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The Origami Swami Megan Hicks will be the featured attraction at the Wayne Theatre Alliance Children’s Hour on Friday. Hicks, a former National Storyteller of the Year, presents a program melding paper folding and storytelling through the art of origami. The show is set for 6 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship building at…
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Here is a list of events ongoing today in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia. For a complete rundown of what is on the local events schedule, go to our Calendar of Events.
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You will remember this day, Jan. 20, 2009, Inauguration Day for the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham reports from an AFP-cosponsored Inaugural Watch Party attended by more than 100 Valley voters in Waynesboro. Length: 3:33.
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Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States at noon today. Chris Graham will report live from the Inauguration Day watch party that the AFP is cosponsoring in Waynesboro. Feel free to join in during the event and throughout the day with your thoughts and observations about the historic…
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Today is the day – the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States is today at noon. The Augusta Free Press is here in the Valley to bring you the reactions of locals to the historic swearing-in of Barack Obama. We’ll be reporting throughout the day from Waynesboro, Staunton, Harrisonburg and places in…
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Here is a list of events ongoing this weekend in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia. For a complete rundown of what is on the local events schedule, go to our Calendar of Events.
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It’s Jan. 20, 2009. We’d be celebrating today no matter who was taking over mainly because of the fact that the other guy would be on his way out the door. Maybe I’m not being entirely original in thinking and saying that, but it’s true. That out of the way …
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Here is an updated list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…
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Reading the comment section on its own website, you’d come away thinking that the most recent cost-saving measure being implemented at The News Leader is the result of its “liberal bias.” The truth is a lot more complicated, as it usually is. The paper is requiring all salaried and hourly employees to take a five-day…
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The Shenandoah National Park is breathtaking with its wide vistas and rolling scenery that comes to life in an instant for the millions of visitors who take in our natural wonder every year. But there’s another side to the story of the park that is overlooked even by locals who probably don’t know how the…
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