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Waynesboro Schools explore virtual learning for Westwood Hills students: Conflict?
The local Boys & Girls Club chapter is planning to have a virtual learning support option for Westwood Hills Elementary School families who feel they need additional time to process the Sept. 2 shooting at the school operational no later than Oct. 5.
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Emergency Family Relief Fund set up to assist Westwood Hills families
Locals are coming together to help Westwood Hills parents facing financial hardship with the school having been closed the past couple of weeks after the Sept. 2 shooting.
Old Order Mennonite families from the Valley have begun an exodus to Esmont
The Old Order Mennonite community in Dayton, located near Harrisonburg, is thriving, so much so that the scenic, rural landscape is running out of room for the next generation to continue the farming tradition.
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Horrific crash on I-81 kills two truck drivers, sparks fire in nearby parking lot
A passenger car that failed to yield to a tractor trailer at the 310 on-ramp on Interstate 81 in Frederick County Thursday night ended up triggering a horrific crash that crossed the interstate in both travel directions.
Waynesboro vice mayor supports independent testing of Northrop Grumman emissions
Waynesboro Vice Mayor Lorie Jean Akanbi sent us a statement last night to tell us that she wants to see “independent emissions monitoring at the Northrop Grumman facility in Waynesboro."
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The end of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, and America on a certain Sept. 12
The Hatfields and the McCoys started feuding on either side of the West Virginia-Kentucky line back in the Civil War.
Warner, Kaine sign on to effort to challenge USPS takeover of mail-in ballots
Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have joined a large group of lawmakers in the filing of a legal brief with the Supreme Court in a case challenging the legality of a U.S. Postal Service effort to control the flow of mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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UVA Swimming: Todd DeSorbo wins national coach of the year honor
UVA Swimming coach Todd DeSorbo was named the American Swimming Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2026, his second straight honor from ACSA.
UVA Lacrosse: ’03 alum Chris Rotelli named to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Chris Rotelli, the 2003 Tewaaraton Award honoree, who led UVA Lacrosse to two ACC titles and a national title, has been selected for induction to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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Liberty escapes massive upset, sneaks past winless Gardner-Webb, 24-23
Liberty needed a score with 2:34 to go to escape with a win over an FCS team that came into the game with an 0-2 record.
Pillar to Post Pro Wrestling Podcast: Andy Williams, Rebel Heart, all things AEW
Welcome back to the Pillar to Post Pro-Wrestling Podcast. Jordan is wasting away in Margaritaville this week, but fear not! Ray isn’t flying solo. This week, he’ll be joined by his editor at the Augusta Free Press, Chris Graham.
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UVA Swimming: Todd DeSorbo wins national coach of the year honor
UVA Swimming coach Todd DeSorbo was named the American Swimming Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2026, his second straight honor from ACSA.
UVA Football: Why do you play games you know will end up 59-3?
I’m trying to find the value in 59-3 blowouts of FCS teams that won one game last season, to justify leaving the house last night to half-watch a UVA Football game that not even the TV people wanted any part of.
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