
Bringing closure to the story of Karen Tait
A hiker in West Virginia found the badly decomposing remains of Karen Tait on Sept. 26, 2002, though for years the identity of the deceased was officially Jane Doe.

A hiker in West Virginia found the badly decomposing remains of Karen Tait on Sept. 26, 2002, though for years the identity of the deceased was officially Jane Doe.

Through Monday, Oct. 21, the Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center will not be accepting any cats, and adoptions will be limited during this time. The cat areas will be completely closed off to the public in order to allow for quarantining of the current cats and disinfecting the facility due to a recent Panleukopenia outbreak.

Bram Stoker Award– and Scribe Award-winning writer Elizabeth Massie will talk about how the freelance creative writing business has changed and how she has pieced together a fascinating, satisfying career writing a wide variety of genres and topics.

The public is invited to a pancake breakfast to be held at Applebee’s restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8-10 a.m. First Baptist Choir members will serve the diners and accept donations.

Nationally recognized authority on the Sears mail-order homes Rosemary Thornton will present her inventory of Sears Homes in Waynesboro on Thursday, Oct. 17.

You’ve heard about Medicare’s Annual Election Period — sometimes it’s called “the open season” or “open enrollment.” Here are responses to Frequently Asked Questions about a free program that can provide guidance.

As our nation looks back on that defining period of the Civil War – a history played out 150 years ago – it is sometimes too complex to grasp. The reality is that the history of that tragic war is actually comprised of millions of unique stories, some told on the battlefield and some on the homefront. One family’s history in that war will be the topic of the Augusta County Historical Society’s Fall Meeting to be held Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m. at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church in Fort Defiance.

The Oak Grove Baptist Restoration Ministries, 223 Oak Grove Church Rd, Waynesboro will be having its 17th Annual Word for Life Conference 2013 entitled, “Maniested Promises” on Oct. 9-13.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

Shenandoah Valley vocalist Emma Leigh has been selected to become a member of the class of 2014 at Premier Career Guidance, one of Nashville’s premier artist development companies.
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