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City drinking water meets lead and copper regulations

Oct 01, 2018

According to the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water, the City of Winchester’s drinking water meets all lead and copper regulations as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Forty different samples were collected at various locations throughout the City’s water distribution system and tested between June 6-8, 2018. To be compliant with the regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that 90% of the samples taken within the specified time frame (January 2016-December 2018) must be below the action level. 

Fall Tourism Ambassador Program details announced

Sep 17, 2018

Following a successful implementation of the tourism industry and local knowledge training program in the spring, the Winchester-Frederick County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be offering a second round of its popular Tourism Ambassador training program on Wednesday, October 3 from 2-4 pm at the Bright Box Theatre.

Right-Tree Right-Place Tree Canopy Program

Sep 17, 2018

The City of Winchester's Tree Division has teamed up with Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) and Reading Landscapes, Inc. to create the Right-Tree-Right-Place Street Tree Canopy Program.This program is aimed at creating a safe, healthy, and attractive tree canopy through replacement of over-mature, declining trees in the public right of way that are in conflict with overhead electric lines. 

FY19 street repaving program to begin next week

Sep 14, 2018

The City of Winchester will begin its annual street repaving program on Monday, September 17 (weather permitting).  The Fiscal Year 2019 program includes repaving on 25 different streets with an overall distance of approximately 10.17 lane miles (see list below and map attached).  The streets selected for paving are based on an annual review of all streets in the city and criteria that includes the classification of the street, traffic volumes and the current physical condition.

Annual Green Neighborhood Expo moves to Old Town

Sep 07, 2018

UPDATE: Postponed until October 20 due to weather

Don't miss the City's Green Neighborhood Expo in Old Town Winchester on Saturday, September 15 from 11 am-3 pm. Stop by the Loudoun Street Mall in Old Town Winchester to learn about:

  • Sustainability practices
  • Energy, soil and water conservation
  • Gardening
  • Native plants to Winchester
  • Recycling
  • Tree care
  • Much more

There will be educational displays, interactive demos and experts available to answer your questions about green living.

City hosts 2nd annual September 11 Commemorative Event

Sep 07, 2018

Stop by Bridgeforth Stadium in Jim Barnett Park on Tuesday, September 11 at 8:45 am to honor our local first responders and those that made the ultimate sacrifice during the 9/11 tragedy 17 years ago. May we never forget.

Apparatus that responded to the scene in 2001 will also be on display and Starbucks will be serving beverages onsite.

Free and open to the public.

September 11 commemorative event

City recognized for social media campaign for recruitment

Sep 06, 2018

The City's social media campaign created last year by the Communications Department to enhance public safety personnel recruitment won a City/County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) Silver award for best use of Facebook.

The successful campaign featured several photos of local officers and firefighter/paramedics and the reasons why their service makes a difference in the community or why they chose Winchester. Both campaigns resulted in more applications being received by qualified applicants which filled many vacancies for both new and hard-to-fill positions.

2017 Tourism Revenue Surpassed $259 million in Winchester-Frederick County

Sep 05, 2018

Data released by the United States Travel Association (USTA) reveals that all regions in Virginia posted an increase in tourism revenue last year, including Winchester-Frederick County.

Tourism was an important contributor to the local economy in 2017. Tourism revenue for the combined Winchester-Frederick County area reached $259.1 million, a 4.3 percent change over 2016. Local tourism-supported jobs totaled 2,456 while local tourism-related taxes were $8.2 million.

2018 Labor Day Schedule

Aug 30, 2018

The City of Winchester will operate on the following schedule the week of September 3, 2018 in observance of the Labor Day holiday:

City receives grant for wayfinding signage

Aug 09, 2018

Virignia Governor Ralph Northam announced on August 2 that Winchester will receive a $10,000 Downtown Investment Grant. Old Town Winchester is an original Virginia Main Street Community and has been in the program over 30 years. As an accredited program, we were eligible to apply for a Downtown Investment Grant. We submitted the grant application in March 2018.