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Waynesboro School Board race off the rails with legally dubious video accusation
The race for the Ward C seat on the Waynesboro School Board has devolved into dirty politics, with a public supporter of challenger Kelvin Washington throwing a false and potentially libelous accusation at the two-term incumbent, Debra Freeman, regarding her time as the executive director of a local homeless shelter.
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Nelson County: State Police looking for answers in 2005 hit-and-run
Virginia State Police is trying to revive a 2005 cold case in which a Nelson County teenager was killed in a hit-and-run.
62-year-old Augusta County man arrested, in custody on child sex charges
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in a child sex case on Thursday.
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1,000 Miles for 1,000 Lights: Group riding to raise money to give light to those in need
A group raising money for Watts of Love, which works to literally bring light, in the form of sustainable solar light, to people in parts of the world without electricity, will be riding through the Shenandoah Valley next week on its fourth annual 1,000 Miles for 1,000 Lights ride.
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Grand jury indicts Charlottesville man in two alleged assaults of federal cops
A Charlottesville man already under indictment in a child sex case is facing fresh charges involving the alleged assault of federal cops.
Beth Macy on proposed Roanoke data center: ‘Congress must get involved’
Beth Macy is free and clear to stick up for the 75 percent of us who don’t want data centers in our backyard.
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My one-man boycott of the NFL over genocide isn’t going to work, but anyway
I’m through the first week of my one-man boycott of the NFL, which, admittedly, is making about as much a dent on the league’s bottom line as any other act of a single person yelling into the endless void would be expected to do.
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ACC Football: Just one weeknight game this week, late night on the Left Coast
Week 4 of ACC Football has just one pre-Saturday game, and it’s a late-night affair, our best version of Pac 12 After Dark – Bill Walton, we miss you.
Tim Kaine votes no on Protect College Sports Act: Bill ‘not ready for primetime’
Tim Kaine signaled that he’s a no vote on the so-called Protect College Sports Act, with a nay vote on a procedural measure on Tuesday that sets the legislation up for a U.S. Senate floor vote.
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Beth Macy commits to Mountain Gateway joint forum: What about Ben Cline?
Mountain Gateway Community College and the Alleghany Highland Chamber of Commerce have extended invitations to Ben Cline and Beth Macy for a Community Conversation that would be held on Oct. 14 in Clifton Forge.
Election ’26: Tim Kaine to campaign with Beth Macy in Lexington on Sunday
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., will make a joint appearance with Beth Macy, the Democratic Party nominee in the Sixth District congressional race, on Sunday in Lexington.
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