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Authorities ask residents to move cars if possible Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Virginia Department of Transportation and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro are asking local residents to park vehicles in driveways or otherwise off local- and state-maintained streets and roads to allow snow-plow drivers to do their thing. VDOT is responsible for…
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Edited by Chris Graham Send cancellations to [email protected] The snow isn’t here yet, but people aren’t waiting for the first flakes to fall before changing plans for what was set to be another busy winter weekend in the Shenandoah Valley. Among the cancellations sent to AugustaFreePress.com: – A performance of Dr. Levine and the…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Just in from the National Weather Service: a Winter Storm Watch for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro Friday and Saturday with a forecast for 12 to 18 inches of snow with localized amounts of 20 inches or more possible. The snow is forecast to begin around daybreak Friday, according…
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Column by Jim Gordon Submit guest columns: [email protected] Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, a young man who is a big sports enthusiast usually becomes an Ohio State football fan. I was no different and since my dad was a graduate of the OSU Law School, he was able to get tickets to the Buckeye…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Three different players posted double-doubles for visiting Radford, led by Art Parakhouski’s 30 points and 22 rebounds, as the Highlanders defeated the VMI Keydets 111-84 in a Big South contest played Tuesday at Cameron Hall. The two teams battled through a close game early, with six ties and six…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] The so-called fiscal-conservative elected officials in Waynesboro are falling all over themselves to spend the $560,000 in “found money” resulting from last fiscal year’s budget surplus. Vice Mayor Frank Lucente has even suggested recently that he would like to see the city hold onto the money “until we need…
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Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com After helping Liberty win a pair of road games and claim a share of the Big South lead, redshirt freshman Devon Brown has been named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season. Brown (G, Waynesboro, Va.) led…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] With our eyes focused on the possibility of a foot or two of snow this weekend, some attention could be paid to the here and now – with the National Weather Service issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro today with possible snow accumulations of…
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Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty broke open a tight game with an 11-2 run to close the first half of Monday evening’s game at Radford. The Lady Flames maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way, claiming a share of first place in the Big South standings with a 63-45 triumph…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was so quick that the newspapers and TV missed it, but Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith raised an interesting idea at last week’s City Council meeting as to what the city could decide to do with the $560,000 in found money coming from a year-end budget surplus. “I’ve…
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