https://winchesternow.com/Local news for Winchester, Virginia: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Winchester city.en-GBSat, 14 Nov 2026 07:02:29 +0000https://winchesternow.com/deshon-foxx-returns-shenandoah-athletics-director/https://winchesternow.com/deshon-foxx-returns-shenandoah-athletics-director/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsDeShon Foxx, who left Shenandoah University in August, returns as its athletics director by Dec. 14. He takes over from interim director Bill Stewart.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-13/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-13/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 13: 23 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-13/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-13/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 13: 23 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-12/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-12/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 12: 23 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-11/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-11/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 11: 19 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-11/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-11/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 11: 23 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/winchester-old-town-plan-old-hospital-meeting/https://winchesternow.com/winchester-old-town-plan-old-hospital-meeting/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe city will explain its Old Town redevelopment plan and a future expansion around the Old Hospital at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. The meeting is at the Old Hospital, 333 W. Cork St.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-10/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-10/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 10: 23 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-10/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-10/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 10: 18 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-09/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-09/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 9: 18 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-08/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-08/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 8: 19 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-08/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-08/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 8: 20 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/shenandoah-leadership-scholars-reaching-out-now/https://winchesternow.com/shenandoah-leadership-scholars-reaching-out-now/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA new two- to three-year program will mentor eighth to 10th graders from Winchester and four nearby counties. Shenandoah University students will be the mentors, and the university will help with college and FAFSA forms.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-06/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-06/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 6: 17 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-05/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-05/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 5: 20 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-04/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-04/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 4: 21 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/winchester-school-sales-tax-referendum-results/https://winchesternow.com/winchester-school-sales-tax-referendum-results/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWinchester voters approved a 1% sales tax for school construction, 56% to 44%, with every ballot counted. Frederick County voted it down, 56% to 44%.https://winchesternow.com/winchester-election-results-2026/https://winchesternow.com/winchester-election-results-2026/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsJenny McDonald beat council Vice President Emily Rose Windle by 71 votes in Ward 2. Miles Davis and Nate Prezzy won open seats, and Kim Herbstritt was reelected.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-03/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 3: 17 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-03/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 3: 17 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-02/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-02/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 2: 16 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-01/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-11-01/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 1: 16 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-01/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-01/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 1: 16 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-31/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-31/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 31: 16 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 31: 17 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/millwood-avenue-i-81-bridge-work-begins-november/https://winchesternow.com/millwood-avenue-i-81-bridge-work-begins-november/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsVDOT starts a three-year, $36 million rebuild of Millwood Pike and Millwood Avenue in early November, including a new nine-lane bridge over I-81 at Exit 313.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 16 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 18 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/https://winchesternow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 22 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/https://winchesternow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 18 items from Winchester's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.