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Election Day for City Council and School Board candidates in Staunton and Waynesboro is May 6. The SAW Region of the Valley Program for Aging Services continues its tradition of hosting local candidate forums.
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Bridgewater College will celebrate the 134 years since its founding on Tuesday, April 1, presenting three awards during the 11 a.m. Founder’s Day Convocation in the Carter Center for Worship and Music.
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James Madison women’s basketball clinched its ninth straight 20-win season on Friday night as the Dukes posted a convincing 92-43 win over UNCW at the JMU Convocation Center.
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Legislation authored by Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) to give parents and students the tools needed to ensure that every child has access to cutting edge technology for virtual learning passed the House of Delegates on Tuesday.
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The UVa. Fralin Museum of Art announces the winners of Writers Eye 2013. The Writer’s Eye program challenges writers of all ages to use visual art as inspiration for the creation of original poetry and prose.
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James Madison women’s basketball outscored Delaware 60-27 in the second half, including shooting 62.5 percent from the field after the break, as JMU dominated Delaware 87-51 in its Colonial Athletic Association opener at the JMU Convocation Center Sunday afternoon.
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Local Democrats are seething over a controversial bill introduced by Del. Dickie Bell, R-Staunton, that would require school boards to “find effective ways to present scientific controversies in science classes.”
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Senior guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) scored 18 points on her way to claiming Most Valuable Player honors as the James Madison women’s basketball team beat St. John’s 64-51 in the final game of the Chartwells Holiday Classic at Carnesecca Arena on Sunday.
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Junior forward Toia Giggetts (Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor) scored a career-high 23 points, including 13 in the second half, to lead the JMU women’s basketball team to a 71-61 win over Pittsburgh in the Petersen Events Center, Wednesday evening.
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
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