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Waynesboro: Seems out of whack, what we pay the guy who runs the school system

I wonder if Waynesboro taxpayers know that they are paying the guy who manages the $65.7 million school budget more than they pay the guy who manages the $167.5 million budget that runs the entire city government?

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breaking Police: One dead in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmart

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Missing person alert: Augusta County authorities searching for runaway teen

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a runaway juvenile who was last seen Tuesday at his Mount Sidney home.

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Augusta County sheriff defends .005 percent success rate of Flock cameras

Our elected Augusta County sheriff, goes by the name Donald Smith, is going out of his way to prostrate himself on the altar of Flock.

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ACC Football: 11-game weekend schedule for Week 4 begins on Friday night

ACC Football moves into Week 4 with 11 games across Friday night and into Saturday, highlighted by four conference matchups and three nationally ranked teams in action.

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Reese Bull | Ben Cline on the Supreme Court: Supreme, or supine?

In his email newsletter, Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline writes with pride about voting against Democratic-sponsored efforts to reform the Supreme Court.

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Dave Colton | On the subject of universal health care, I’m fed up with stupid

As I have gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the phrase, “I don’t suffer fools gladly,” which means having little patience for people who are foolish, ignorant or incompetent. 

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Police: One dead in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmart

The details are very sparse, but we can confirm that a male subject has been confirmed dead in an officer-involved shooting at the Staunton Walmart on Tuesday.

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Michael Schoeffel | Hey, there, nice to meet you, we’re the cool parents

Hey there! It's so nice to meet you at this back-to-school thing for our kindergarteners that we’re all just milling around at, alternating between looking at the ground and smiling blankly into the middle distance.

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Story by Chris Graham/AFP

Central Shenandoah Health District: Flu, COVID, RSV vaccines now available

The person that 49.8 percent of voters in 2024 made sure was put in charge of the federal healthcare system is an anti-vaxxer, which makes things hard for those in the public health sector to get an important point across about the efficacy of vaccines as your best protection against possible severe complications from flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

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Cold case: Virginia State Police looking for leads in Newport News murder

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Michael Schoeffel | Hey, there, nice to meet you, we’re the cool parents

Hey there! It's so nice to meet you at this back-to-school thing for our kindergarteners that we’re all just milling around at, alternating between looking at the ground and smiling blankly into the middle distance.

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Virginia Politics

Reese Bull | Ben Cline on the Supreme Court: Supreme, or supine?

In his email newsletter, Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline writes with pride about voting against Democratic-sponsored efforts to reform the Supreme Court.

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Story by Chris Graham

AFP is nominating Waynesboro High School legend Reggie Harris for VHSL Hall of Fame

We’re proud to be a part of the effort to get long-deserved recognition for a local sports legend, Reggie Harris – a two-sports star at Waynesboro High School in the 1980s, who earned a basketball scholarship from Virginia Tech, and was also a first-round MLB Draft pick out of high school by the Boston Red Sox.

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Mailbag: Why don’t UVA Football fans travel? Readers think I have the answer

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UVA Football: Updated depth chart no longer lists Jason Hammond in the starting lineup

The UVA Football program apparently updated its depth chart for Saturday’s game with Delaware between the time the PR folks handed out a printed copy to the media on hand for Tony Elliott’s Tuesday press conference.

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Football

ACC Football: 11-game weekend schedule for Week 4 begins on Friday night

ACC Football moves into Week 4 with 11 games across Friday night and into Saturday, highlighted by four conference matchups and three nationally ranked teams in action.

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Football

ACC Football: 11-game weekend schedule for Week 4 begins on Friday night

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Virginia Politics

Reese Bull | Ben Cline on the Supreme Court: Supreme, or supine?

In his email newsletter, Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline writes with pride about voting against Democratic-sponsored efforts to reform the Supreme Court.

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Trump's America

Dave Colton | On the subject of universal health care, I’m fed up with stupid

As I have gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the phrase, “I don’t suffer fools gladly,” which means having little patience for people who are foolish, ignorant or incompetent. 

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Local

Police: One dead in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmart

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Local

Michael Schoeffel | Hey, there, nice to meet you, we’re the cool parents

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Region/State

Butterfly Festival: Celebrate, mourn, whichever, the flight of the Monarchs

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Region/State

Cold case: Virginia State Police looking for leads in Newport News murder

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From side hustle to LLC: What actually changes and what does not

A side hustle can become serious before paperwork begins, especially once regular clients, recurring revenue, or larger contracts enter the picture.

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How community-focused financing supports local economic growth

Access to capital is one of the more reliable predictors of whether a business or community project actually gets off the ground.

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How insurance professionals can use AI without losing the human touch

AI is fast becoming a useful and time-saving tool for many industries. One such example is how AI for insurance and how this has taken the sector by storm.

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How to get a restraining order after a violent incident

Violence can result in physical injuries as well as lasting concerns about personal safety. The U.S. violent victimization rate was 23.3 incidents per 1,000 people.

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How federal criminal cases work

Federal criminal cases cover acts that break federal law. These matters are decided in the federal court system, not in state courts.

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