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Alicia’s Law, the Virginia legislation inspired by the rescue of a captive child, has generated more law enforcement funds than projected in its first two years and should be expanded immediately to ensure more child rescues. That’s the message delivered today by a group of Virginia law enforcement and legislative leaders who joined the pro-child,…
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An analysis of 10 highway projects funded by Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 2011 $4 billion transportation program shows they will provide nearly 3,700 direct jobs during their construction, $190.8 million in personal income, $14.8 million in state and local tax revenues and other benefits to Virginia. “The Virginia Department of Transportation advertised more than $2 billion…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday signed House Bill 1106, which covers providers of applied behavior analysis under last year’s autism insurance legislation, into law. After the 2011 General Assembly adjourned, the Attorney General’s office notified the Board of Medicine they were not authorized by the underlying legislation, House Bill 2467, to promulgate regulations for the…
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The Eastern Mennonite University women’s baskeball team has announced a Play 4Kay (formerly WBCA PinkZone) game for its home basketball game this Saturday against Virginia Wesleyan at 4 p.m. The designation is done in cooperation with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as an outreach and fundraising effort to raise breast cancer awareness in college communities…
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Guitarist Bert Carlson will headline the Feb. 18th Mojo Saturday Night. Appearing with him will be Jennifer Kirkland and Ray Cohen. Also on the program will be Kathleen Kraft, Dough Headstrom, and David Connolly. The 8 p.m. performance will be at WTA’s Gateway, 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. A professional guitarist since 1976, Bert…
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The SWAG Writers (Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Blue Ridge Writers Club) Reading Series kicks off 2012 with a duo from Lexington, a fiction writer and a poet who happen to be husband and wife. Of Chris Gavaler’s novel in stories, School for Tricksters, Kate Buford says, “From the painful reality of the…
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Transition Staunton Augusta celebrates the two-year anniverary of the Local Motion Film Series with a showing of “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.” In addition to the film, the Mockingbird’s chef, Nicholas Parrish, offers a special Cuban-inspired menu with local ingredients and international flair! We’ll also have door prizes galore and opportunities…
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Both the House of Delegates and the Senate have now passed new restrictions on voting in Virginia that will almost certainly be signed by Gov. Robert McDonnell. SB 1 and HB 9 require voters to show identification at the polls and those without ID must cast a provisional ballot. SB1 passed the Senate today on…
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The Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Boscov’s Travel to offer a tour and trade mission to China scheduled for April 20-28. Area businesses are being invited to join Chamber members on this nine-day, seven-night journey featuring comprehensive tours of local attractions in Beijing, Chongqing, Wonzhou, and Shanghai. Highlights of this tour…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has installed new traffic signals on Route 256 at the Interstate 81 exit 235 northbound and southbound ramps. This location is in the Weyers Cave and Blue Ridge Community College area in Augusta County. The new signals will go into flash mode on Thursday, Feb. 9 and then into full…
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