
Update: Authorities locate runaway teen
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a runaway Fort Defiance teen. Toni A. Mawyer, 17, was last seen at her home in Fort Defiance at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a runaway Fort Defiance teen. Toni A. Mawyer, 17, was last seen at her home in Fort Defiance at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Patrick Hite’s story on the Fort Defiance scholastic bowl team has me waxing nostalgic about my own academic team experience from high school.

An apparent prank threat posted on Snapchat involving Fort Defiance High School led to an hours-long investigation by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

I was, at first, intimidated, very much so, by Jim Gordon, a local sports legend who had himself helped make legends of the likes of Ralph Sampson (Harrisonburg High School, UVA), Dell Curry (Fort Defiance High School, Virginia Tech), Kevin Madden (Robert E. Lee, UNC), Reggie Harris (Waynesboro High School, the Oakland A’s).

Tyler Hoffman will stay on as the general manager of the Waynesboro Generals. The GM of the team since 2014, Hoffman, a graduate of Fort Defiance High School and Bridgewater College, oversaw the 2014 Valley League champions, 2015 league runner-up and a 2016 Southern Division championship run.

Fort Defiance High School and Stuarts Draft High School have earned a spot on the 100 Best w!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a design public hearing concerning proposed improvements to Route 616 (Dam Town Road) between Fort Defiance and New Hope in Augusta County.

Complete 2015 high school football schedules for Buffalo Gap, Fort Defiance, Riverheads, Robert E. Lee, Stuarts Draft, Waynesboro and Wilson Memorial.

EMU softball player Aislinn Lucas (Grottoes, Va./Fort Defiance) has earned one more award, being named All-State Second Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). EMU’s sophomore took one of just six outfield spots on the all-state teams.

JMU had its second member of the 2014 squad selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the San Diego Padres chose right-handed pitcher Chris Huffman (Fort Defiance, Va./Fort Defiance) in the 14th round with the 417th overall pick.