
Yes, Virginia, it’s time to act on gun control
Virginia made history last week – not for the kind of event for which we would like to be remembered, but one nonetheless that took place on our soil and will be talked about around the globe.

Virginia made history last week – not for the kind of event for which we would like to be remembered, but one nonetheless that took place on our soil and will be talked about around the globe.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will join Feeding America® and its nationwide network of food banks to observe Hunger Action MonthTM this September.

Join Augusta Free Press at the Power Hour at Panera Bread in Waynesboro for our series of one-hour business classes.

Last week, we wrapped up our Fifth District Main Street Tour – traveling 1,300 miles and visiting all 23 counties and cities across our 10,000 square-mile congressional district. From Ridgeway to Lawrenceville and from Danville to Warrenton, I have had the opportunity to listen to the concerns of Fifth District Virginians.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled an overnight closure of the Interstate 64 exit 91 westbound on-ramp from Route 285 in Augusta County.

Lane closures are scheduled for Interstate 81 in Augusta, Shenandoah and Frederick counties from August 30 to September 4.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton 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.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

GermanFest, which celebrates German Heritage in America, will be held on September 12th from 10am – 6pm at 11523 Back Road, Toms Brook, on the grounds of the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum.

Alison Parker and Adam Ward woke up this morning, way too early this morning, if you ask me, since they worked the morning news shift at WDBJ, looking forward to a picturesque drive to Smith Mountain Lake.
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