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Junior right-hander Chris Huffman (Fort Defiance, Va./Fort Defiance) struck out seven for the victory and senior Trent Cundiff (Roanoke, Va./Northside) wrapped up eight scoreless innings from the JMU staff with the save in a 5-2 victory over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium in non-conference baseball action.
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As our nation looks back on that defining period of the Civil War – a history played out 150 years ago – it is sometimes too complex to grasp. The reality is that the history of that tragic war is actually comprised of millions of unique stories, some told on the battlefield and some on the homefront. One family’s history in that war will be the topic of the Augusta County Historical Society’s Fall Meeting to be held Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m. at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church in Fort Defiance.
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Redshirt sophomore Michael Howerton (Chesterfield, Va./Matoaca) allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings and sophomore Chris Huffman (Fort Defiance, Va./Fort Defiance) closed the door for the second straight day as James Madison downed George Mason 5-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association series finale on Sunday afternoon at Spuhler Field.
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Start your Christmas season off right by supporting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank at this 16th annual benefit concert with three musical groups with guest performers, candlelight and luminaries at historic Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church on Rt. 11 in Fort Defiance, midway between Harrisonburg and Staunton. Through donations, the Food Bank serves 120,000 people each month (16% more than last year) through 250 partner agencies. All proceeds from the concert go to the Food Bank.
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Amazon has hired Augusta County native Dell Curry to serve as a game analyst for its debut season of the NBA on Prime Video.
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In all, five natives of Staunton made it Major League Baseball as players – and three of them were named Larry.
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VDOT has updated its schedule for road construction and maintenance in Augusta County, Rockbridge County and Rockingham County for the week of June 16-20.
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The Augusta County Library in Fishersville has cancelled a pride event scheduled for Monday at the direction of the Board of Supervisors.
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Staunton Schools announced new administrative hires and leadership changes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.
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VDOT has updated its list of road construction and maintenance projects in Augusta County, Rockbridge County and Rockingham County ongoing during the week of June 9-13.
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