Foundation announces scholarship opportunities

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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge is currently accepting scholarship applications from seniors attending high schools in Staunton, Waynesboro and the counties of Augusta and Nelson. Additionally, adult students are encouraged to apply for select scholarships such as the Peter Veglahn Memorial Scholarship, established to provide funds for scholarships to college students pursuing…

JMU holds off Towson, 58-56

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Towson erased an 18-point first-half deficit but junior guard Devon Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) scored six points in the final 90 seconds as James Madison recovered for a 58-56 Colonial Athletic Association win on Saturday afternoon at Towson Center Arena. JMU snapped a five-game losing streak to improve to 11-16 overall and 4-11 in the league. …

Local lab receives accreditation

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The Fishersville-based Blue Ridge Pathologists PC Main Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists, based on the results of a recent onsite inspection. The laboratory’s director, Charles R. Robinson, MD, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided.  Blue…

Labor Day weekend at Lime Kiln

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The Labor Day concert tradition returns to Theater at Lime Kiln on Sunday, Sept. 6, with Blues, Bluegrass and Barbeque. The evening festival begins at 6 p.m., featuring local blues band Honest Labor, solo blues artist Scott Ainslie, and Brennan Gilmore’s bluegrass band Walker’s Run. Lime Kiln executive director Kim Renz says this is another way…

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