Mitchell, O’Connor were part of loaded Harrisonburg Turks team in 1990
Brian O’Connor, who has left Charlottesville for the bright lights of the SEC at Mississippi State, began his tenure as the head coach of the UVA Baseball program in 2004.
Brian O’Connor, who has left Charlottesville for the bright lights of the SEC at Mississippi State, began his tenure as the head coach of the UVA Baseball program in 2004.
In all, five natives of Staunton made it Major League Baseball as players – and three of them were named Larry.
Waynesboro Schools announces the appointment of Megan Fitzgerald as Assistant Principal of Waynesboro High School, effective July 1, 2025.
A Fort Defiance High School team and a Shelburne Middle School team earned first place in the HSWCD Local Envirothon.
A. R. Ware Elementary School first-grade teacher Karen Grady has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 5.

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP since 2017, will speak Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the University of Mary Washington.
Eastern Mennonite University will host its eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and Monday, Jan. 20.
In 1755, Col. George Washington rode his horse to Staunton and stayed a night before continuing a journey to Fredericksburg.
Prices have continued to go down under the Biden Administration, and prices for a traditional Thanksgiving meal are just one example.
Within two weeks of a presidential election, most Americans begin to pay attention to candidates and think about for whom they will vote.
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