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Buffalo Gap Class of 2024 celebrates graduation: Photos
SWOOPE — The members of the Class of 2024 at Buffalo Gap are now officially alumni of the high school following the commencement ceremony Saturday morning, May 18. A light rain forced the ceremony inside, moving from the football field to the school's gym. A packed house watched 99 graduates walk across the stage, accepting their diplomas from Principal Ian Marshall. ...
Pinpoint Weather: Showers, storms, flooding rainfall
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Showers are likely this afternoon with storms possible. There is a chance for localized flooding where storms move slowly with moderate to heavy rainfall. This is part of a system bringing a potential of rain through the weekend. The risk of flooding is marginal (5%) to slight (15%) for today and […]
Craigsville no longer at risk of losing its incorporated town status
CRAIGSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - The town of Craigsville is no longer at risk of losing its incorporated town status thanks to the new two-year budget state lawmakers and Govenor Glenn Youngkin passed earlier this week. While localities across the Valley are finalizing or have already finalized their budgets, Craigsville had...
Pocahontas County Commission to discuss Board of Education demolition project at upcoming meeting
MARLINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Regular Session agenda has been released for the upcoming meeting of the Pocahontas County Commission has been announced. The session, set to take place at 5:30pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, will see discussion of the Board of Education demolition project, Pocahontas County Broadband Project, and more. The full agenda […]
VCSB working to respond to those in crisis; ease burden on hospitals, first responders
When someone is in a suicidal crisis, sending police, fire and EMS to help isn’t always the best solution. If the person in crisis is put in handcuffs or removed from their home in an ambulance or police car, it can prove traumatic for someone already in a fragile state.
VSP: Motorcyclist killed in weekend crash on I-81 in Augusta County
VERONA — For the second time in less than a week, a motorcyclist has been killed in Augusta County. On Saturday evening, Virginia State Police said 47-year-old Jonathan A. Oles, of Montgomery, New York, was killed on Interstate 81 near mile marker 226. Authorities said Oles was in the southbound lanes when his Harley-Davidson...
Search continues for missing Stuarts Draft woman
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the Stuarts Draft women who has been missing since last Friday. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Leslie Snyder stated that investigators have determined that Angela Robin Orick, 69, left Charlottesville via Amtrak train to Florida.
CAVA facility in Verona begins producing Mediterranean-inspired foods
VERONA — The new CAVA facility in Verona was buzzing with activity Wednesday afternoon. Familiar Augusta County faces, local and state representatives, and some of CAVA’s business neighbors in Verona filled a reception area. CAVA produces Mediterranean-inspired foods, such as Crazy Feta, pita wraps, pita chips, hummus, tzatziki, and salads. The facility was announced in 2021, and a time-lapse video of the facility’s construction was projected onto a screen near the front entrance. ...
Pro Re Nata Brewery expanding into Augusta County with acquisition of Skipping Rock
STAUNTON — John Schoeb and Pro Re Nata Brewery continue to create a footprint in the Staunton area. Last fall, Schoeb got Staunton City Council's approval to rezone the former Coca-Cola Bottling Works facility on North Augusta Street with plans to start a microbrewery and tasting room in the building. Schoeb owns Pro Re Nata, a brewery and music venue, in Crozet.
Craigsville granted $3.8 million by newly passed state budget
RICHMOND – Craigsville’s infrastructure debt and incorporation woes are over. Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Virginia’s 2024-2026 biennial budget just hours after it was passed by the General Assembly Monday. Craigsville has waited through the entire process, with residents and Mayor Richard Fox nervous about the town's incorporation and debt payments.
Augusta County Black families tell school board something has to be done about racism
VERONA — It was the second time in three months that community members came before the Augusta County School Board asking that something be done about racism in the school division. At the May 2 regularly scheduled meeting, Leigh Ashley Harden detailed to the board acts of racism directed at her 8-year-old son, an elementary school student in Augusta County. ...
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