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December 01, 2008
Final ‘Operation Crackdown’ fugitive arrested in court
A Waynesboro man wanted on cocaine distribution charges showed up in court Monday expecting a jury trial, but found himself under arrest.Staunton murder suspect arrested
About five hours after the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old babysitter in Staunton authorities arrested her ex-boyfriend about 175 miles south in a remote area near the North Carolina border.Agriculture, forestry holds 500,000 jobs statewide
HOT SPRINGS — Agriculture and forestry has a $79 billion impact on Virginia’s economy, according to a Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service study presented Monday during the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention at The Homestead.McDonnell pledges to help with farmland preservation
HOT SPRINGS – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell pledged Monday he would work to preserve farm land and allow farmers to reap increased profits through heavier reliance on renewable energy.MBC benefactors give students textbook aid
H. Gordon Smyth and his wife, Mary Beth, class of 1947, have enjoyed endowing a lecture series at Mary Baldwin College since 1997, but they are taking a break from that this year to help students with textbook fees.
Bodies to return to Nelson Co.
FABER — The bodies of a man and his teenage daughter who were killed while on a pilgrimage to India are being returned from Mumbai, their spiritual community has announced.Four arrested for bar fight
Two men and two women were arrested Thursday night after a scuffle at Mulligan's Pub on Fairway Lane in Staunton.Police report slick roads, wrecks
Waynesboro police reported a series of car crashes, without major injuries, beginning at 4 a.m. today.November 30, 2008
Man facing murder charge held without bond
Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Stuarts Draft man in connection with a fatal Sunday afternoon shooting.Woman shot, killed in Staunton
A young Stuarts Draft woman was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in a quiet Staunton neighborhood less than 20 feet from children’s chalk drawings smearing in the rain.
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Valley glider club goes where the thermals are
Car hits tree, spins into home
A four-door Mitsubishi tore across two yards, gouged asphalt, hit a tree and sent cinderblocks cascading into a basement Sunday morning, injuring its two passengers and leaving a Waynesboro family mending their fractured Forest Drive home.Va. educators cheer Obama promise to reform NCLB
President-elect Barack Obama’s promise to reform No Child Left Behind is being cheered by some Richmond-area educators, who call the federal act unrealistic, bureaucratic and underfunded.India claims Mumbai gunman tied to Pakistani militant group
The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday.Woman killed in Staunton, police pursuing suspect
A 20-year-old woman has been shot and killed on Knollwood Drive in Staunton.November 29, 2008
India ends Mumbai rampage
60 hours after assault began, 195 are deadResidents can ride the imaginary rails during the holidays
Up close, if you use your imagination, the display has such detail that it could be real.
Older Dominion: Pillar of the community
Rita Wilson called ‘one of the heroes of Staunton’
November 28, 2008
Black Friday shoppers out in force, but still cautious in spending
Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find toys like Elmo Live, but many said worries about the economy have them focusing on fewer gifts and less expensive, more practical items.Older Dominion: Room to grow
Waynesboro could see increased need for senior housingCommunity grapples with deaths of Nelson residents in India
Members of the close-knit Synchronicity Foundation spiritual community are delving into their own way of life to grasp that two of their own from Nelson County are dead and four others wounded in terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Scherr sought inner peace through spiritual journey
Alan Scherr’s decades of commitment to spirituality and simple living earned him recognition as an inspiring teacher of astrology, self-awareness and meditation.
Mumbai attacks hit home
Nelson County residents killed by terrorists in India
Members react to deaths
Members of the close-knit Synchronicity Foundation spiritual community are delving into their own way of life to grasp that two of their own from Nelson County are dead and four others wounded in terrorist attacks in Mumbai.Foundation says 2 Va residents killed in Mumbai
A spokeswoman with the Synchronicity Foundation said Friday Alan Scherr and his 13-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed while they were in a cafe in Mumbai.
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November 27, 2008
Christmas tree season begins; farmers to keep prices low
Augusta County tree farmers spent long hours working their fields this week in preparation for the unofficial start of Christmas tree season.Valley’s elderly population to double in size
The looming boom in the number of people 65 or older in the central Shenandoah carries with it an impact as wide and far reaching as the Valley itself, experts say.Packed, planned, delivered
They made a few new folds in the map and about 15 U-turns, but it took just three hours for one group of Wilson Memorial High School students to deliver crates filled with fixings for 10 Thanksgiving meals Thursday morning.
2 Nelson residents among the dead in India attacks
The Synchronicity Foundation, headquartered in Nelson County, was hosting a meditation program at the Oberoi Hotel, one of the sites hit by the attacks.
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November 26, 2008
