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VERONA, VIRGINIA - An air of palpable tension pervaded the September 27 meeting of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, a culmination of mounting controversies and investigations that have plagued the board over recent weeks. The session was characterized by overt hostility, evident divisions, and an undercurrent of apprehension that didn't escape the vigilant eyes of several Breaking Through reporters watching the meeting.

The Augusta County finance department has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This award is for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2023. It shows the department's commitment to high standards in governmental budgeting. The County's budget presentation followed national guidelines and met all necessary criteria in four categories.

Among the things I paid attention to when I was in court today: how people were dressed. I had John Fetterman, the United States senator who favors hoodies and shorts in place of suits and ties, on my mind there. I’m not partial to suits and ties myself, but I...

STAUNTON — ARROW Project, a local grassroots nonprofit organization made up of a group of hardworking professionals and volunteers that strive to bring mental health awareness and support to the Staunton–Augusta County–Waynesboro community, is hosting its first art auction. The art auction is happening 5:30-7:30 p.m. on...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Augusta County’s strategic plan allows emergency services to get new emergency response equipment every 10 years. The Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a new ambulance for Augusta County Fire and Rescue at its meeting Wednesday night. As departments across the country have...

Augusta County government is taking a unique approach to charges from critics that it is lacking in basic transparency: by putting a price on basic transparency. County Administrator Tim Fitzgerald gave us this in the way of low-hanging fruit at Monday’s Augusta County Board of Supervisors staff briefing. Fitzgerald...

Moving to Augusta County has turned into a nightmare for a veteran and his wife who relocated to Virginia after his service to work on his master’s degree and enjoy the snow and beauty of the mountains with their two huskies. A neighbor he had never met allegedly shot...

An Augusta County man accused of killing a veteran’s service dog, Buddy Bear, was granted a $5,000 bond today. The Circuit Court judge ruled on the appeal for Louis Edward Davis Jr. at an 11:15 a.m. hearing. Bond was denied by General District Judge Rupen Shah one week ago,...

The push by Scott Seaton to get Augusta County to update its animal control ordinance has earned him a censure from the other six members of the Board of Supervisors. He’s not done trying to fix what he sees as an obvious wrong. “You have the six votes. I...

VERONA — A man convicted of attempted capital murder in 2015 and given seven years in prison after hitting Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith with a vehicle when he was still a deputy is back behind bars after reportedly being caught with methamphetamine, psychedelic mushrooms, thousands of dollars in cash, and ammunition earlier this month, according to an affidavit to a search warrant. Curtis A. Wimer, 34, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a...

Louis Edward Davis, Jr. appeared by video in Augusta County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Dryer set bond for Davis at $5,000, a stark contrast to the lower District Court decision to twice deny bond for Davis. The conditions for the bond show the defendant must:

STAUNTON — An Augusta County man jailed for more than a week after being accused of shooting and killing his neighbor's service dog was given a $5,000 bond Tuesday in circuit court. Louis E. Davis Jr., 67, was in Augusta County Circuit Court on a bond appeal after previously being denied bond at an earlier hearing last week in general district court. He is facing charges of felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor reckless handling of a firearm. ...

ARROW Project’s first official fundraiser will be held Friday, Sept. 29, at Silver Line Theatre. ARROW Project’s Art Auction Fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. will raise funds to directly impact the nonprofit organization’s ability to provide mental health services to clients in Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro, and surrounding areas.

If you're looking for how to watch high school football in Augusta County, Virginia this week, we've got what you need here. Follow High School Football this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Other Games in Virginia This Week. Augusta...

STAUNTON — A North Carolina man who was nabbed last year in Augusta County after he reportedly tried to hook up with a teenage girl, and was then found with nude photographs of her, was spared prison time Tuesday following a plea agreement. Jacob D. Bailey, 23, of Spindale,...

A district court judge has delayed issuing a ruling in the challenge of Augusta County’s denial of a Freedom of Information Act request for access to a recording of a March 20 closed session of the Board of Supervisors. Judge Rupen R. Shah had been set to hand down...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s the time of year when Virginia’s oak trees begin littering the ground with their acorns. And now you have a reason to pick them up. Virginia’s Department of Forestry is asking the public to help the agency collect the acorns in support of their efforts to plant trees statewide.