Staunton: Average property value up 16 percent, reassessment notices in the mail
If you own property in Staunton, chances are the value has gone up, with an average increase of 16.42 percent citywide.
If you own property in Staunton, chances are the value has gone up, with an average increase of 16.42 percent citywide.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a new furry face on its ambassador team: a male opossum who came to the Waynesboro center in October.
VDOT has updated its schedule for road work and maintenance for the week of Jan. 27-31.

Atlantic Builders, an award-winning regional homebuilder, announced a historic $1 million donation to charitable organizations across Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.

A former Staunton School Board chair and her sister, both facing embezzlement charges, turned themselves in to authorities on Wednesday.
The area’s homeless population must soon find refuge on their own during the day despite the forecast for bitter cold temperatures.
Jay Matthew Kenyon, 47, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced earlier this month to 15 months in prison for brandishing a knife at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, putsch that Kenyon and thousands of fellow self-styled citizen-patriots led on behalf of Donald Trump.

The National Weather Service has put out a flurry of advisories due to the cold and potential for snow in Virginia.
VDOT has updated the schedules for road work in the Staunton District and Culpeper District for the week of Jan. 20-24.

A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland with dangerously low temperatures predicted.
Local news is in “serious jeopardy,” according to experts. Pitch in and help AFP continue to deliver news to the Valley, Virginia and beyond.