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Local coalition addresses hidden poverty By Coy Ferrell
Times Staff Writer
There are many ways to measure poverty. About 6.1% of Fauquier County residents – representing 4,300 people – live on an income below the federal poverty line. A 2017 study by the United Way looked in detail at the costs associated with having a job – child care, transportation and other costs of living specific to the area – and found that about 35% of Fauquier residents, about 25,000 people, live in poverty despite being employed. The volunteers leading Fauquier Community Coalition aren’t so concerned about abstract metrics. For them, those statistics represent real members of their community in need, and they see a chance – and a
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Lynn Ward is one of the founders of the Fauquier Community Coalition. duty -- to help. The coalition recently published a 134-page report about poverty in
Fauquier County detailing the struggles people living in poverty face locally, what resources exist currently
to help them and what more could be done. Coalition leaders hope the report will spur a conversation about poverty in a county that is generally considered wealthy, and, most importantly, inspire people and organizations – especially churches -- to band together and coordinate to help those in challenging life circumstances. A $25,000 grant from PATH Foundation, awarded this month, will also help them further their mission. “There are people living in pitiful conditions here, but there is a tendency to say, ‘Poverty in Fauquier County?’” said Lynn Ward, of Jeffersonton, who helped found Fauquier Community Coalition in 2013. See POVERTY, page 4
Cameron Webb outraises all other Three testify against woman accused Virginia congressional candidates in June 18 slaying of Kelly Gray By Coy Ferrell
By Daniel Berti
Times Staff Writer
Times Staff Writer
5th Congressional District Democratic candidate Dr. Cameron Webb outraised every other Virginia congressional candidate, including his Republican opponent Bob Good, between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to campaign finance reports filed on Oct. 15. Most of the money spent by the candidates on political ads has gone toward broadcast and cable television spots. But the Webb campaign has spent $144,000 on digital advertising on Facebook while the Good campaign has spent $6,700 on Facebook ads. And the Good campaign has spent $49,000 on radio advertise-
The case of the woman accused in the June 18 stabbing death of Kelly Gray in Bealeton will go before a grand jury next month, after an Oct. 15 hearing in Fauquier County General District Court. Melody Glascock, 55, of Linden, is charged with first-degree murder and attempting to solicit a third party to commit murder. Wearing a blue prison jumpsuit, Glascock was present in the packed courtroom Thursday but did not speak. The prosecution called three witnesses, with Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Cassandra asking questions of wit-
ments compared to only $1,700 spent by the Webb campaign. The candidates are vying for the seat currently held by Rep. Denver See 5TH DISTRICT, page 6
nesses to establish a timeline of the alleged events leading up to the evening of June 18. Glascock’s attorney Mark Williams at times tried to cast doubt on the alleged timeline of the slaying and questioned whether the witnesses had first-hand knowledge of Glascock’s alleged actions and motivations, since no witness claimed to have seen the stabbing itself. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Gregory Ashwell ruled there was enough evidence to certify to a grand jury the charges of first-degree murder and soliciting a third party to commit murder. Maria Embrey and her son, See ACCUSED, page 8
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