
VDOT road work report: June 10-14
The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

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

Julian Ridings came to the attention of MLB scouts after his Valley League MVP season with the Waynesboro Generals in 2012. Now Ridings is on his way to pro baseball. The Western Carolina junior outfielder was drafted in the 18th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Ridings, a 6’2”, 170-pounder, hit .377 for the Catamounts in 2013 on the heels of his monster summer in Waynesboro in 2012, when he hit a league-leading .419 with seven homers, 39 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Ridings also put up an otherworldly 1.111 OBS and led the Generals with 24 extra-base hits.

You’d have to try hard to have a better debut Valley League season than Taylor Sandefur did in 2010.

Waynesboro Generals outfielder Corbin Lucas (sophomore, Shenandoah U.) thought the ball might be foul when he saw it heading toward the left-field corner.

The Commonwealth Games, June 21st-23rd, will bring more than 600 swimmers and their families to stay in area hotels, eat in area restaurants, and spend money in area shops.

The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) presented the organization’s Distinguished Service Award to two statewide legends in the field of athletic communications. Rich Murray of the University of Virginia and Dave Smith of Virginia Tech received the honor at VaSID’s annual meeting on June 6 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.

On Wednesday, June 19, the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an Economic Development BluePrints Business At Breakfast at the Holiday Inn Staunton Conference Center from 8-10 am.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Virginia has honored State Sen. Emmett Hanger for leadership, advocacy, and support of the issues that affect people with mental illness and their families.

WTA’s Gateway is proud to announce that Paul Reisler & A Thousand Questions will return to its stage for a performance on Saturday, June 8 at 8:00pm.

Roddy Barnes loves WTA’s Gateway. He finds it one of the best listening rooms in Virginia. And he wants to come back!
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