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MaDee Nicole Boxler, a 2006 graduate of Fort Defiance High School, was pursuing a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology at Roanoke College when severe pain in her stomach led her to the emergency room late one night.
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Lauren Rhodes of Augusta County, a senior at Fort Defiance High School, earned first place in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Youth Discussion Meet, held virtually May 20.
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A Fort Defiance man is wanted after fleeing Augusta County sheriff’s deputies in the Dooms area early Tuesday morning.
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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.
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Patrick Hite’s story on the Fort Defiance scholastic bowl team has me waxing nostalgic about my own academic team experience from high school.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Fort Defiance High School and Stuarts Draft High School have earned a spot on the 100 Best w!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance.
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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.
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