Dawbarn Education Awards: Community Foundation honors local educators
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H. Dunlop “Buz” Dawbarn knew that teachers are underappreciated in America’s school systems. In 1994, he set out to change that.
Search Results for Fort Defiance
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We had to work overtime to keep up with the school threats stories on Monday
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Monday was a busy day on the threats of school violence beat here in our part of Virginia.
16-year-old student in custody after threatening school violence in Harrisonburg, Augusta County
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A 16-year-old male student from Harrisonburg High School was taken into custody Monday evening for making threats against two schools.
Developing: Social media threat targets Augusta County high school, sheriff says
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A social media threat targeting Wilson Memorial High School is under investigation, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
Update: Dedicated security plan in place to re-open Harrisonburg high schools on Tuesday
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A “dedicated security plan” is in place for Harrisonburg and Rocktown high schools to allow both to safely re-open on Tuesday.
Augusta County: VDOT to host I-81 info meeting on safety rest areas
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VDOT will hold a citizen information meeting concerning the extension of several ramps at the Mount Sidney safety rest areas on I-81.
Twin brother of Augusta County sheriff indicted on several felony counts in 2023 theft, pursuit
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The twin brother of Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith was indicted on Tuesday on a slew of felony charges related to a December 2023 police pursuit.
God breaking down walls: UMC ends ban on gay clergy, same-sex marriages
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United Methodist Church delegates at the UMC General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., made history last week as the conference ended bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
Mailbag: Butch Wells and I are on the same side of the student artwork controversy
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When you cover local politics in the same local market for 29 years, you can end up on all sides of the issues with the subjects that you come across.
Augusta County School Board engaging in the old game of ‘smear the queer’
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The game evolved into being called “rough and tumble.” But in the ‘50s, this simple chaos of one kid running with a football and all the other guys trying to tackle him and taking the ball, was known as “smear the queer.”
