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Through a project funded by the Virginia Environmental Endowment, several local governments in the Shenandoah Valley have been improving their capabilities to detect and eliminate sources of water pollution that are hidden from view, known as illicit discharges, which research suggests can contribute significantly to impairments of streams and rivers.
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Marshall Pattie, Augusta County Supervisor for the North River District, announced his renewed commitment to seek the Republican nomination for the 24th Senate district seat for the 2015 election against incumbent Senator Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon in a primary to be held on Tuesday, June 9.
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The Cinderella Project of the Shenandoah Valley is now a recognized non-profit by the IRS received by them on February 28th. The project was notified they are now a recognized 501(c) and will be tax deductible for donors.
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First National Corporation announced this week that First Bank has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Bureau of Financial Institutions, a regulatory division of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, to acquire six branches in the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia from Bank of America.
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A group of Bridgewater College students and a faculty member will trade suntan lotion and swim suits for hammers and tool belts as they spend spring break volunteering as construction workers with Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge Spring Break 2015.
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The March/April issue of Augusta Free Press: The Magazine is available online and will be distributed locally in Waynesboro, Staunton, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Lexington in the coming days.
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of March, is featuring, 40 Under 40. In this third annual show, the art center is highlighting the artwork of young and emerging artists.
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Augusta Free Press has produced a new edition of the Vector Industries online company newsletter, The Compass, for distribution to Vector clients and the local business community.
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Again this year, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation, District 6, Tax Aide volunteers will offer free, confidential, federal and state income tax service.
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The Staunton Augusta Art Center announces the Opening of the Annual Juried Youth Art Show scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 1-3pm in the art galleries of the RR Smith Center for History and Art, 20 S. New Street in historic downtown Staunton across from the downtown Visitor Center and New Street parking garage.
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