
Book discussion group to look at today’s war on facts
Stone Soup Books in Waynesboro is hosting a book discussion on Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m.

Stone Soup Books in Waynesboro is hosting a book discussion on Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m.

Virginia’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine has expanded to include the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Carroll, Page, Prince William, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Wythe and the cities of Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Staunton, and Waynesboro.

A strong storm hammered Staunton and surrounding areas Wednesday afternoon leaving a number of downed trees and power lines throughout the region.

The National Weather Service in Sterling has issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45 p.m. for a number of counties and cities in Western and Central Virginia.

Happ Coffee Roasters launched its online Kickstarter campaign earlier this month to raise $25,000 for a production roaster to be housed at the former Virginia Metalcrafters building in Waynesboro.

Project Grows announced a new vendor to the Verona Farmers Market: Weeks Honeybees.

A public hearing will be held regarding numerous requests at the Augusta County Government Center on Thursday, July 7, at 1:30 p.m.

Single lane closures for northbound and southbound will be required on Rosser Avenue in Waynesboro this week as work continues on the Waynesboro Marketplace development.

You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.

Way back on July 2, 2002, I couldn’t have imagined that I’d ever be writing about Augusta Free Press turning 20. I was just thinking that morning, as we were about to hit the publish button for the first time, about how we were going to keep the lights on, and the website that we had just launched that day didn’t figure prominently into those plans.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.