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January 03, 2009
The pay’s the thing
American Shakespeare Center officials seek donations
Foreclosure crisis hits Virginia
Number of repossessions up 161 percent over 2007Terry McAuliffe makes it official
Former DNC chief announces run for governor of VirginiaTaubman Museum in Roanoke is a quick draw
This railroad city’s attempt to lure crowds downtown and shake up its stodgy skyline with a glitzy new art museum seems to be working.RIVER CITY 2020: Numbers paint bleak picture
It’s anybody’s guess what this means to Invista and other area manufacturers, but numbers aren’t encouraging. New orders at U.S. factories fell in December to the lowest rates in 60 years when the measures first were recorded, according to The Wall Street Journal.January 02, 2009
Gunfighters
Brady Campaign files suit to prevent concealed firearms in national parks
Ex-golf pro to get $275,000
Country club settles suit before trialDelivery driver robbed at gunpoint on Port Republic
For the third time in a year, an armed bandit robbed a restaurant delivery driver in the 200 block of Port Republic Road.Snowy owl found in Greene County dies at Wildlife Center
Bird brought to experts Saturday before Christmas
Historians rally to battle proposed Wal-Mart near Civil War site
Wal-Mart wants to build a Supercenter within a cannonshot of where Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant first fought, a proposal that has preservationists rallying to protect the key Civil War site.SETTLED: Ex-golf pro will get $275K
Former Waynesboro Country Club golf pro Frank C. Hedderich III will receive $275,000 from a settlement that ends his two lawsuits against the club.
While driving, man fractures girlfriend’s face
A 47-year-old Staunton man remains in jail after police arrested him for allegedly striking his girlfriend in the face while he was driving.January 01, 2009
Holiday service
Keeping city safe means work on New Year’s
Year in preview
10 storylines to watch for in the new yearIraq takes control of Green Zone
Under security agreement, US also transfers authority over troops, country’s airspacePublic views on uranium mining study sought
Residents near what is believed to be the nation’s largest uranium deposit will be asked their views on what issues should be addressed in a study of the impact of mining the ore in Virginia.Panel wants fuel taxes hiked to fund highway improvements
A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to finance highway construction and repair until the government devises another way for motorists to pay for using public roads.December 31, 2008
‘Textbook’ response
School officials, police acted quickly to quell VSDB murder plot
Supervisors prepare for tough 2009
Augusta County to face new year collision on budget, economic developmentStores to airlines, many brands vanished in 2008
Shoppers won’t be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year.New Va. payday lending law to take effect today
Some of the nation’s most sweeping reforms on payday lenders will take effect today in Virginia, but some short-term, high-interest lenders are getting around the new law by offering different types of loans.December 30, 2008
DUI duty
Extra patrols ordered for New Year’s Eve
Police thwart murder plot at VSDB
2 students charged earlier this monthMurder charge dropped
After 40 years, man cleared of killings at High’s Ice CreamTheater group foresees struggles
Trustee: Shakespeare Center needs to increase fundraisingCouncil finds consensus
The last six months of the Waynesboro City Council — since its new, conservative majority took power — has seen occasional disagreements among its members, but almost no dissension on votes.Collins named president of Mathers
Longtime area concrete company executive Nick Collins has been named president of Mathers Construction and March Excavating of Waynesboro.‘67 murder charge dismissed for former suspect
A judge today dismissed a 40-year-old murder charge against William Thomas Jr., a former Staunton man tried and acquitted in 1968 for one of the two High's Ice Cream murders.December 29, 2008
Crash proves fatal
82-year-old Lexington woman dies after her van flips on US 11 near Staunton
