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Waynesboro: Virginia Street Arts Festival set for weekend of May 16-17
Downtown Waynesboro, for two days, this coming weekend, will transform from business district into a living canvas, with the return of the Virginia Street Arts Festival, which will feature large-scale murals, live music and hands-on art experiences.
Rearranging the deck chairs in the Fifth, Sixth after the Supreme Court ruling
All those people who rushed to switch their endorsements to Tom Perriello in the Sixth District Democratic race are feeling mighty stupid right about now.
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VDOT: Road construction, maintenance for the week of May 11-15
VDOT has updated its list of ongoing road construction and maintenance for the coming week.
One charged, one sentenced in Roanoke court in massive Oxycodone conspiracy
A story that seems ripped from the pages of Beth Macy’s bestseller Dopesick had its day in a federal courtroom in Roanoke on Friday.
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Alon Ben-Meir: The global epidemic of violence in an age of impunity
Global violence today is metastasizing, not contained; over 180,000 violent events reported globally by the International Institute for Strategic Studies signal a world in which conflict has become a baseline condition rather than an exception.
10-1 doesn’t have to be dead, if Virginia Democrats could just show some courage
If Jones, Scott et al in the Virginia Democratic Party leadership really want the 10-1 map that 1,604,276 voters approved last month, there’s this scenario laid out by Quinn Yeargain, a constitutional law professor at Michigan State.
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UVA Baseball: Tiroly blasts three homers, but ‘Hoos snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Virginia led 4-0 in the fifth, but, again, issues on defense and out of the bullpen were a problem, and despite a three-homer day from Joe Tiroly, the ‘Hoos lost for the second time in three days to last-place Cal.
UVA Basketball: Odom gets commitment from 7’1” prep center Favour Ibe
Ryan Odom added an important piece to his UVA Basketball rotation for 2026-2027, getting a commitment from 7’1” prep center Favour Ibe on Saturday.
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UVA Lacrosse: Up-and-down season for ‘Hoos ends with upset loss
Virginia, a week out from winning the 2026 ACC championship, came out hot – scoring twice in the opening 2:22 – but could only manage three goals in the final 38:18 in a 14-10 defeat to Georgetown.
Local group kicking off Augusta Toastmasters revival effort this week
There’s an effort to revive the Augusta Toastmasters, a local offshoot of Toastmasters International, which gives people an outlet to improve their public speaking skills.
