Summer school at Fishburne Military School puts the focus on learning
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Ceremonies at Fishburne Military School marked the end of another successful summer session with emphasis on learning in the classroom and on the drill field
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Staunton Performing Arts Center presents special kids’ show
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The Staunton Performing Arts Center will present Calling All Kids: Music and Magic at the Dixie on Saturday, June 23, at 10 a.m. This special show for children will be two shows for the price of one, presenting music and stories by Bill Wellington in one theatre and magic by Brian Bence in the other
Civil-rights hero to speak in Staunton on June 15
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Elizabeth (Betty) Johnson Rice, who was a student leader in the largest single sit-in of the civil rights movement, will be the keynote speaker for the Waynesboro NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet
Local attorney announces run for School Board
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Attorney Linda Schorsch Jones has announced that she will run for the At-Large seat on the Waynesboro School Board in the May 1 general election. A long-time Waynesboro resident, Jones graduated from Stuarts Draft High School in 1982 and from the University of Virginia in 1986, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in…
Wilson Library appoints new chair, board members
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation today announced that its Board of Trustees has elected Charlottesville pediatrician Michael Dickens as its new Chair and appointed six new Board members: Dr. Richard L. M. Coleman of Staunton; Dr. Gordon A. Haaland of Lancaster County, Virginia; Judge Stephen H. Helvin of Charlottesville; Dr. Edward G. Lengel of…
Wilson Library adds to Board of Trustees
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation on Tuesday announced that six members have joined its Board of Trustees: Mary Lynn Bayliss of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia; Katherine Grayson Wilkins of Washington, D.C.; R. Steven Nichols of Staunton; Hampden H. Smith III of Lexington; Rita M. Smith of Richmond; and William T. Walker Jr. of Staunton. All began…
Grant to fund extension of streetscape signage in Staunton
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Staunton Downtown Development Association has been awarded a Main Street Improvement grant valued at $2,500 to fund the extension of Downtown Service District streetscape banners to include Churchville Avenue and North Augusta Street. “I’m sure that the new banners on Churchville Avenue will help bring a more unified…
Charter schools, when explained, get support
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VCU survey shows most know little about charter-school concept Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Virginia residents are not well informed about charter schools but a majority support them when charter school programs are explained, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The Commonwealth Education Poll finds only 8 percent say they…
Queen of the Queen City: Rita Wilson retiring after 16-plus years on Staunton City Council
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] She wasn’t trying to be Rosa Parks. “We were just tired of the separate-but-equal thing. Because it certainly wasn’t separate-but-equal,” said Rita Wilson, who is retiring from Staunton City Council on June 30 after 16-plus years on the job, and who a generation ago made her first foray into public…
Intensity in Staunton porn war ratchets up
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] On one front in the Staunton-Augusta porn war, score one for the anti-porn forces. “I think the community is behind the board of supervisors, the community is behind the planning commission, and they want them to move forward on these strict ordinances to protect our community,” said Kurt Michael, a…
