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Gov. Bob McDonnell has taken executive action on legislation passed by the General Assembly during the 2012 session. McDonnell amended two pieces of legislation that were part of his “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda. Further, Governor McDonnell amended two key pieces of his transportation agenda – the Comprehensive Port of Virginia Promotion and Reform…
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The career politician who has represented the Sixth District of Virginia for the past 20 years, and who hopes to do so for the next 20 years, has hit a speedbump. He faces a constitutional conservative challenger who lives and works in our great Shenandoah Valley. In order to determine which Republican will be elected…
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The City of Waynesboro has received a $409,700 Safe Routes To School grant to make safety improvements near four schools. The Safe Routes To School initiative is a federally funded program administrated by the Virginia Department of Transportation. It will provide the City of Waynesboro with funding for a total of eight infrastructure projects to…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the Virginia Department of Transportation awarded $5.9 million in Safe Routes to School funding to 18 communities across the Commonwealth for the 2012 SRTS grant cycle. The funds will be used for projects that will make bicycling and walking to school safer and more appealing for students at 28 elementary…
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The 2012 session of the General Assembly is moving by rapidly. Deadlines for the submission of bills and budget amendments have long passed, and both houses of the Assembly are in full swing. There were both good and bad signs of things to come this past week. On the hopeful side, Democrats and Republicans worked…
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of February, is presenting a collection of artwork by students studying at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities. This unique creative program, begun in 2002, offers students in the Visual Arts Departments from Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County the opportunity to spend each morning…
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(Check www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/calendars/ for updates on events at JMU) Feb. 1-17: Skyline Museum Exhibit, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Festival Conference and Student Center: “Mentor to an Icon: The Charles Lisanby and Andy Warhol Show”; free. Feb. 1: The Harlem Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, 8 p.m., Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts: The professional musicians…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today released a report on the cyber industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia that will be used in marketing Virginia as the best place in the country to start or relocate a business in the cyber security field. The Commonwealth is already home to more than 300 cyber security focused companies, with…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell, joined by members of the Governor’s Task Force for Local Government Mandate Review, today announced specific legislation to eliminate burdensome state mandates on localities. Today’s announcement is part of a continuing effort to reduce burdensome state mandates on localities. In September 2011, McDonnell announced the creation of the Governor’s Task Force for…
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Attorney Linda Schorsch Jones has announced that she will run for the At-Large seat on the Waynesboro School Board in the May 1 general election. A long-time Waynesboro resident, Jones graduated from Stuarts Draft High School in 1982 and from the University of Virginia in 1986, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in…
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