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Having spent 32 years in law enforcement, as a trooper and special agent with the Virginia State Police and as the sheriff of Orange County, I feel humbly qualified to give both a law enforcement and political perspective regarding the Augusta County sheriff’s election.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 119 of their congressional colleagues in a letter to Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to make sure that the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality decisions are implemented and that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is treating all marriages equally.
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The Waynesboro Police Department arrested a Waynesboro man over the weekend for attempting to steal copper from a city business. The assailant, Charles William Reed Jr., was convicted in October 2014 of two felonies and four misdemeanors in Waynesboro Circuit Court for his part in a copper theft ring.
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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.
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Stop me if you’re heard this one before from UVA football coach Mike London. “That’s a good football team, but at the same time we didn’t finish the game like we showed we could last week. It was disappointing to finish the way we did. We’ve got to improve in a lot of areas. We’ve got to continue to do that.” This was London after the 26-13 loss to UNC on Saturday.
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Several Flames records fell on Saturday night at Williams Stadium, helping Liberty to a 45-35 Homecoming victory over Kennesaw State.
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UVA quarterback Matt Johns had a solid first half Saturday in Chapel Hill, going 8-of-12 passing for 93 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, and a 159.3 passer rating.
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The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team hosts No. 1 Florida State at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Klöckner Stadium in a nationally-televised showdown that’s a rematch of the 2014 national championship game.
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UVA (2-4, 1-1 ACC) travels to Chapel Hill on Saturday to play North Carolina (5-1, 2-0 ACC). Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will lead our live coverage with score updates, commentary, analysis and more.
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT 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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