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April 21, 2007
Riverfest is just around the corner
This year’s Riverfest will do more than call attention to preserving the South River; the event also will focus on the problems posed by ongoing fish kills in the Shenandoah River.
Progress continues on top of Afton
There’s a hole in the horizon of Afton Mountain today.
Virginia mourns
Waynesboro residents pay respects to Tech victims
Nelson to mark bicentennial with events at Pharsalia
In honor of its bicentennial, Nelson County will be taking a trip back in time this weekend.
Police search for man charged with forgery
State police are looking for Jimmy Willie Goodwin, 34, charged with 23 counts of forging and passing forged checks.
April 20, 2007
Drop off your hazardous waste
The annual Invista Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be this Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Sayre garners endorsement from Augusta GOP chair
Augusta County’s Republican chairman said Thursday he is endorsing challenger Scott Sayre in his June 12 GOP primary bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Emmett Hanger of the 24th District.
Cayton sentence upheld
STAUNTON - Jesse D. Cayton Jr.‘s wife might have been on the verge of a painful death when he shot her. But he’s still going to prison for 23 years, a judge ruled Thursday.
Schola sings Shakespeare
Choir to hold spring concert on Sunday
Budget: Something’s got to go
STAUNTON - It was an unexpected remark.
Threat made at Riverheads High
Police, administration suspect copycat
Police investigate stabbing; victim moved to U.Va.
Waynesboro Police are investigating the Tuesday night stabbing of a 17-year-old man.
Attempting to cope
As Waynesboro High freshman Tiffany McAllister watched accounts this week of the Virginia Tech massacre, she wondered about the mindset of the killer, Cho Seung-Hui.
AP: Va Tech gunman’s family feels hopeless
The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel “hopeless, helpless and lost,“ and “never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence.“
THE TRAGEDY AT VIRGINIA TECH: The world mourns
Silence fell across the Virginia Tech campus at noon Friday and bells tolled in churches nationwide in memory of the 32 victims of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.
April 19, 2007
Avanté thanks volunteers
STAUNTON - Dave Butler never saw himself as the ministering type.
Kaine declares day of mourning
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has declared Friday as a statewide day of mourning for the victims of Monday’s tragedy at Virginia Tech.
More donors for Wayne Theatre
Yet another hefty gift has been made to the Wayne Theatre, lifting the spirits of volunteers who’ve been caught in a dizzying flux of good and bad news in recent months.
Remaining vigilant
This week’s mass shootings at Virginia Tech have renewed the vigilance about safety and security on other Virginia college campuses, including Staunton’s Mary Baldwin College.
Oryshak heads local Guard unit
A new commander will lead the Staunton-based 116th into Iraq later this year.
Pyles: Combine E-911 offices
VERONA - Augusta County Supervisor Tracy Pyles has a plan to stop the escalating costs of the county’s emergency operations center and at the same time help both Staunton and Waynesboro with 911 operations.
Bomb threat at Wilson High
FISHERSVILLE - Wilson Memorial High School was evacuated for three hours Wednesday so police and K-9 dogs could check out a bomb threat.
Plane crashes in Danville
A fatal plane crashed in Danville this morning. The crash occured on Lexington Avenue near Halifax Road and the Danville Expressway.
April 18, 2007
SPECIAL REPORT: Tragedy in Blacksburg
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Moment of silence
STAUNTON - Some students bowed their heads out of simple respect.
Waynesboro Schools to honor dead
The Waynesboro Schools will take time on Thursday to pay tribute to Virginia Tech.
County budget hearing tonight
There are no tax increases or other apparent smoking guns in the 2007-08 Augusta County budget, but county supervisors still want to hear from the public tonight.
Wayne Theatre given portion of Coyner estate
The Wayne Theatre is set to receive a major gift from the estate of local philanthropist Lucy Coyner, news that follows close on the heels of City Council’s surprise decision to nix any funding for that same project.
Bomb threat locks down Wilson Memorial High School
Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville was evacuated about 10 a.m. today after a bomb threat was found in a bathroom.
Bomb threat at Wilson Memorial High School
Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville was evacuated about 10 a.m. today after a bomb threat was found in a bathroom.
