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Waynesboro: City reaches tentative agreement on greenway easement
The City of Waynesboro has reached a tentative settlement with a city man who owns property along a proposed extension for the South River Greenway.
UVA Basketball: ‘Hoos get home game with Kentucky in SEC/ACC Challenge
ESPN seems to think UVA Basketball is worthy of a marquee game in its SEC/ACC Challenge. The TV network announced the matchups for the 2026 Challenge on Friday, and Virginia gets a home game with buhgawd Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
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Rockingham County: Young bicyclist dies after being struck by truck
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving a bicycle that occurred at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Street in the Town of Elkton.
Community Foundation makes $631K in grant awards to local nonprofits
The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announced its 2026 community grant awards at an event at the Holiday Inn in Staunton on Wednesday.
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Why is Spanberger reappointing MAGAs to college, university Boards of Visitors?
I’m trying to figure out what is going on with the list of appointments to various college and university Boards of Visitors that we got from the office of Gov. Abigail Spanberger at the end of the business day on Friday.
Nelson County approves $8.9M purchase of property: A data center in the offing?
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors has approved the purchase of 683 acres of undeveloped land on the Route 29 corridor south of Lovington, less than a mile from Nelson County High School, for $8.9 million.
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Strange times in Wrigleyville: Despondency and jubilation in Chicago
By the sixth inning of the Cubs game against the Athletics on June 4, I had reserved myself to writing about how Chicago’s season had finally reached its nadir, after a long and painful slide over the previous month.
UVA Basketball: Has Ryan Odom built himself a Top 10 team for next season?
This time last year, UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom was introducing a bunch of strangers to each other, and trying to convince them, and everybody else, that they could get Virginia Basketball back to where it had been not that long ago.
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