
Fishburne wrestlers sweep home tri-meet
Fishburne wrestlers cruised to a tri-sweep over Grace Christian School (66-12) and local public school Buffalo Gap (57-12) at a home tri-meet on Thursday.

Fishburne wrestlers cruised to a tri-sweep over Grace Christian School (66-12) and local public school Buffalo Gap (57-12) at a home tri-meet on Thursday.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivers the 2016 State of the Commonwealth Address. Remarks as prepared for delivery.

Back in the ‘70s, Ed Rogerville would have been on enemy territory at Fishburne Military School. A 1976 graduate of Augusta Military Academy, Rogerville wouldn’t have guessed back then that he would be walking the grounds of the one military school in Augusta County that would survive the decade.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates pre-filed the first legislation of the 2016 General Assembly session Monday, laying the foundation for a strong policy agenda on transportation, energy, education and the economy. Monday is the first day Delegates and Senators can file legislation for the 2016 session.

Terry Short will formally announce his candidacy for the at-large seat on Waynesboro City Council Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The French Press, a new coffee shop at 134 N. Wayne Ave., in Downtown Waynesboro.

October marks the 25th anniversary of the Valley Alliance for Education (VAE). The all-volunteer, non-profit, community organization was formed in October 1990 for the purpose of promoting excellence in public school education in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. VAE essentially builds partnerships between educators, the community at large, and businesses to promote initiatives benefiting local area students in their classrooms.

Each year, the Community Benefit Committee of the Augusta Health Board of Directors awards single-year and multi-year grants to non-profit and governmental community partners for programs that address the health priorities identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), and that closely align to the mission and strategic initiatives of Augusta Health.

Spoiler alert: We’re not going to tell you to vote for a specific candidate among the four-man field vying for the Augusta County sheriff job.

You hear a lot of people complain about our elected officials, career politicians, the other party, their own party, government bureaucracy, our dwindling rights, and so on.

A clean-up at the Hite Hollow Gun Range is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15. Volunteers will meet at the range in Augusta Springs at 9 am.
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