Clean the streets already

How soon should it take to get the roads passable? Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net It can be hard, to say the least, to manage expectations with regard to cleaning streets and roadways after snowstorms. Which is to say, it can be hard to manage the high level of expectations that we have following storms, [...]


Updated snow forecast: 20 to 28 inches

   Staff Report News tips: freepress2@ntelos.net The National Weather Service has amended its Winter Storm Warning for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service, issued at 2:10 p.m., has the area in line for possible snow accumulations of 20 to 28 inches this weekend. The Winter Storm Watch is in [...]


Staunton declares snow emergency

Emergency prohibits parking downtown to facilitate snow removal Staff Report News tips: freepress2@ntelos.net Staunton City Manager Stephen Owen and Police Chief Jim Williams have declared a snow emergency in advance of the pending winter storm this weekend. The declaration includes a prohibition of parking on several downtown streets to facilitate snow-removal efforts during and after [...]