Mitchell, O’Connor were part of loaded Harrisonburg Turks team in 1990
Brian O’Connor, who has left Charlottesville for the bright lights of the SEC at Mississippi State, began his tenure as the head coach of the UVA Baseball program in 2004.
Brian O’Connor, who has left Charlottesville for the bright lights of the SEC at Mississippi State, began his tenure as the head coach of the UVA Baseball program in 2004.
In all, five natives of Staunton made it Major League Baseball as players – and three of them were named Larry.
Jeff Heie, the founder and director of the local nonprofit GiveSolar, received a Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions 2025 Sustainability Champions Award.
Dr. Garett Smith will retire from Staunton Schools as superintendent, a career he never imagined as a student at UVA.
A State Senate committee voted on Tuesday to reject seven Glenn Youngkin nominees to boards of visitors at UVA, VMI and George Mason.

An AFP reader with stage 4 colorectal cancer was told she was exposed to the measles virus after being admitted to the emergency department at UVA Health University Medical Center to be treated for pneumonia last week.
A Charlottesville teenager who recently travelled internationally has been confirmed to have the second measles case of the year in Virginia.
The UVA Football home schedule for the 2025 fall season includes three non-conference games, including two that would be considered “guarantee games.”
Dr. Jeffrey W. Carter ’92, president of Bethany Theological Seminary will serve as the Bridgewater College’s Commencement speaker for 2025.
Building Bridges will host Breaking Bread 2025 at the Booker T. Washington Community Center in Staunton on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
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