
Waynesboro library exhibit highlights Black Americans in struggle for equality
Anne Spencer was born in 1882. A poet and civil rights activist, she was part of what would come to be called the Negro Renaissance in the 1920s in Lynchburg.

Anne Spencer was born in 1882. A poet and civil rights activist, she was part of what would come to be called the Negro Renaissance in the 1920s in Lynchburg.

Emergency bridge work will take place at Interstate 81, exit 247 in Harrisonburg, beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 and extend into the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels had their three-game winning streak snapped in a 5-2 loss against the Erie SeaWolves Friday night at The Diamond.

How can we in good conscience celebrate Father’s Day in the middle of an epidemic of gun violence almost exclusively perpetuated by men? We can’t.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels rocketed four home runs to beat the Erie SeaWolves, 6-3, on Thursday night at The Diamond and moved back into sole possession of first place in the Eastern League Southwest Division.

Fourth-ranked Virginia Tech (44-12) will host Oklahoma (40-21) in a best-of-three Super Regional series beginning at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act will allow family members and law enforcement officers to petition a federal court for an extreme risk protection order.

Motorists are scheduled to begin using the left lane of the newly constructed westbound bridge on Route 211 over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Page County on Friday.

AEW has a pay-per-view to sell to consumers coming up in two weeks. This week’s “Dynamite” failed to move the ball toward giving people a reason to want to hit the “buy” button.
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