
Sedr: FMS gives cadets ‘solid foundation’ to build on for future
Add it all up, and William Sedr has been a military-school man for 40 years, the last 30 at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. He’s definitely in the right place.

Add it all up, and William Sedr has been a military-school man for 40 years, the last 30 at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. He’s definitely in the right place.

The 2012 Fishburne Military School soccer team was one point away from qualifying for the Virginia Independent Conference tournament. It’s been a while since Caissons soccer has been to a VIC tournament. Coach Bryan Greene and his team have set that as goal #1 for 2013.

Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $62 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study what happens to service members and veterans who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions, the White House announced.

A crash involving 41 vehicles including six tractor-trailers closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County Sunday evening.

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

A crash involving seven vehicles including a tractor-trailer has closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County. This location is between exit 200 at Route 710 in the Fairfield area and exit 195 at Route 11 in the Lexington and Timber Ridge area.

Retail prices are falling across the nation. Analysts say Virginia turns up some of the more competitive pump numbers, an indication that Commonwealth consumers have been helped by the lower gasoline price structure that took effect on July 1.

Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Staunton man Saturdayafternoon (Aug. 10) in Augusta County. At 4:06 p.m., Trooper G.D. McCoy Jr. was called to the scene at the intersection of Routes 662 and 604.

Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced Strategic Compensation Grants totaling $4.5 million to provide performance and incentive payments of up to $5,000 for teachers in 13 school divisions who meet goals related to student achievement, professional growth and leadership.

I attended a candidates’ forum sponsored by four chambers of commerce in the Northern Virginia area. Despite multiple major newspapers calling for my inclusion in debates, I was not invited to participate, and Virginia voters missed an opportunity to have a truly useful forum where real solutions were discussed.
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