
Shenandoah Valley Travel Association wins tourism grant
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Shenandoah Valley Travel Association (SVTA) has been awarded $9,200 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Shenandoah Valley Travel Association (SVTA) has been awarded $9,200 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.

The Farm2Fork Affair, held on Tuesday, highlighted Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro agricultural producers in an effort to market to large-scale consumers throughout Virginia.

The No. 10 Virginia baseball team knocked off Wagner, 6-2, Tuesday afternoon at Davenport Field. UVA starting pitcher Adam Haseley (So., Windermere, Fla.) worked a career-long 7 1/3 innings.

More than 300 schools in Virginia have changed the way they serve breakfast this school year, resulting in an increase of 21,000 students participating in the National School Breakfast Program.

Virginia is the second largest exporter of agricultural goods on the East Coast, and narrowed the gap between the Commonwealth and first place Georgia.

The Staunton Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a female involved in a larceny of a television from Walmart, 1028 Richmond Ave., on Feb. 14.

More than $812,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 39 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.

Monmouth averted a series sweep with a 6-4 win over the No. 8 Virginia baseball team Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field.

The Stonewall Jackson House reopened for the season March 1 after being closed for the winter months of January and February.

With one week before the scheduled adjournment of March 12, the 2016 General Assembly is nearing completion on all major issues.
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