Profile for Gina Farthing
Currently the features editor at The News Virginian writing on topics covering education, general living, local business, entertainment, religion, and civic news in the upper Blue Ridge Pkwy/lower Shenandoah Valley.
Handles incoming submissions from a community of 100,000 on all topics including education, business news, lifestyles, entertainment, religion, clubs and civic organizations. Editor and producer of special sections including The Draft, The TwoFifty, bridal, home & garden, spring and fall tourism, area volunteerism, community and senior lifestyles sections.
Started with Media General at Danville Register & Bee in 2001 as ad composition/news artist, then promoted to the Reidsville Review and Eden Daily News in 2003 as a copy and features editor, followed by a promotion to features editor at TNV in 2004; where she also worked as a composition artist creating community advertising from 2006 to 2007, before rejoining the newsroom. Gina Farthing may be reached at 540-932-3559 or gfarthing@newsvirginian.com or news@newsvirginian.com
Recent Content
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pizza
Alex Argueta, of New Brother’s Pizza, tosses pizza dough in the air. The store is located at 2284 Jefferson Hwy. in Waynesboro.
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Del. Bob Marshall (right), talks with campaign volunteer Earnie Ragland on Saturday at Augusta Expo.
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termlimit
Karen Kwiatkowski, Republican challenger to 6th District Rep. Bob Goodlatte, talks about term limits Friday before signing a $100,000 promissory note in Harrisonburg.
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Leading by example
Shawn Cooke and Andy Bindea, of Sigora Solar, install a solar photovoltaic panel in an array on the roof of their building. There will be 180 panels in the array and will produce 34.2 kilowatts. The 180 panels are the equivalent of six residential systems.
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boardwalk
Jane and Steve Pittella prepare hot dogs at the Boardwalk Cafe. After moving from New York, they decided to open their own business.
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king
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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dinner
The Hise family from Waynesboro gathers around the table for Christmas dinner Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro.
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bowling
Shawn Lavender, owner of Wayne Lanes, drills finger holes into a bowling ball Thursday.
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goodlatte
In this file photo from April 13, Sixth District Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., talks to members of the Waynesboro Kiwanis Club at the Golden Corral Restaurant.
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movies
Haley Morris takes a moviegoer’s order at the concession area at Zeus Digital Theaters in Waynesboro on Friday.
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Fort Defiance's Zack Powell goes up for the basket against Wilson Memorial's Connery Swift.
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Wilson Memorial's Dean Shaner blocks a shot by Fort Defiance's Cole Gibson.
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clymer
Ed Clymore, former superintendent for Augusta County School, will serve as interim superintendent of Staunton School starting Jan. 1.
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reindeer
Reindeer graze in an annual display of holiday lights at Staunton's Gypsy Hill Park.
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va dreams
Virginia Dreams Center Stage will be broadcasted nationally on RFD-TV starting in January.
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micahs
Joshua Micah Akin, owner of Micah’s Coffee in Waynesboro, opened a drive-thru coffee business in 2004.
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Bethlehem comes to life in Afton
Some people believe that Jesus is the reason that the Christmas holiday should be exalted, not a commercialized version. For them, there is an annual event sure to provide all the tradition they seek.
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cwxmas
People have dinner by lanterns and candlelight, as they would have back in 1861 during the Civil War, on Saturday evening at the Plumb House in Waynesboro.
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Grace Christian School shares holiday spirit with Waynesboro's Wenonah Elementary
'It’s amazing how basic things can mean a lot. It really lifts the kids’ spirits so much when Grace Christian comes.'
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veney
Benjamin Franklin Veney worked as a custodian at Kate Collins Middle School. He died Tuesday at age 75.
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