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For the upcoming fiscal year, there are no increases to real estate taxes, personal property taxes, meals tax, lodging tax, sales tax, or water and sewer rates.

A major model railroad portraying the Norfolk & Western Railway’s Shenandoah Division is being donated to the Winchester and Middletown Model Railroad Association, where it is expected to become a centerpiece of a new museum and exhibition layout in Middletown.

The Town of Middletown has named longtime farmer and community volunteer Gary Clem its 2026 Citizen of the Year and Detective Sandy Seabaugh its 2026 Employee of the Year. Both will be formally recognized during Middletown’s America 250 Independence Day Celebration July 4, 2026.

The Freedom 250 Mobile Museum is part of Middletown’s broader slate of America 250 events, culminating in the town’s annual July 4th Celebration, home to the area’s only Independence Day parade within an hour’s distance.

By Markus SchmidtThe Virginia Mercury After months of hearings and study, the legislature’s Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales is poised to roll out a final proposal Tuesday that would launch a legal, regulated adult-use cannabis retail market in Virginia — potentially ending five years of economic and legal uncertainty since the commonwealth…

Virginia could see a brief period of light freezing rain, with sleet or snow at the onset, beginning tonight and continuing into Tuesday morning across the Shenandoah Valley, the mountains, western Virginia, and portions of the Piedmont. Areas closer to the I-95 corridor and eastern or southeastern Virginia are expected to see plain rain, which will continue throughout the day.…