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around us.
What has happened in Fauquier, Culpeper, and Prince William will happen to Rappahannock if allowed. How long before Hackleys Store has a 7-11 sign in the front? We must work to keep our stringent zoning laws in effect. And for the folks in this county who want those types of amenities and development, I say move to where they already exist. I can assure them they do exist elsewhere. And those places are still building on every square inch of available land.
Keep Rappahannock beautiful. Places like it are disappearing rapidly. Tb paraphrase a line from the movie “Field of Dreams”—”If we don’t build it, they won’t come.”
Prom
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Saturday, April 24. The prom will be at the Moose Lodge in Front Royal and the school has arranged a non-alcohol after party at the fitness center.
In two special meetings at the high school next week, one for parents on April 22 and another for students on April 23, Virginia law enforcement officials are going to graphically describe the dangers of drinking and driving.
The session for students is in two parts. The first portion at 10 a.m. is a general assembly for the ninth through twelfth grade and will involve an address by a paraplegic victim of a drinking and driving tragedy.
At 11 a.m., what Mello called a “graphic slide show” of accidents narrated by Murphy will be shown for eleventh and twelfth grade students.
The session for parents, which is at 7 p.m. at RCHS, is expected to include Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke, State Police officers, Sheriffs Office Capt. Jeff Brown and representatives of the Alcohol Beverage Control Department.
Murphy said the State Police investigate after an accident or event, but that ABC can be “proactive” in investigating underage drinking.
“ABC can pay juveniles to buy liquor or to go to a party where liquor is expected to be served and gather evidence for charges,” Murphy said. “They can work undercover in private homes or in restaurants, liquor stores or bars. Maybe this will scare them a little bit,” he said.
Last December, Rappahannock was struck by a tragedy when 16-year-old Dylan Corbin was killed on his Way home from a party in a car driven by his brother. The car went off the road and struck a tree.
A State Police investigation disclosed that the two boys had been at a party for 22 young people in the home of a woman who was out of town.
Most of the youngsters were underage and alcohol flowed in abundance at the party.
Nathan Corbin, 19, pleaded guilty to underage drinking and reckless driving. Several other party attendees have pleaded guilty to underage drinking or obtaining alcohol for others.
Nicholas M. Horrock may be reachednhorrock@timespapers.com.
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