Backroads author to sign at Bookworks

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When Lynn Coffey moved to the tiny mountain hamlet of Love, in 1980, she immediately realized the Appalachian culture was slowly slipping away and needed to be preserved. Without any formal journalistic training, Coffey, who will sign copies of her book at Bookworks in Downtown Staunton on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 2-4 p.m., began talking…

FEMA approves funding for Louisa following quake

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The Federal Emergency Management Administration has approved federal disaster assistance for individuals and business owners in Louisa County who experienced damage as a result of a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia on Aug. 23 and caused more than 40 aftershocks.  Gov. Bob McDonnell had appealed FEMA’s initial decision to deny federal disaster aid to Louisa…

ACLU to represent magazine photographer arrested at Occupy Richmond rally

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will provide legal assistance to a photographer who was arrested for trespassing while taking pictures of the police during the recent sweep of Occupy demonstrators encamped at Kanawha Plaza in Downtown Richmond. Ian Graham, a photographer for RVA Magazine in Richmond, was attempting to document the removal of…

McDonnell, Cisco, college presidents highlight tech-sharing initiatives

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Today Gov. Bob McDonnell joined John T. Chambers, chairman and chief executive officer of Cisco and university presidents Alan Merten (George Mason University); Linwood Rose (James Madison University); Charles Steger (Virginia Tech) and Teresa Sullivan (University of Virginia) via Cisco TelePresence to discuss the progress of the 4-VA initiative and the pilot projects for instructional…

WPD announces awards, promotions

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The Waynesboro Police Department held its Third Quarter Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Chief Michael Wilhelm awarded five Departmental Commendations and one Lifesaving Medal. In addition, five newly promoted supervisors were pinned during a promotion ceremony. The award recipients were as follows: Receiving the Life Saving Medal was Sgt. Brian Edwards for actions taken…

Fishburne PGs roll over VMI, 121-64

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Seven-footer Matt Gorski scored 12 points to lead seven FMS players in double figures as the Caissons rolled to a 121-64 win over the Virginia Military Institute JV team Wednesday night. The win came in the home opener for the Fishburne postgrad team and improved the squad to 3-0 on the season. “We played hard….