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The Winchester Department of Social Services (WDSS) will host a Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter Training on Friday, April 14 at Jim Barnett Park’s Active Living Center, located at 1001 E. Cork Street in Winchester. 

“April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, so it’s the perfect time to host this training for our partners in prevention,” stated WDSS Deputy Director Rebecca Hopkins. “We’ll spend the hour taking a deep dive into the requirements for mandated reporters of child maltreatment.” 

Winchester Planning Director Tim Youmans is wrapping up a nearly two-decade effort to document all of the named public and private streets and alleys within the limits of the current corporate boundaries of the City of Winchester. Many of the names are former or alternative names for the streets and alleys. The historical names include names for roadways that were not within the original boundaries of the city.

The City of Winchester is an entitlement grantee for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As an entitlement grantee, the City must submit an Annual Action Plan to HUD, identifying eligible activities (defined per federal law) that CDBG funds can be used for. A timeline for spending the allotted funds is also provided.

Source: VDOT News Release

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to Millwood Avenue (Route 17/50/522) in the City of Winchester. The meeting will take place from 4 to 6 pm, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Rouss City Hall (4th Floor Exhibit Hall), 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, VA 22601.