
Crystal Graham: The Ditto Movement
I never thought I’d get a tattoo. But last week, on the anniversary of my twin sister’s suicide, I found myself working with an artist on a design that incorporated the word ditto, a semicolon and a heart.

I never thought I’d get a tattoo. But last week, on the anniversary of my twin sister’s suicide, I found myself working with an artist on a design that incorporated the word ditto, a semicolon and a heart.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will repair a sinkhole this week along the right shoulder of Interstate 81 southbound at mile marker 211.8. This location is between I-81 exit 213 at Route 11 in the Greenville area of Augusta County and I-81 exit 205 at Route 606 in the Raphine area of Rockbridge County.

Bridge Christian Church contracted with Augusta Free Press to assist with the rollout of its new name, which became official on Sept. 1.

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.

Overnight lane and ramp closures are scheduled for Interstate 81 in Shenandoah, Augusta and Rockbridge counties from Sept. 27-Oct. 3. These closures allow crews to perform maintenance and construction work in several locations, weather permitting.

Augusta Free Press is live from Scott Stadium as UVA (1-2) hosts Boise State (2-1) tonight at 8 p.m. AFP editor Chris Graham will report with score and situational updates, commentary, analysis and more.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures for the Interstate 64 exit 91 eastbound off-ramp to Route 285 (Tinkling Spring Road) in Augusta County.

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

Old-fashioned marketing techniques still work and there is plenty of mileage left in handing out leaflets and brochures or taking out an ad in the local press, but if you want to reach a wider audience, online marketing is the future.

An MSNBC piece published Wednesday raised questions about the commitment of former Virginia U.S. Sen. Jim Webb to the 2016 Democratic Party presidential race.
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