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Taking the audience by storm at the Gateway Opening Gala, Bryan Elijah Smith and the Wild Hearts brought the audience to its feet for an encore. The demand to bring them back for an evening of their own prompted the Gateway to engage them for a performance on Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. Leading…
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Nat’s Last Struggle is coming to the Hamner Theater for two performances only, Friday, Oct. 14 and Sat., Oct. 15. Nat’s Last Struggle is a powerful one-act, one-man show written by Norfolk playwright P. A. Wray. Nat Turner led the slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia during August 1831; this play is…
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Members of the Staunton/Augusta/Waynesboro Virginia Organizing chapter and Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice will be gathering in front of the Augusta County Courthouse in Downtown Staunton today around 3:30 p.m. in solidarity with the ongoing Wall Street protests.
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Voters in local districts that have been affected by redistricting changes will soon receive new voter cards. The Virginia State Board of Elections will begin mailing cards to affected voters this week. All voters in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County needing updated cards should receive them within approximately two weeks. The voter cards will list…
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A public forum on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Waynesboro UU Fellowship on 565 Pine Ave. at 7 p.m. Fracking is the controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale formations that may come to this region of Virginia in the future. The forum is an effort to…
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Any Virginia residents that need assistance with a federal agency such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Social Security Administration, or would just like to pass along a concern to Sen. Mark Warner, please feel free to come and speak with a representative from Sen. Warner’s office on Tuesday, Oct. 11,…
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The Senate campaign of Republican George Allen raised more than $900,000 in the July 1-Sept. 30 quarter, substantially more than nomination challenger Jamie Radtke’s fundraising haul in the three-month time frame. “Our strong grassroots team is working hard and it’s invigorating to see the momentum build as we grow stronger by the day,” said Allen,…
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Virginia’s request for individual assistance to help property owners affected by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia on Aug. 23. Damage assessments for residential properties are nearly $15 million, mostly in uninsured costs. “We are very disappointed in FEMA’s decision, and we will immediately appeal,” Gov. Bob McDonnell…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) today announced his support for bipartisan legislation that will increase international tourism by cutting excessively long wait times for overseas visitors to receive U.S. tourist visas. The legislation, co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), would give the U.S. State Department more tools and new incentives…
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Now, more than ever, Americans desperately need flag-waving, 2×4-wielding “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan to lead their patriotic charge against foreign enemies of this country. Duggan will go to war once again on Oct. 15, confronting the hated Arab-American oil magnate Mohammad Akbar, on the AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends pay-per-view extravaganza, live from Augusta Expo…
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