Augusta County Courthouse: The $80 million (or $104 million) question
Augusta County voters are being asked this year what they want to do about the county courthouse, with their two options both involving gobs of money.
Augusta County voters are being asked this year what they want to do about the county courthouse, with their two options both involving gobs of money.
As American society attempts to continue to ignore the LGBTQ community and legislate their roles in society, a new book spotlights their journeys in the Shenandoah Valley.
On Saturday, Oct. 29, Shenandoah Green invites residents to rethink their impact on the environment by modeling in a Green Fashion Show.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration appointments this week.
The student paper at my alma mater, the University of Virginia, wants the school to distance itself from its founder, Thomas Jefferson, by removing his name from buildings and memorials to him from the Grounds.
Mary Baldwin University President Pamela R. Fox will retire as the university’s ninth president on June 30, 2023, after two decades at the Staunton-based liberal-arts school.
On Nov. 8, voters will decide whether to build the new Augusta County courthouse in Verona or keep it in the Queen City.
In one area, homelessness, the pandemic was a blessing as far as funds directed to communities to shelter those living in tent cities, their cars, abandoned buildings, or worse.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he has chosen additional key administration appointments.

Local writer and editor Rebecca Barnabi has joined the AugustaFreePress.com team as national editor.
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