
Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Tutoring Network preparing to launch
Like many parents, Sarah Mendonca knew the virtual and hybrid models adopted by public schools would be challenging for many students.

Like many parents, Sarah Mendonca knew the virtual and hybrid models adopted by public schools would be challenging for many students.

Award-winning journalist Rebecca Barnabi is joining our team at Augusta Free Press covering education and features.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) co-led the introduction of bipartisan legislation to support youth apprenticeship programs in Central Virginia and across the country.

Virginia State Police Captain Keenon C. Hook joined the department’s executive staff as a deputy director of the Bureau of Administrative and Support Services (BASS) on Sept. 10.

Students will participate in a celebration of local agriculture as they observe the 10th annual Virginia Farm to School Week, Oct. 5-9.

The Fluvanna County High School YOVASO club was among the 22 award winners recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) Awards Ceremony held this week.

Did you know that African American women are 42 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, or that African American men are 50 percent more likely to die from colorectal cancer than white men?

Symone D. Sanders, a senior advisor for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, will present a virtual lecture on “Black History, American History” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

A House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on Thursday focused on the impact that the government response to COVID-19 has had on Natural Resources Conservation Service programs.

Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon will become the next president of Thomas Nelson Community College.
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