Region’s suicide rates almost double state, national average; treatment options in the works
Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County are facing a major mental health crisis – with more than 60 temporary detention orders issued per month.
Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County are facing a major mental health crisis – with more than 60 temporary detention orders issued per month.
Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. John Downey is usually unsure what to share when someone asks him: What’s new?
Seven years of business on the East End of Waynesboro made Basic City Beer Company president Bart Lanman do something he thought he’d never do again: open a full-service restaurant.
Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry celebrated the opening of a new administrative building Saturday at their campus on Fairfax Avenue.
VDOT has updated its list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
Hospice of the Piedmont has announced Nancy Littlefield will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer effective Oct. 2.
As summer turns to fall, Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry is gearing up to prepare for cold weather and shelters to offer relief to the region’s homeless during winter months.
Thirteen individuals died in 10 traffic crashes over the 2023 Labor Day holiday weekend in Virginia, according to preliminary reports.
Low-income public schools in the United States are underfunded by approximately $6,700 per pupil, and Virginia schools are no exception.
With nine projects, Waynesboro has been awarded nearly $49 million of Virginia SMART Scale funding since 2015.
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