
AAA: Tips for driving in snow, ice
AAA urges drivers to slow down, be cautious and maintain their vehicles to prevent being stranded or involved in a winter driving incident.

AAA urges drivers to slow down, be cautious and maintain their vehicles to prevent being stranded or involved in a winter driving incident.

More than 61,000 AAA Mid-Atlantic members across the auto club’s five-state and Washington, D.C. region called AAA Mid-Atlantic for emergency roadside service over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period.

Winter weather is already affecting some parts of the nation, but as an intense winter storm forms off the eastern coast, residents are encouraged to take the storm seriously, and to act now to prepare homes and families for potential impacts.

Washington and Lee University’s Chanoyu Tea Society will host their second annual Martin Luther King Jr. tea ceremony on Jan. 15 in the Senshin’an Tea Room, Watson Pavilion.

Shopping online has changed the retail world in the United States and globally. The National Retail Federation estimates e-commerce sales will be around $430 billion in 2017.

Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a columnist for The Washington Post, will present an endowed lecture on Jan. 15, as part of Bridgewater College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.

The Waynesboro Police Department wants citizens to be aware that the government grants scam has been occurring in the city. The Police Department has received at least two calls from citizens saying that they were contacted by someone as a part of this scam.

Rev. Joshua Cole reiterated his call for a new election in HD-28, where 147 people were disenfranchised after casting ballots in the wrong House District.

Join AFP editor Chris Graham for live coverage of the 2017 Military Bowl matchup between UVA (6-6) and Navy (6-6).

The following schedule is for college football games from the FBS and FCS for the dates of Dec. 28, 2017-Jan. 8, 2018. Provided courtesy the National Football Foundation.
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