December 1, 2021
FOOTBALL ALL-STARS: Kettle Run dominated alldistrict honors. SPORTS, Pages 19-20
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Plea delayed in Norwood murder case By Coy Ferrell
Fauquier Times Staff Writer
Levi Norwood has been committed to a state mental hospital and was not present to enter a plea at a Tuesday morning hearing, delaying the resolution of the two murder charges against the Midland 18-year-old.
Norwood, accused of killing his mother and 6-year-old brother on Feb. 14, 2020, was transferred to Western State Hospital in Staunton last week, public defender Ryan Ruzic told a judge Tuesday. Norwood had been scheduled to enter a guilty plea at the hearing after
Ruzic and prosecutors announced Nov. 22 that they had reached a plea deal. The details of the agreement have not been publicly disclosed. A status hearing is now scheduled for Dec. 9, but it is unclear when Norwood See NORWOOD, page 17
Levi Norwood
New food pantry opens in Delaplane By Coy Ferrell
Fauquier Times Staff Writer
On Wednesday, the Fauquier Community Food Bank will open the doors to a “satellite” food pantry in Delaplane. The new location is open to everyone who qualifies, but it is meant specially to help isolated older people living in the sparsely populated hills of northern Fauquier County. The new food pantry is located on the Emmanuel Episcopal Church campus next to U.S 17, just off Interstate 66. Since the “satellite” pantry will run on the same system as the main food bank in Warrenton, there’s no need for clients to re-register in Delaplane. Initially, the new location will be open each Wednesday and on the first Saturday of each month. See FOOD PANTRY, page 4
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Santa’s coming to Fauquier
Amelia Stansell, of the Rotary Club of Warrenton, decorates the Christmas tree at the Warrenton courthouse Tuesday; about a dozen more Rotarians joined in the annual tradition. See inside for coverage of the upcoming Warrenton Christmas Parade (page 6) and a calendar of local holiday events (page 12).
Community celebrates first day of Hanukkah. See page 2
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Kathy Baumgartner, of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Delaplane, stands in the new Fauquier Community Food Bank facility in Delaplane. The church is providing the space for the “satellite” food pantry.