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The News Leader

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Augusta County braces for first freeze as cold air sweeps Virginia

A blast of colder air will send temperatures tumbling across Staunton and Augusta County late this week, with freezing temperatures settling in over the weekend and sticking around into early next week. The National Weather Service forecast for Augusta County calls for rain Thursday, Nov. 12 before colder and gustier conditions arrive. After temperatures climb into the 60s Wednesday and Thursday, daytime highs will fall into the 40s Friday and Saturday. Clouds will increase Wednesday night, bringing a 50% chance of rain after midnight. Rain chances continue Thursday as the front moves through the region, according to the National Weather Service. The colder air will become more noticeable behind the front. Northwest winds could gust up to 25 mph Thursday night and as high as 30 mph Friday. Temperatures will continue dropping into the weekend, with the coldest overnight readings arriving Saturday night. Lows are expected to fall into the 20s and remain unusually cold into early next week, according to the National Weather Service. How cold will it get in Augusta County? Here's the National Weather Service extended forecast for Augusta County: Wednesday: Sunny, with a high in the upper 60s. Rain becomes possible overnight, with a low in

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The News Leader

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Local students explore teaching as Virginia vacancies decline

FISHERSVILLE — Walking into a classroom full of students who are considering being teachers delighted Ryan Barber. The Waynesboro assistant superintendent was part of a group that answered questions from students in the Teachers for Tomorrow programs at Valley Career and Technical Center and the Shenandoah Valley Governor's School in Fishersville at the end of October. It was the second straight year the panel of superintendents and central office was hosted by the programs, giving students a chance to ask questions of those in leadership positions in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. Barber believes programs like Teachers for Tomorrow can plant seeds that hopefully grow in the years to come, eventually producing more and more teachers in area classrooms. Part of Barber's job is recruiting and hiring staff for Waynesboro Public Schools. Finding teachers is never easy, although according to the The Virginia Department of Education the numbers are improving. Since 2023, teacher vacancies across Virginia have dropped by almost 36% . In Region 5, which includes the Shenandoah Valley, the teacher vacancy rate is 1.4%, lower than the state rate of 2.5%. Those are good signs and programs like Teachers for Tomorrow can help identify students who are interested

Waynesboro, VA · 1d

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Vehicle fire near Afton, Augusta County, shuts down part of I-64

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The response to a vehicle fire is impacting traffic on Interstate 64 just outside of Augusta County on Tuesday. The fire happened at mile marker 101 of I-64 in Nelson County, according to VDOT 511. All westbound lanes were closed earlier in the afternoon, but as of 5:39 p.m., only the west right lane and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups are about 4.5 miles, according to VDOT.

Augusta County, VA · 2d
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Waynesboro officials hopeful as talks continue on proposed state park

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Waynesboro officials are hopeful that negotiations will lead to a state park on the city’s east end, a project Councilman Jim Woods said has been years in the making. “I first learned about the possibility shortly after taking my seat on the council nearly four...

Waynesboro, VA · 1d
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Years into its housing crisis, Harrisonburg struggles to break ground

Editor’s note: Housing statistics accurate as of October 2026, per Harrisonburg Director of Community Development Adam Fletcher. The City of Harrisonburg has been facing a housing crisis for at least six years; but since then, only six of the 45 city-approved housing projects have been built. According to the...

Harrisonburg, VA · 19h

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Valley of Valor: Navy veteran reflects on 35-year career of service

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - For retired aircraft maintenance officer Rob Beaton, 35 years in the Navy were about more than the places he served. They were about the family he built along the way. That family includes his wife and children, and the military community that supported them through deployments...

Waynesboro, VA · 1d

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JMU students, Harrisonburg residents demand City Council passes collective bargaining ordinance

Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) drivers gathered in City Hall on Tuesday night, asking the Harrisonburg City Council to pass a collective bargaining ordinance (CBO) to negotiate wages and working conditions during its scheduled meeting. Collective bargaining is the negotiation process between the city and a labor union that...

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d

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Turner Pavilion parking lot to be impacted by Municipal Building project in Harrisonburg

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The City of Harrisonburg will soon begin work renovating the historic Municipal Building connected to City Hall, which will require parking changes to the nearby lot between Main Street and Liberty Street around the Turner Pavilion. Parking permits will no longer be available for...

Harrisonburg, VA · 14h

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Harrisonburg City Council approves request to amend Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of “shopping center”

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Harrisonburg City Council approved a request to amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of “shopping center” and to provide a parking calculation for shopping centers during last night’s meeting. The proposed amendment would revise the definition of “shopping...

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d

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Evidence arguments continue in Jahmal Edrine case

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Three weeks after the charges against former University of Virginia football player Jahmal Edrine were nol-prossed, effectively pausing the case, evidence was argued over again during a post-trial motion heard in Albemarle Circuit Court on Thursday. The motion, made by one of Edrine’s...

Charlottesville, VA · 14h

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Rockingham County School Board seeks dismissal of former principal’s lawsuit

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Rockingham County School Board is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the former principal of Peak View Elementary School. Joseph Kapuchuck filed the lawsuit after he was fired in August 2024, claiming it was in retaliation for...

Rockingham County, VA · 1d

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Thousands of flags on JMU’s Quad honor fallen service members

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Thousands of American flags lined James Madison University’s Quad on Wednesday for Veterans Day, honoring service members who lost their lives since 9/11. Army and Air Force ROTC cadets placed 7,096 flags row by row. The display gave members of the campus community, visitors, and...

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d

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There’s A Historic Train Depot In Virginia That Whisks You Back To The Early 1900s

There’s a spot in Montpelier Station, Virginia where the calendar on the wall still reads 1927, the telegraph equipment sits ready for the next message, and the only thing missing is the sound of a steam whistle cutting through the trees. The Historic Montpelier Railroad Depot, built around 1910,...

Montpelier Station, VA · 1d

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New SNAP restrictions take effect November 1

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginians using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will soon see new restrictions at grocery store checkouts, as the state prepares to remove sodas and certain energy drinks from the list of eligible purchases. Starting Nov. 1, SNAP benefits will no longer cover regular sodas, diet...

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“This is worse than I thought it was,”: Virginia lawmakers, nursing homes confront staffing crisis

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia’s nursing homes are facing a staffing crisis. Numbers presented to the Joint Commission on Health Care in October showed that 79 facilities would need more staff to meet a proposed state staffing standard for 2029. Members of the Joint Commission on Health Care, including...

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Town of Shenandoah Town Council — Town Council Meeting — December 8, 2026

Location: Shenandoah Town Hall, 426 First Street, Shenandoah. No official agenda or agenda packet was linked when this scan ran. Completed motions and actions have not yet been published. This section will be updated when an official post-meeting record becomes available. Minutes. Official minutes have not yet been published. This...

Shenandoah, VA · 1d

Charlottesville Tomorrow

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Most central Virginia counties voted down a local sales tax for new school construction

"We're not done trying to get this to pass," said Kelly Greer, member of the Greene County School Board. "We're allowed to have it on a future ballot and so that's what we're going to do." The post Most central Virginia counties voted down a local sales tax for new school construction appeared first on Charlottesville Tomorrow .

Charlottesville, VA · 3d

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Virginia Democrats weigh another push to give universities independent legal counsel

Virginia Senate Democrats are weighing whether to reintroduce legislation in 2027 to allow Virginia universities to hire their own legal counsel so they may better protect themselves from federal pressure. Their consideration comes amid a wave of departures at President Donald Trump’s Justice Department — which pressured and investigated Virginia...

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Shenandoah welcomes retired Navy captain as guest speaker at Nov. 14 Veterans Service

SHENANDOAH — The Town of Shenandoah and the Shenandoah River Chapter, NSDAR invites the public to join them for a special patriotic evening honoring our nation’s veterans at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 14 at the Town of Shenandoah Museum and Welcome Center, 507 First Street. The program...

Shenandoah, VA · 2d

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For Virginia veterans, Honor Flight is more than a trip to D.C.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – An Honor Flight might look like a trip to Washington, D.C., on the surface. But for Martin Leamy, president and CEO of Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight, the trip is about much more than visiting memorials. “I see the trips as a...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d