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Staunton: Residents raise issues with proposed Morris Mill Road rezoning
Residents of two Staunton neighborhoods are raising issues with the city over a proposed development that would put three four-story, 35-foot-tall apartment buildings on property currently zoned industrial.
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Staunton: Interstate 81 lane closures overnight Tuesday into Wednesday
VDOT, per a release, will be closing the right lane on Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 222 and Exit 221 from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, through 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Harrisonburg: VDOT sets Oct. 15 public meeting on Interstate 81 widening project
VDOT has scheduled a public information meeting for Thursday, Oct. 15, to give folks a chance to learn more about and weigh in on the ongoing Interstate 81 widening project in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area.
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The folks at Richdale Farm in Wytheville made a 257-mile special delivery of a couple dozen pumpkins to the front door of the Executive Mansion in Richmond on Monday.
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Media Beat: Our local news desert is one reporter more deserted now
We wrote a couple of weeks ago about how us folks in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro live in what the media analysts call a “news desert,” with a dearth of local journalists serving our 130,000-resident market area.
Staunton: Chance to learn more about proposed Greenville Avenue road project
VDOT has scheduled a public hearing for Thursday, Oct. 29, in Staunton, on proposed corridor improvements in the Greenville Avenue area.
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UVA Football: ‘Hoos set to face the ballsiest coach in the ACC on Saturday
Syracuse (2-2, 0-2 ACC) is coming off a 42-41 OT win over UConn this past weekend, in which the Orange nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory – ‘Cuse led 34-14 midway through the third quarter before the Huskies rallied to force the OT.
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UVA Football: Daniel Sparks honored for punting the crap out of it in blowout loss
You know your football team is coming off a rough week when all the PR people have to hype up is the punter having the game of his life.
Arizona Fall League: The next wave of Virginia baseball prospects
During the 2026 campaign, seven natives of Virginia made their Major League Baseball debuts. It appears the next round of prospects from the Old Dominion are not far beyond.
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Staunton: Interstate 81 lane closures overnight Tuesday into Wednesday
VDOT, per a release, will be closing the right lane on Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 222 and Exit 221 from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, through 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Staunton: Construction under way on south end Route 11 improvements
Construction began last week on improvements to Route 11 on the southern end of Staunton, extending from the intersection with Route 1049 (Rolling Thunder Lane) through the Route 262 interchange to the Staunton city limits.
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