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Longaberger Basket Bingo to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs

A Longaberger Basket Bingo will be held Sunday, April 28 at the Stuarts Draft VFW Hall, 3251 Stuarts Draft Highway to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County.


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Stuarts Draft woman killed in I-64 accident

A Stuarts Draft woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Monday night (Jan. 28) in Augusta County. Trooper A.T. Coffey is investigating the crash that occurred at approximately 7:50 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the 89.9 mile marker.


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Cougar Fall Festival

The Stuarts Draft Elementary School PTA is hosting a Cougar Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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McKee Foods to invest $19M in expansion of Stuarts Draft facility

McKee Foods Corp. will invest $19 million to expand production at its manufacturing facility in Stuarts Draft in Augusta County


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Gay marriage debate hits close to home

Kenneth L. Miller is a 46-year-old Amish Mennonite minister accused of aiding and abetting a woman who was involved in a custody battle with her former civil-union partner


Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad lands big check from local promotion

The Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad received a $5,000 check from Stuarts Draft Retirement Community as part of a promotion the community offered late last year. For every apartment or villa rented in October, Stuarts Draft Retirement Community pledged to donate $1,000 to the local rescue squad. The promotion paid off well for the Stuarts Draft [...]


Martin to sign copies of new book at Bookworks

Eirin Beazey Martin will sign copies of her new book, Eirin Beazey Martin’s Book of Poems, at Bookworks in Downtown Staunton on Saturday, Jan. 7, from noon-3 p.m. In her first published volume, Martin, a resident of Stuarts Draft, depicts various emotions as she explores the feelings of a person toward love and the world [...]


Local students, teacher recognized for youth traffic-safety efforts

Members of the Stuarts Draft High School SADD Club (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and their sponsor, Martha Mikell, were honored with several traffic safety awards at the 2011 Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety Awards Program on July 28 in Bridgewater. The YOVASO Awards Banquet, held at Bridgewater College, recognized organizations, individuals, and [...]


Flooding, tornadoes reported in Valley

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the South River in Waynesboro with minor river flooding possible in Downtown Waynesboro and Club Court. The river was at 7.5 feet and rising at 2 p.m. Saturday. Flood stage is 9.5 feet. The river is expected to crest at 10 feet later Saturday. The [...]