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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When you’re a TV weatherman, a trip to the local burger place can be a challenge not unlike the 10K races that Eric Pritchett runs when he’s not standing in front of a television screen telling us what Mother Nature has in store for us tomorrow. “What’s it going to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Customer demand – that’s what drove the move to bring bigger, roomier airplanes to the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Jim Bailey announced his retirement from Augusta County politics earlier this year, leaving the Beverley Manor District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors an open seat. The contenders for the seat – Democrat Lee Godfrey and Republican Jeremy Shifflett – answered questions on the issues of the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Nancy Sorrells is running for her first re-election to the Riverheads District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in next month’s general elections. The independent will face the challenge of a Republican Party nominee, farmer Michael Shull, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Sorrells and Shull both talked…
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Item by Chris Graham Candidates for the Augusta County Board of Supervisors will be addressing growth and development issues at a forum scheduled for Thursday night. The candidates forum – sponsored by the Augusta Community Partnership – will be held at the Weyers Cave Community Center at 7 p.m. WHSV-TV3 news anchor Bob Corso will…
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Item by Chris Graham A two-day meeting of the Virginia Code Commission will get under way tomorrow at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton. Commission chairman Steve Landes will host the meeting. Del. Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has made it a priority in his time in the Virginia General Assembly to work with the commission to…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Tracy Pyles is making a go at a fourth term on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors – but this Pastures District re-election bid might be his toughest to date. West Augusta businessman Travis Smithdeal has made his presence known in the Augusta County Government Center already – leading…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Charles Curry stepped down from the North River District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in 2000 – but before he retired from county politics, he endorsed Mount Solon farmer Larry Howdyshell to be his successor. Now seven-plus years later, Curry is back on the political scene…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I never, ever, drive Interstate 81. I go out of my way to avoid it. And of course, this costs me to no end.
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Item by Chris Graham A Weyers Cave equestrian center is now the permanent home of the Bridgewater College equestrian program. The college announced yesterday that it had completed the purchase of Oak Manor Farms, a 75-acre equestrian center in Northern Augusta County, which will be renamed the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center. The location has served…
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