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The Pledge gives us a succinct definition of the fundamental principles of American democracy, and there is much we can be reminded of when we recite or hear it.
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
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Blue Ridge Parkway rangers and staff plan to welcome approximately 2 million visitors along the 469-mile scenic route this October. With fall color beginning, park managers want to remind the public that a Parkway drive is different than most.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled an overnight lane closure for Interstate 81 northbound in Augusta County near Weyers Cave. The left lane will be closed from 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, October 8) until 7 a.m. Friday morning.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will close part of Route 867 (North River Road) in Rockingham County near Mount Crawford beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday. This closure is for repairs to the Pleasant Run bridge and adjacent guardrail, which were damaged by an apparent vehicle strike.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has closed a portion of Route 616 (Humbert Road) in Augusta County for sinkhole repairs. This closure is between the intersections of Route 608 (Battlefield Road) and Route 782 (Morton Road) just east of the community of New Hope.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that the movie version of the popular novel “Big Stone Gap” will open in theaters on Friday.
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Did you get a threatening-sounding email from Google telling you that if your website isn’t mobile-friendly, then your site will no longer show up in mobile searches on Google?
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Overnight lane and ramp closures are scheduled for northbound Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County from Oct. 4-7. These closures are for paving and guardrail work at various locations between mile markers 272 and 274.5 in the Mount Jackson area.
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Virginia’s tree seedling store opens Monday, October 5, at 10 a.m. Orders may be placed online at www.buyvirginiatrees.com or by calling Augusta Forestry Center at 540-363-7000 or Garland Gray Forestry Center at 804-834-2855.
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