,000 $425,000 This one of a kind property includes a 15 acre piece that 7 acres fully remodeled. Full basement fronts on the Rappahannock river, another 130 acres of 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. open and wooded farm land that is entirely fenced in Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659 different sections for animals, and 5 acres which include the house and 2 barns. Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659 2.48 acres..
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4 lots one in Luray and 3 in Orange County. Call today! Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
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FOR SALE Warrenton | $750,000 This property has one of the most diverse Zoning in Fauquier County . From Flex to Class A from light industrial to Retail, including data center. Great location in a growing Business Park. Call Judy Rose | 540.359.5366
Amissville | $465,000 Completely renovated Rambler in a quiet rural setting. All new bathrooms with new flooring and cabinets. New kitchen cabinets and new appliances including a gas cooking stove. Call Don Robertson | 540-229-3825
Marshall | $229,000 Beautiful wooded lot ideal for a future home. Home site has been identified as nice flat area to be available to build. 1-2 acre area easily cleared or set for building. Perc approved and electric available to the property. Less than 6-7 miles to Warrenton shopping/restaurants Call Cathy Kane | 703.868.1976
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