Key issues facing Augusta County Supervisors in 2026: What residents should know
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In 2026, the Augusta County Board of Supervisors is dealing with decisions that directly affect daily life, and there are not easy answers.
Search Results for Special Education
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Tess Majors Foundation funds scholarships for Rockbridge County-based Nature Camp
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If it was important to former AFP intern Tess Majors, it’s important to us – and Nature Camp, a co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education, was important to Tess.
UVA Health Blue Ridge Poison Center: Don’t Google it, because AI doesn’t know
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The folks at the UVA Health Blue Ridge Poison Center sent out that friendly, life-saving reminder on Thursday, in conjunction with National Poison Prevention Week.
Digitalization integral to local communities in the Shenandoah Valley
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In recent years, digital transformation has begun to significantly reshape local communities across the Shenandoah Valley.
Preemptive war, permanent emergency: The real cost of Trump’s Iran strike
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The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces. War abroad and war at home are no longer separate enterprises.
Virginia Tech initiative gets help to people struggling with opioid addiction
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A seed grant from a Virginia Tech initiative has helped get thousands of potentially life-saving backpacks into the hands of people struggling with opioid addiction.
Highland County Maple Festival announces 2026 schedule of events
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The Highland County Maple Festival, which dates back to 1959, is back this month, with two weekends of activity – March 14-15 and March 21-22.
Wayne Theatre to mark two milestones: 10 years and 100 years
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The Wayne Theatre, for too long, was used as a political football by our local pre-MAGAs, who seemed to prefer the idea of the historic theater building in the heart of Downtown Waynesboro crumbling into ruins than doing something with it.
Alon Ben-Meir: Donald Trump is intent on hijacking the midterm election
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Donald Trump is determined to steal the midterm election by any means, however menacing or unconstitutional they may be, to deprive the Democrats of their nearly assured victory.
Alon Ben-Meir: The Democrats need to develop a concrete governing agenda
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Since Donald Trump reassumed the presidency, rank-and-file Democrats have been busy criticizing, for good reason, Trump’s unhinged exercise of power.
