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It was the spring of 1993, and baseball scouts were flocking to Southwest Virginia to see Billy Wagner, a hard-throwing lefty pitcher for Ferrum College.
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Republicans use framing to deride universal health care when they use the terms “free health care” and “socialized medicine.” UHC is neither free nor socialized medicine, but the terms stick.
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Our crowdsourced effort to make sure the Virginia DEQ doesn’t screw us over with its handling of a request for permit that would allow Northrop Grumman to release tons of hazardous air pollutants into our local environment is gaining traction.
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A seed grant from a Virginia Tech initiative has helped get thousands of potentially life-saving backpacks into the hands of people struggling with opioid addiction.
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Callie (Rhodes) Schaeffer grew up playing softball on her family farm in Rockingham County, near Broadway in the Cedar Run community. She said she was too shy and nervous to try new things, such as joining an organized team.
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The Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1975 will honor a father and son who were pillars of the community throughout their lives.
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The college access nonprofit Shenandoah Valley Scholars Latino Initiative has awarded a record level of financial aid for fall 2025.
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One June day in 1967, after a standout baseball career at Broadway High, senior and recent graduate Hunter Hollar got in a car with Baltimore Orioles scout Art Ehlers.
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Tommie Martz was roommates in his first year of pro ball in 1960 in the Pittsburgh system with Steve Blass, who would be the winning pitcher in Game 7 as the Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series 11 years later.
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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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