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Solar Farm Proposed on Biggs Ford Road
Former Walkersville Burgess Ralph Whitmore’s farm on Biggs Ford Road may soon be a very large solar farm. The Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals will hear a request from Biggs Ford Solar Center LLC and Coronal Development Services, both of Charlottesville, Virginia, for a special exception use on the property which is zoned agriculture. The property is located just outside of Walkersville at the corner of Dublin Road and Biggs Ford Road. Biggs Ford Solar Center LLC plans to establish a non-governmental utility operating a photo voltaic solar farm. The farm…
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Vehicle Fire
At 00:41hrs units from Co.24 & Co. 11 were dispatched for vehicle fire at RT194 & Stauffer Ct for. ET114 arrived on scene to find vehicle fully involved. A247 arrived on scene and stand by. The crew from ET114 begins to make a quick knock on th…
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Dollar Kingdom Closing
Dollar Kingdom in the Walkers Village Shopping Center will soon close its doors in one week. The Columba family of Walkersville opened the store about fifteen years ago, and continue to operate the business. By 2010, the store moved to a larger space in the shopping center while other businesses vacated. The business kept a steady customer base offering a variety of products including household supplies, balloons, toys, and more. Mr. Columba, owner and face of the store, alluded to the closing over a year ago, but the store remained…
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