
A story of love in wartime
Sgt. John Harris, from a small town in Virginia and trained as an aerial photographer & gunner, arrives at Stansted, England with the U.S. 344th Bomb Squadron, the B-26 Marauders … part of the build-up to D-Day.

Sgt. John Harris, from a small town in Virginia and trained as an aerial photographer & gunner, arrives at Stansted, England with the U.S. 344th Bomb Squadron, the B-26 Marauders … part of the build-up to D-Day.


For the second straight night, the Salem Sox would not be denied! With eight straight wins and a two-game sweep of Myrtle Beach in the books, the Southern Division Champs now set their sights on the Potomac Nationals in the Mills Cup Championship Series.

Ken Cuccinelli today unveiled his Plan for Higher Education at Gov. Douglas Wilder’s public policy class at Virginia Commonwealth University. The plan works within the existing system to reinvest in our colleges and offers Virginians access to a quality and affordable higher education.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe supports commercializing Virginia’s research to help more researchers bring their technologies to market and encourage the growth of more innovative businesses in the Commonwealth.

Motorists should be alert for northbound and southbound “slow‐roll” lane closures on Sunday, September 8 along Interstate 81 in Augusta County. The brief closures are needed for installation of a fiber-optic line over the interstate at exit 213.

Virginia State Police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning (Sept. 5, 2013) on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County. At 6:34 a.m., state police was called to the scene of the two-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of I-81 at the 245 mile marker.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign released a new TV ad today, “Interfering,” highlighting Ken Cuccinelli’s extreme divorce legislation, which would interfere in Virginians lives by making it extremely difficult to escape a bad marriage.

On Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, the Augusta County Historical Society will sponsor “Conversations from the Grave.” This unique guided tour leads back in time through Staunton’s most beautiful final resting place, Thornrose Cemetery.

Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball league play will tip off featuring the defending champions when James Madison visits UNCW on Jan. 4 to begin the 16-game league slate as announced by the CAA late Tuesday.
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