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Waynesboro: Sam Hostetter is back to help us correct the mistake from 2022
The voters in Ward D in Waynesboro made the mistake in 2022 of not realizing that Sam Hostetter was not only a pretty good City Council member, but also that the guy they were about to put on City Council in his place, Jim Wood, is a MAGA homophobe who was about to embarrass the city in national news headlines.
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Kaine, Warner announce $3.6M to improve freight rail in the Shenandoah Valley
An AFP contributor has been beating the drum for us lately on improvements to passenger rail in the Shenandoah Valley. We have some Shenandoah Valley rail news to share today – in the freight sector. It’s progress.
Augusta County: Judge to issue verdict in Amy Argenbright fraud case on Nov. 10
The legal fate of Augusta County realtor Amy Argenbright remains in limbo following a two-day felony construction fraud trial.
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The one thing that Waynesboro City Councilman Jim Wood, the MAGA slur-flinging chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee, might have going for him in his re-election run is, Ward D is the last remaining Republican ward in the city.
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Professional wrestling isn’t prestige television, nor is it the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s an art form unto itself that tells its tales through the catharsis of combat. In their self-styled “Hollywood Ending,” Toni Storm and Mariah May tackled that sentiment.
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UVA Football: What the now-dismissed Jahmal Edrine case did to the 2026 season
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Ray Petree | Revisiting the Toni Storm vs. Mariah May ‘Hollywood Ending’
Professional wrestling is an art form unto itself that tells its tales through the catharsis of combat. In their self-styled “Hollywood Ending,” Toni Storm and Mariah May tackled that sentiment.
Kaine, Warner announce $3.6M to improve freight rail in the Shenandoah Valley
An AFP contributor has been beating the drum for us lately on improvements to passenger rail in the Shenandoah Valley. We have some Shenandoah Valley rail news to share today – in the freight sector. It’s progress.
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