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AugustaFreePress.com will be live at Scott Stadium for today’s college-football game between the 16th-ranked Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the homestanding University of Virginia Cavaliers. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The game is being broadcast on ESPNU. AFP editor Chris Graham is in the press box. Join the Live Blog for updates from…
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A Waynesboro nursing home has “taken care of the deficiencies” that had led to sanctions from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this summer, a Virginia Department of Health official told The Augusta Free Press this week. Chris Durrer, the director of the Office of Licensure and Certification in the VDH, said Avante…
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The City of Harrisonburg has been awarded the highest possible score in the Virginia Active Transportation Index. In a report from BikeWalk Virginia, Harrisonburg was one of only three Virginia localities to earn the highest VATI score. The VATI is used to provide a comprehensive picture of biking and walking resources in a locality. The…
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Tim Kaine famously wears two hats as governor of Virginia and chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Wearing either hat Kaine is going to have an interest in the outcome of the 2009 gubernatorial election. But the Kaine that wears a third hat is the one who’s most into the Creigh Deeds-Bob McDonnell race. “My…
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Renowned artist Sherry Morgan will be honored at a special showing of her works from Sept. 18 to Oct. 11 hosted by Valley Framing Studio and Gallery in Downtown Waynesboro. The kickoff of her showing will be a reception on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5-8 p.m. Morgan will have not only here latest originals, and…
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Below is an updated list of events taking place in Lexington and Rockbridge County in Sept.. Sept. 11-13 · Virginia Quarter Horse Association Breeder’s Futurity. Virginia Horse Center. 540-464-2950 Sept. 11 · Monthly Wines and Wags. Stroll the vineyard w/ your pet while enjoying wine. Lexington Valley Vineyard. 4-7pm. 540-462-2974 · VMI Full Dress Cadet…
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, has scheduled several open houses for Autumn 2009. These are rare opportunities to see the inner workings of the nation’s premier wildlife hospital, as well as meet some of the wildlife that serve as the Center’s education ambassadors.
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Is Steve Landes using your tax dollars to track down wild partisan allegations that the White House is tracking your blogs and comments? He told the News Leader for a story on the “Nazi” remark controversy published Friday morning that he has staff engaged in the pursuit of “information out there that the White House…
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Story by Chris Graham Paul Lavigne is one of these baby boomers on the verge of wreaking havoc on the senior-services system as he ages into senior status, at least theoretically speaking. But at 61, Lavigne isn’t ready for the rocking chair on the front porch of the old-folks’ home just yet. Lavigne, to the…
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Story by Chris Graham Three years of audit reports have suggested that her office is in disarray – with bank deposits made late, cash and checks left sitting in envelopes on desks and counters unsecured, wire transfers being handled improperly, tax records making it hard to tell what had been collected and what hadn’t been….
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