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Update: Westwood Hills Elementary School set to reopen on Sept. 17
Westwood Hills Elementary School will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 17, “for students ready to return,” according to an update from Waynesboro Public Schools that went out on Friday.
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Kiwanis Club launches fundraiser to aid in Westwood Hills shooting recovery
The Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro Foundation is partnering with Waynesboro Public Schools to create a welcoming environment for students, teachers and staff at Westwood Hills Elementary School.
Westwood Hills students can ride the rides at the Dooms Fire Co. carnival for free
Westwood Hills Elementary School students can ride the rides for free on either of the opening two nights of the annual Dooms Volunteer Fire Company Fireman’s Carnival, which opens tonight.
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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.
Waynesboro Public Schools is in crisis: Making the case for a change at the top
At last count, 20 current teachers have reached out to us in recent weeks to share specific concerns about the status quo inside Waynesboro Public Schools.
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Perriello campaign scores political point with jab at McGuire over Trump convention
The Tom Perriello campaign sent out a release this morning poking at John McGuire for paying $25K to sit in the nose-bleeds at the Trump midterm convention in Dallas last night.
America after 9/11: 25 years of fear, war, surveillance, permanent emergency
Days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump flooded his Truth Social account with AI-generated fantasies of himself commanding armies of giant, red-eyed robots.
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UVA Football: Tony Elliott fanboys over dogkiller Michael Vick, to his, and our, shame
The last pit bull to escape the dogfighting operation run by Michael Vick, the Virginia Tech and NFL alum who is in Year 2 as the head coach at Norfolk State, crossed over to the other side of the rainbow bridge in 2021.
Golf: Virginia first-year Zoe Cusack ties for fifth in first collegiate tournament
UVA Golf first-year Zoe Cusack led the Cavaliers at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate after posting a final round 71 on Wednesday to finish tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard.
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The margin for error for Baltimore to get into the MLB playoffs: Zero
The Baltimore Orioles are officially only three games out of the final American League wild card spot with 15 games to play, but.
I’m with Darius Rucker on pro wrestling: Damn, I miss the territories
Darius Rucker went public last week with his thinking on the current state of pro wrestling, and how it can never match up to what we grew up with.
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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.
Kiwanis Club launches fundraiser to aid in Westwood Hills shooting recovery
The Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro Foundation is partnering with Waynesboro Public Schools to create a welcoming environment for students, teachers and staff at Westwood Hills Elementary School.
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