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Ben Cline goes solo, as planned, at Rotary Club event: Where's the beef?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (345+ words) Ben Cline is trying to claim that Beth Macy failed to show up for a second time to a “scheduled debate” of Sixth District congressional candidates, which, in fact, he scheduled to be a solo from the jump. “This was…...
Waynesboro Public Schools is in crisis: Making the case for a change at the top
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1199+ words) Teachers and support staff inside the Waynesboro Public Schools system think the Waynesboro School Board is rushing to hire Ryan Barber, the current assistant superintendent, to replace Jeffrey Cassell, who has served as superintendent since 2013, before Cassell’s retirement becomes effective…...
Rockbridge County: Charlotte man dies from injuries in I-81 accident
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (166+ words) A Charlotte man died from injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Saturday. James Earl Phillips, 42, of Charlotte, died at the scene of the accident, at the 189 mile marker on I-81, reported at 12:24 a.m. Per a Virginia State…...
Waynesboro Police had to track down a threat to the Westwood Hills community
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (343+ words) As if the Westwood Hills community needs to worry about anything else, some clown from Harrisonburg, over the weekend, made a threat to the school that is still sorting things out from last week’s shooting that our police department had…...
UVA Basketball: Complete 2026-2027 non-conference schedule released
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (135+ words) We’ve got the first part of the 2026-2027 UVA Basketball schedule, the non-conference part, with the ACC schedule to come on Wednesday. No surprises – just everything we’ve already announced piecemeal in one place. The home schedule ain’t much, but if you’re…...
Trump hits a nerve with message to people who want to 'destroy our country"
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (503+ words) I can’t say why the latest whatever-that-was from Donald Trump, who today wished a “Happy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country,” hit me a particular…...
Virginia breaks ground on expansion projects at animal health laboratories
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (152+ words) The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has broken ground on expansion projects at regional animal health laboratories in Harrisonburg, Lynchburg and Warrenton. State and local officials marked the occasion at an event gathered at the Harrisonburg Regional Animal…...
Harrisonburg: Teen shot, two others arrested, in B&E on Vine Street
1+ week, 3+ day ago (264+ words) A 19-year-old is in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, a juvenile is in custody on breaking and entering charges, and an 18-year-old is in custody on drug charges, related to an incident involving multiple gunshots heard in the 200 block…...
Wildlife officials monitoring outbreak of hemorrhagic disease in deer populations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (382+ words) The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reported today that it has received reliable reports of sporadic deer mortalities consistent with hemorrhagic disease. Hemorrhagic disease often results in annual outbreaks in white-tailed deer in the Southeast, including Virginia – more common on…...
ODU Football to honor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah at 2026 season opener
1+ week, 4+ day ago (366+ words) ODU Football will open its 2026 season on Saturday with a tribute to Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an ODU professor and Staunton native who was murdered in his ROTC classroom earlier this year. The Monarchs will take the field for their…...