Sports Dogs Podcast: HS Football Week 1 Preview

It’s that time of year! The Sports Dogs Podcast becomes the Sports Dogs High School Football Podcast.

Listen to the latest episode HERE.

Randy and Ryan unveil our first Power Five rankings of the season and preview:

  • Skyline vs Strasburg- The Hike Kidz Foundation Game of the Week c/o Brickhouse Bar and Grill
  • Loudoun Valley vs Millbrook
  • Clarke County vs James Wood
  • Sherando vs Amherst
  • Central vs Stuarts Draft
  • Warren County vs Rock Ridge
  • Handley vs Eastern View

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Dry fire hydrants save the day in Woodstock

Last Sunday, a structure fire in Woodstock highlighted the importance of dry fire hydrants.

The Woodstock Fire Department (WFD) says it was able to put out a fire in a rural area with the help of a dry fire hydrant, a pre-positioned access point that allows fire departments to quickly access water from static sources such as ponds and lakes.

The WFD says they can be essential tools in saving lives and property.

The WFD encourages residents interested in a dry fire hydrant and who have an accessible water source on their property to email them. 

They note that funding for these dry fire hydrants comes from a Virginia Department of Forestry grant currently open to new applications.

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Traffic stop leads to arrest

Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office

A traffic stop near Mount Jackson led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of drugs and a stolen firearm.

Deputies say the stop happened Thursday near I-81 and Route 270 southbound.

During the investigation, authorities from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s office located methamphetamine and a stolen gun inside the vehicle.

Thirty-eight-year-old Irving Anthony Lesroy Mitchum III of Woodstock and twenty-nine year-old Kaleb Ryan Williams of Mount Jackson were both charged with drug possession and firearm violations.

Investigators say both men are convicted felons, making it illegal for them to possess a firearm.

Both suspects were taken to the Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail, where they are being held without bond.

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

All suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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Drug Take Back Day in the Shenandoah Valley

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If you’re heading out today, remember that, Saturday, October 25th, is the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

This is your crucial opportunity to safely dispose of old and unused medications and actively safeguard your homes and communities.

Collection sites across the Northern Shenandoah Valley will be open for a limited time, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This effort is vital for preventing prescription drug misuse and accidental poisonings by removing temptation right from your medicine cabinet.

In Frederick County, your primary collection point will be staffed at the Sheriff’s Office on Coverstone Drive.

The drive-through process is quick and anonymous.

Remember, you can always use the secure, permanent drop-box at the Sheriff’s Office year-round, but today provides an extra push to clear out expired pills.

Let’s keep those chemicals out of our local waterways!

Moving south to Shenandoah County, you can drop off your unwanted pills at the collection unit at the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office in Woodstock.

They encourage all families to take a critical step today, especially since many instances of substance misuse begin right in the home.

If you miss the event hours, the Woodstock Sheriff’s Office also offers a 24-hour drop box in its lobby for convenience.

Finally, in Warren County, the Front Royal Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office will be partnering with the Valley Health Multi-Specialty Clinic on North Commerce Avenue.

The drive-through lane will be running smoothly to accept your pills, capsules, patches, and tablets.

A note for the community: please remember to leave liquids, aerosols, inhalers, syringes, and other sharps at home, as those require different specialized disposal methods.

This is a vital service to our community.

Let’s take advantage of it!

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Cocaine distribution investigation leads to arrest in Woodstock

Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office

In Woodstock, an ongoing drug investigation has led to the arrest of a 46-year-old man.

On September 10th, Shenandoah County deputies and the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a home on Lakeview Drive.

Inside, they found more than 65 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, and cash.

Travis Sentell Mosley was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance.

He’s being held without bond at RSW Regional Jail.

Authorities say the investigation is still active and more charges are possible.

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SCSO bringing active shooter response training to Woodstock

Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office

Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office announces that they will be bringing active shooter response training to Woodstock in partnership with ALICE Training.

This two day training will be held at Central High School on December 29th and 30th from 8am to 5pm.

This instructor course teaches proactive response option survival strategies for violent critical incidents that ensures a trauma informed approach to civilian active threat response training.

ALICE program has the goal to empower individuals to participate in their own survival between the time when a violent situation begins to the time law enforcement arrives.

This course can be used in law enforcement, schools, universities hospitals, businesses and places of worship and completion of the course provides certification that can be brought back to organizations and communities.

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Joint response in early morning incidents

Used by permission by the Warren County Office employee Sergeant Terry Fritts

In a joint press release from the Warren County Sheriffs Office and Warren County Fire &
Rescue, officials announced details of a vehicle fire that occurred early Friday morning on
Ashby Station Road.

At approximately 6:05 a.m. on October 11th, Fire & Rescue received a call
regarding an injured individual.

Just two minutes later, they were alerted to a vehicle fire in the 2400 block of Ashby Station Road.

Responding deputies quickly determined that the two incidents were related.

They found that the vehicle and the injured person matched descriptions from an earlier incident in Woodstock involving a fatal shooting and stabbing.

The 17-year-old suspect suffered burns from the fire and was airlifted to the Washington MedStar Hospital Burn Center.

Fire personnel successfully extinguished the flames.

The Warren County Fire Marshal and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office are collaborating with the Warren County Commonwealth Attorney on this investigation.

The juvenile has been charged with murder and multiple other offenses by the Woodstock Police Department.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Warren County Fire Marshall Austin Cucciardo at 540-636-3830 or Sgt. Marc Ramey with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at 540-635-7100.

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SCSO respond to a dispute detain a juvenile at Stonewall Jackson High School

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The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) report the response to the report of an unruly teen on October 9.

The incident occurred at Stonewall Jackson High School where one juvenile was attempting to assault another juvenile.

Law enforcement and School Administrators were able to stop the attempted assault between the juveniles but one turned on the authorities.

The 16-year-old female from Edinburg became combative toward law enforcement and school personnel and assaulted them.

That female has been detained and has been taken to Juvenile intake in Woodstock for a hearing.

The girl is charged with assault and battery on law enforcement and school officials attempting to preform their duty.

The female has a hearing pending.

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Fire Departments across the region restock Fire Co. that lost everything

Fire Departments from Luray to Capon Springs West Virginia are helping to restock a Tennessee Fire Company that lost everything in flooding.

According to the Luray Fire Department a truck loaded to capacity left for Tennessee October 9.

Luray, Stanley, Capon Springs, Woodstock, Sharon, Clifton, and Shenandoah County Volunteer Fire Departments loaded the truck with every spare piece of emergency equipment they had.

Items like Emergency Medical Service bags, pediatric immobilizers, jump bags, Helmets, extrication gear, even meals and water and more left for Tennessee.

The truck that left October 9 was too full to hold anymore equipment.

Meanwhile, Warren County Sheriff’s Office report that they have a tractor-trailer on site at the Public Safety Building at 200 Skyline Vista Drive Front Royal.

The tractor-trailer is in the back parking lot at the facility with donations of a wide variety being collected.

You can take donations through the back gate of the facility through October 12.

Monetary donations are still the most helpful ways to assist the areas in need.

A secure, safe monetary donation that will go to toward the recovery effort can be made here.

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VSP investigate crash in Shenandoah county

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Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a serious two-vehicle crash in Shenandoah County.

The accident occurred on Sunday, August 25th, at 4:55 p.m. on Fort Valley Road, near Buck Run Lane.

A 25-year-old man from Fort Valley was driving a 1998 Plymouth Neon southbound when he crossed the double solid yellow centerline and collided head-on with a 2007 Toyota Sienna driven by a 37-year-old man from Woodstock, who was traveling northbound.

The Fort Valley driver suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital.

He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to VSP.

The Woodstock driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital for treatment.

He was also wearing a seatbelt.

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