
Red, white and blue farm trail event to benefit local disabled vets
This coming Memorial Day will be commemorated throughout the Shenandoah Valley, but one truly unique event will also give back to local veterans.

This coming Memorial Day will be commemorated throughout the Shenandoah Valley, but one truly unique event will also give back to local veterans.

A new study shows that spring is beginning earlier than its historical average in 75 percent of the national parks examined.

With a doubleheader split Monday with Frederick, the P-Nats moved to 5.5 games back of division leading Lynchburg.

The weekend before Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and signals the opening of many pools and water parks across the Commonwealth.

There is a good chance that average U.S. gas prices will drop soon due to stabilizing crude oil costs and as refineries complete seasonal maintenance, which would result in the cheapest summertime gas prices since 2009.

Gas prices reached their highest level of the year on Memorial Day ($2.74), rising 41 of 44 days (through Friday). But despite the overall trend of rising gas prices, consumers paid the lowest prices at the pump for Memorial Day since 2010.

The first word from the State Department was that it was going to release emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that she had turned over from her controversial private email server in January 2016.

The American Red Cross urges donors to choose their day to give hope to patients in need by donating blood or platelets during the “100 days of summer. 100 days of hope.” campaign, officially sponsored by Suburban Propane.

Average gas prices have moved higher for 23 consecutive days (up 27 cents per gallon), due to higher crude oil costs and a number of refinery issues. Friday’s national average gas price of $2.66 per gallon represents the most expensive average price of the year.

The Staunton Augusta Art Center currently has two Call for Entries to artists; both applications are due April 1.
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