Riverheads Volunteer Fire Chief awarded Governor’s Fire Service Award
Chief Barry Lotts of Riverheads Volunteer Fire Department is among the recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Fire Service Awards.
Chief Barry Lotts of Riverheads Volunteer Fire Department is among the recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Fire Service Awards.

Waynesboro City Council is holding its annual retreat on Feb. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative has selected 12 community organizations as recipients for the first round of Operation Round Up giving in 2023.
VDOT has updated the road work and maintenance schedule in the Staunton District in the coming week.
Arts Council of the Valley presents the seventh annual artVISION: Rockingham County Public Schools Youth Art Month Show in March.
Frankie Hollingsworth, and his wife, Dawn, through their nonprofit, Reprieve Ministries, work with unsheltered individuals in Waynesboro throughout the year.
Cat’s Cradle is hosting “Beat the Heat” through April 1 to help prevent unwanted litters of kittens in the area.
Mike Hamp, the city manager of Waynesboro, seemed to give away the secret when he admitted at Monday night’s City Council meeting that he hasn’t done “extensive or exhaustive” research on homelessness.
The X2 Comedy Series returns to Court Square Theater on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m., with another season of comedy shows featuring regional and national touring comedians.
The evictions at Tent City in Waynesboro are forcing the city’s leadership and nonprofits to have a broader conversation about affordable housing.
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