Alon Ben-Meir: Saudi Arabia’s act of strategic defiance
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The Saudi decision to execute Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr at this juncture was a strategic act of defiance meant to challenge Iran and the U.S.
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When Turner Ashby baseball won 40 straight games – but no state title
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On April 2, 1968, the Turner Ashby High School baseball team – after a one-run loss to Fort Defiance to start the season – beat Page County, 2-0, behind the pitching of Jodie Wampler.
FDHS alum Chris Huffman named RCBL Pitcher of the Year, but Clover Hill wins league title
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Fort Defiance High grad Chris Huffman, a pitcher drafted by the San Diego Padres out of JMU in 2014, is the 2025 RCBL Pitcher of the Year.
Pro basketball players from Augusta, Rockingham: And not just Curry and Sampson
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Dell Curry (Fort Defiance) and Ralph Sampson (Harrisonburg) were both born at old Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg.
Augusta County School Board pledges to review options to ban ‘offensive’ student artwork
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The two Augusta County School Board members who tried to remove the art project of a queer student from an art show at Fort Defiance High School might want to Google “Streisand Effect.”
Update: Augusta County School Board punts on removing ‘offensive’ art from art show
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We are learning more about the emergency meeting of the Augusta County School Board called for 9 p.m. Saturday night – it’s about a piece of art from a senior at Fort Defiance High School who identifies as queer that two school board members have decided is offensive.
GRASP awards 212 scholarships to students throughout state to continue education
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Graduates from Buffalo Gap, Fort Defiance, Nelson County, Riverheads, Staunton, Stuarts Draft, Waynesboro and Wilson Memorial high schools were among the scholarship recipients.
Update: Two arrested, one still sought, in Harrisonburg armed robbery
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A Bridgewater woman and Fort Defiance woman have been arrested in connection with a March 9 armed robbery at Big Valley Games in Harrisonburg, and one person is still being sought.
Old Crow Medicine Show comes to the Valley in fundraiser for pediatric cancer patients
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MaDee Nicole Boxler, a 2006 graduate of Fort Defiance High School, was pursuing a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology at Roanoke College when severe pain in her stomach led her to the emergency room late one night.
Augusta County student wins Youth Discussion Meet
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Lauren Rhodes of Augusta County, a senior at Fort Defiance High School, earned first place in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Youth Discussion Meet, held virtually May 20.
