
Breaking down the Augusta County sheriff race: Get to know the men behind the signs
Driving around Augusta County, you might have noticed some sign that there is a sheriff race on the ballot in November.

Driving around Augusta County, you might have noticed some sign that there is a sheriff race on the ballot in November.

On October 8, the Central Shenandoah Health District, Waynesboro Emergency Management and Augusta Health are teaming up to provide free Drive Thru Flu Shots at the Augusta Health Urgent Care Center in Waynesboro.

It’s time for change in the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, and Neil Kester, one of the four candidates for the open Augusta County sheriff position in the Nov. 3 general election, doesn’t feel that the necessary change can come from within.

Join Augusta Free Press at the Power Hour at Panera Bread in Waynesboro for our series of one-hour business marketing classes.

It was neck-and-neck all the way to the end, but employees from NIBCO, a Stuarts Draft facility that makes copper fittings, narrowly edged out employees from Hershey’s to win the United Way of Greater Augusta Corporate Cup on Sunday.

Chris Shields, a 6-8, 205-pound swingman from Hedgesville, W.Va., has joined the Longwood men’s basketball roster and will be eligible to play immediately, head coach Jayson Gee announced.

Mathers was recently recognized for outstanding safety efforts in the workplace. The Waynesboro, Va.-based construction company received the Safety Award for 12 months without an accident claim.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded nearly $500,000 in federal grants to five Virginia localities, including Waynesboro, to purchase law enforcement body cameras.

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of October, is exhibiting works of art by the Beverley Street Studio School artists – students and instructors.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
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