VDOT: Local road construction on the schedule for the week of July 13-17
A portion of Route 828 (Cattle Scales Road) in Augusta County will close to through traffic from Monday, July 13, to Thursday, July 23.
A portion of Route 828 (Cattle Scales Road) in Augusta County will close to through traffic from Monday, July 13, to Thursday, July 23.
The Democratic Party committees in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro are hosting a free screening of the documentary film “Lightworkers” at Visulite Cinema in Downtown Staunton on Saturday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a court brief in support of challengers to the Virginia DEQ approval of an air permit for Dominion Energy’s proposed new fossil fuel power plant in Chesterfield County.
Our crowdsourced effort to make sure the Virginia DEQ doesn’t screw us over with its handling of a request for permit that would allow Northrop Grumman to release tons of hazardous air pollutants into our local environment is gaining traction.
The Staunton Augusta Waynesboro League of Women Voters is sponsoring a Hygiene Drive.
The Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County has named Eddie Santiago to serve as director of club services.
VDOT has updated its work schedule for road construction and maintenance in the region for the week of July 6-10.
New gun laws that went into effect July 1 are still in effect in 126 of the state’s 132 localities – including Augusta County.
A Buffalo Gap High School student died in a Feb. 18 shooting on Maple Leaf Drive in Augusta County that the county sheriff, Donald Smith, said, per a news release, was “an isolated incident involving the illegal sale of handguns.”
Twenty-four years ago today, July 2, 2002, Augusta Free Press was breathed into being. Looking back on July 2, 2002, it’s safe to say, we didn’t think we’d make it 24 years. My goal was much more modest – to just make it three months.
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