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Sheriff's Office: Waynesboro man killed in fall from bucket truck
STAUNTON — The Augusta County Sheriff's Office has identified an electrical contractor who was killed last week after falling from a bucket truck. The incident took place Friday, May 24, in the 100 block of Sugar Loaf Road. The victim was identified as Phillip J. Sandridge Jr., 48, of Waynesboro.
Woman found dead in Lynchburg identified as Augusta County resident
LYNCHBURG — A woman found dead late Sunday afternoon in Lynchburg was an Augusta County resident, according to the Lynchburg Police Department. A body was found at 5:35 p.m. in the 1500 block of Garfield Avenue in Lynchburg. "Upon arrival, officers located a body, secured the area and initiated...
‘Gaslight’ author to take part in two events to discuss Atlantic Coast Pipeline fight
A number of citizens in the Shenandoah Valley fought the development of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline through the Shenandoah Valley for six years. Farmers, conservationists and more bound together to fight for their land. In the end, Dominion Energy abandoned plans for the pipeline. A book, Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast...
Augusta schools consider tech grant, D.M. Conner buffer returns to BZA: THE AGENDA
Staunton to hold closed meeting over contract STAUNTON - Mayor Stephen Claffey called for a special session of Staunton City Council on for June 5 at 5 p.m. The meeting will not be open to the public. According to the announcement, the meeting will be about "a public contract involving the expenditure of...
62-year-old woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Alleghany County
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia State Police reports a Greenville woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Augusta County on Tuesday, May 28. VSP says around 5:50 p.m., 62-year-old Lennie G. Losh was in a 2015 Toyota Tacoma driving north with a passenger on Route 11 when she ran off the right side of the road near Peyton Hill Road. Losh then overcorrected and ran off the left side of the road, hitting two signs, causing the truck to flip over.
2024/2025 Season Preview Party at Pocahontas County Opera House June 15
Pocahontas Co., WV (WVDN) – The Pocahontas County Opera House is excited to invite the community to its highly anticipated 2024/2025 Season Preview Party. This event promises to transport attendees back in time with a 1920s Speakeasy Soirée; guests are encouraged to get into the spirit of the Roaring Twenties by wearing period attire. The […] The post 2024/2025 Season Preview Party at Pocahontas County Opera House June 15 appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
One dead, one seriously injured in Augusta County crash on U.S. 11
STAUNTON — One person was killed and another seriously injured late Tuesday afternoon in a crash on U.S. 11 in Augusta County, according to Virginia State Police. Sgt. Sean Simmons said at about 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, the driver of a 2015 Toyota Tacoma lost control of the pickup and went off the right side of the road before overcorrecting, sending the vehicle off the left side of U.S. 11, where it overturned. The crash took place just south of the Pilot Travel Center.
Draft Days and live music: What's happening this weekend?
Events listed are pulled from the Augusta County Public Library website, the Staunton Public Library website, Staunton Downtown Development Association newsletter, Waynesboro's event website, and the Waynesboro Public Library website. For more information on each event, click the link. Friday, May 31. Book Donation Drop Off Staunton Public Library 10...
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