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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro is losing its third top city-government employee in the last four months. Economic-development director Meghan Williamson submitted her resignation today effective Aug. 8. Williamson had been in the post for two-plus years. Williamson’s departure comes on the heels of the departures of former city attorney Bob Lunger, who resigned…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Trekking with Toddlers is the theme of the seminar being presented by the Shenandoah National Park on Saturday in conjunction with National Trail Day. The program is aimed at parents who want to go hiking with their children, but are worried about what they can do to keep them interested,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Valley community is invited to the Shenandoah National Park this weekend to Save the Meadow. Activities begin at the Byrd Visitor Center auditorium at Big Meadows at 9 a.m. Saturday and 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The weekend includes presentations on control activities aimed at invasive species in the park followed…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t underestimate the value of this bit of news. Megan Williamson certainly isn’t. “I have to stress that this is big news. I agree with that completely. We were very excited,” the Waynesboro economic-development director said in an interview for today’s “Augusta Free Press Show,” talking about the announcement on…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The federal government is leaner and meaner – OK, so that’s me trying to be funny there, I admit it. But when it comes to funding for the national park system, times are lean and rather mean when it comes to items in the budget that are of an infrastructure…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s just … time. The Skyline Drive was built back in the 1930s and was last touched up in the mid-1980s. “Essentially it’s time for a new construction,” Shenandoah National Park spokesperson Karen Beck-Herzog said of the work that has begun on the drive between Milepost 31.5 at Thornton Gap…
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Elkton Town Council voted 5-0 at a public meeting on Monday to cut ties with Flock Safety, effective immediately.
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It has been more than three years since Jimmy Jackson was the pitching coach for the JMU Baseball team.
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Online gambling has shifted from a niche digital activity into a large and highly competitive industry where marketing strategies matter just as much as product quality.
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This guide walks you through how to plan an East Coast road trip starting in Virginia, what the driving actually feels like, and the small logistics that catch first-timers off guard.
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