
Why would anybody want to run for Staunton City Council? Erik Curren gives his reasons
You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.

You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.

Latino Initiative has announced that it will establish an endowment with a lead gift of $100,000 from Gerald F. “J.J.” Smith, Jr. of Winchester.

In 2014, Staunton School Board decided to halt WRE briefly and six years ago eliminated the program from Staunton Schools over concern for not enough parental decision and the fact that Bessie Weller Elementary was not accredited.

Kathe Maneval, the longest serving member of the Waynesboro School Board, is running for re-election in November.

Two members of the Waynesboro School Board announce their re-election bids for the November 8, 2022 general elections.

“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.”

The forest was cool and had the sweet smell of a recently fallen tree and the duff beneath our feet. In the dappled sunlight we could see midges swarming.

Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers.

Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Health System generate $9.5 billion in economic activity and create or support 58,000 jobs in Virginia.

The Assault Weapons Excise Act, introduced by Eighth District Democrat Don Beyer, would impose a 1,000 percent excise tax on the manufacture, production, or importation of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.
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