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Staunton: The city, quietly, is working shorthanded in the city manager’s office
An eagle-eyed reader noticed this week that the City of Staunton no longer has a full-time assistant city manager, and asked us what we might know about that.
A local Kroger store banned a woman of color: Was it racial discrimination?
A Waynesboro woman has been banned from the Kroger grocery store on Arch Avenue, and from our look into what led to the move by store management, putting it mildly, some things aren’t adding up here.
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Split deepens in Perriello-Macy Sixth District primary race with new hire
Interesting tidbit about the latest news in the Sixth District Democratic primary race, which has Tom Perriello naming Lily Franklin as his campaign manager.
Augusta County doesn’t want to have to pay county employees what they’re owed
The MAGAs on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors don’t want to have to pay county employees what they owe them, so they’re trying to pressure Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
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NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott gets first win of 2026 season in Martinsville
Chase Elliott got his first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, outdueling Virginia native Denny Hamlin to take the checkered flag at the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
A top-ranked Duke team, again, chokes away a game in March: That’s a shame
Duke, since its last national title in 2015, has had the likes of Williamson, Banchero, Flagg, Brandon Ingram, Jayson Tatum. And then this year's presumptive #1 pick, Cameron Boozer.
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Tess Majors Foundation funds scholarships for Rockbridge County-based Nature Camp
If it was important to former AFP intern Tess Majors, it’s important to us – and Nature Camp, a co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education, was important to Tess.
Add trying to fix the 2026 midterms to the list of Trump’s impeachable offenses
Democrats are saying all the right things about the latest attempt by Donald Trump to write and then pass his own federal law, this one banning mail-in voting, but seriously, this one doesn’t even need to go to court.
Guess where Dennis Condrey wrestled his last match: Right here in our backyard
I was doing some interwebs research on Dennis Condrey, the founder of the legendary tag team The Midnight Express, when I learned that Condrey, who passed away last week, at the age of 76, had his final pro wrestling match in Augusta County.
UVA Basketball: They’re giving one of our favorites, Malcolm Brogdon, a fancy job title
Malcolm Brogdon is now a “strategic advisor” to UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom, which can’t hurt, having a future POTUS around to help.
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The best locations to find your dream lake house in Highland Lakes and Hill Country
You will find your dream lake house in places like Lake Buchanan, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Inks Lake, and Lake Travis, each with its own setting and lifestyle.
Common scheduling challenges in construction (and how software solves them)
Construction projects often fall behind schedule because of shifting timelines, weather delays, labor gaps and material shortages.
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