Staunton | Bench dedication for McCormick’s co-owner, the late Chris Fountain
The late Chris Fountain of Staunton came from a large family which led friends to believe that is why he so easily loved others.
The late Chris Fountain of Staunton came from a large family which led friends to believe that is why he so easily loved others.

UVA has waived its plan for a national search for the new CEO of its health system, appointing Mitchell Rosner, MD, to the top job.
A new conservation easement will protect Mayo’s Island in the heart of the James River in Richmond from development, allowing the city to move forward with plans to transform the 14.5-acre island into a public park.
The City of Staunton will open a day shelter for unhouse persons in the fall at First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick Street.
Shane Halley was drafted out of the University of Virginia in the 20th round by the Kansas City Royals in 2012, but less than three years later was at a crossroads in his baseball career.
Sixty-one Mennonite Christians were arrested outside the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Tuesday, stemming from a peaceful protest aimed at getting Warner to commit to end the ongoing Israeli military siege of Gaza.

UVA Health has tapped a Sentara Health professional to serve as the interim CEO for its University Medical Center.
For some reason, the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® has decided to intervene in a Greene County Board of Supervisors race.
Once upon a time a small school system in Virginia found that student test scores placed it closer to the bottom of SOL test score rankings.
The move by Augusta Health to close three healthcare locations, and directly cite that the reason is the Trump/MAGA One Big Beautiful Bill, has the attention of U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner.
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