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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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Missing person alert: Augusta County authorities searching for runaway teen

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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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Page County: Special prosecutor decides officer-involved shooting was justified

The latest example of how sending people with guns to deal with people in a mental health crisis comes to us from Page County.

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

The parks and rec departments in Charlottesville and Albemarle County are teaming up to help us cope with the pending end of Monarch butterfly season here locally. Yep, it’s time – fall is when the Monarchs pass through the area on their journey to the warmth of Mexico. I know, life is unfair. But we...

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

Virginia State Police are bringing attention to a 3-year-old cold case from Newport News in which a motorist from Washington, D.C., was pushed into traffic and killed by a passing motorist.

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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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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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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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Story by Chris Graham/AFP

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

The parks and rec departments in Charlottesville and Albemarle County are teaming up to help us cope with the pending end of Monarch butterfly season here locally.

Read the full story here.

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

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Hampton Roads predicted to be hit hard by storms this week, entire state may see heavy rain

Strong wind gusts and heavy rain are expected this week due to storms that are predicted to impact major U.S. cities along the mid-Atlantic coast.

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Rockingham County: Update on Lake Shenandoah Dam renovation plans

A public meeting to go over the plans for the renovation of Lake Shenandoah Dam in Rockingham County is on the schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 29.

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TV networks call Trump’s bluff, pull pool coverage of president in response to CNN ban

The TV networks are finally (!) doing what I’ve been suggesting since the early days of Trump 1.0, announcing on Monday that they’re not going to have a camera at Trump’s beck-and-call anymore.

Read the full story here.

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

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TV networks call Trump’s bluff, pull pool coverage of president in response to CNN ban

The TV networks are finally (!) doing what I’ve been suggesting since the early days of Trump 1.0, announcing on Monday that they’re not going to have a camera at Trump’s beck-and-call anymore.

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Is Trump working to cut back clean air protections in place since the 1970s?

Yes, Donald Trump is moving fast to unwind federal air-pollution and climate safeguards, with many changes to take effect before Trump leaves office in 2029.

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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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UVA Football: In depth first look at this weekend’s opponent, Delaware

Vegas has the UVA Football team as a 20.5-point favorite over Delaware, which, gotta note here, beat Coastal Carolina by eight, and led Vanderbilt at the half down in Nashville.

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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

Virginia State Police are bringing attention to a 3-year-old cold case from Newport News in which a motorist from Washington, D.C., was pushed into traffic and killed by a passing motorist.

uva football jason hammond
Football, Go 'Hoos

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.

Christian Rowe
Local

Missing person alert: Augusta County authorities searching for runaway teen

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

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

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