
Sedr: FMS gives cadets ‘solid foundation’ to build on for future
Add it all up, and William Sedr has been a military-school man for 40 years, the last 30 at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. He’s definitely in the right place.

Add it all up, and William Sedr has been a military-school man for 40 years, the last 30 at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. He’s definitely in the right place.

The last Summer Studio session starts in less than a week, so register soon. This Staunton Augusta Art Center art day camp meets 10am-noon, August 5-9, in the R.R. Smith for History and Art conveniently located across from the public parking garage on South New Street in historic Downtown Staunton.

The Virginia Writers Club announces Navigating Your Writing Life, A Symposium for Writers on the Journey to Publication. New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Grissom is the keynote speaker.

When the NSA surveillance programs were revealed a few weeks ago, President Obama acknowledged that they raised the issue of “striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy.” And he declared further, “I welcome that debate.”


What’s better for democracy? Focusing on issues that divide us, and will likely always divide us, or focusing on values and goals that we share?

In a city of churches, everyone knows Allen Chapel AME Church, which dates back to 1865 and is the oldest church established by people of color west of the Blue Ridge, as a Staunton institution.

Activities at James Madison University for the dates July 12-21, 2013

The father-daughter duo of Brian Cohen and Samantha Cohen were promoted to Shodan, the first degree black belt, after five years of study at the Chikubu-Kai dojo at the Waynesboro YMCA.

Surrounded by legislators and education policy leaders, Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed today landmark K-12 education reform legislation. McDonnell signed HB2084/SB1175: The Teach for America Act (Cox/Ruff), SB1324: Opportunity Educational Institution (McDougle) and HB1999/SB1207: A-F School Grading (Greason/Stanley).
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