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August 28, 2008
Man pleads guilty for role in double shooting
Otis Harrison Jr. pleaded guilty this week in Staunton Circuit Court for his role in a double shooting in Staunton last Halloween and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.Former Draft coach faces drug charges
A former Stuarts Draft junior varsity basketball coach was arrested on drug charges after lighting a bowl of marijuana and smoking it in front of an off-duty drug task force officer, police said Thursday.Bolling feels good about McCain’s chances in Virginia
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling said the real campaign for president is just starting, and he likes fellow Republican John McCain’s chances in both Virginia and the country in November.
Freshmen say hellos, goodbyes
STAUNTON -- Autumnal temperatures and a steady mist greeted Mary Baldwin College freshmen Thursday, the official move-in day for first-year students.
Man to face jury trial for fatal wreck
A Waynesboro truck driver involved in a wreck that killed an Albemarle teenager on U.S. 29 will face a jury early next year.Hollister lab closed after chemical spill
A chemical spill inside a Stuarts Draft plant Thursday forced the evacuation of the facility and led to several workers being transported to a hospital.
Chemical spilled at Draft plant
Several workers at a Stuarts Draft manufacturer were transported to Augusta Medical Center this afternoon following a chemical spill inside a plant lab, a state environmental official said.Invista makes donation to Valley Vocational Technical Center
The Waynesboro Invista has donated two of its Kenworth tractor diesel trucks to Valley Vocational Technical Center’ in Fishersville for its diesel mechanic program.State Farm to partner with food bank
Area State Farm Insurance agents are joining with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank during the months of September and October for a food drive. Those who wish to do so can drop off non-perishable items to any area State Farm office during regular business hours during September and October. For further information, call 800-296-food, extensino 1006 or vist http://www.brafb.org.Trial set in wreck that killed teen girl
A truck driver from Waynesboro involved in a wreck that killed an Albemarle teenager on U.S. 29 will face a jury early next year.
August 27, 2008
Fox wants vision realized
STAUNTON — Mary Baldwin College President Pamela Fox invoked music from Beethoven and Stephen Sondheim in a state of the college address Wednesday, saying a vision for the college’s future success is not enough.
Fay rain arrives in the Valley
Remants of Tropical Storm Fay brought steady, badly needed rain to the parched Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday, several days after state and local officials discussed possible drought aid for local farmers.
Jury finds Beasley guilty of fatal race
Brittany Engleman would have turned 19 today.Approval of Fishersville small area plan tabled
VERONA — The Augusta County Board of Supervisors tabled a small area plan for Fishersville’s future development Wednesday so they could more closely look at the plan’s provisions for housing density.All but 5 area schools meet ‘No Child’ targets
All but five schools in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County met the Adequate Yearly Progress targets required by the federal No Child Left Behind law on student testing in 2007-08, and the Staunton and Augusta County schools met the AYP targets as a whole.Waynesboro man avoids assault charge
Kyle Brent Alston had been charged with assaulting a police officer in connection with Staunton traffic stopPerjury case now headed to grand jury
A Waynesboro couple charged with putting pressure on one of their son’s friends to commit perjury following a fatal Dec. 12 car crash near Crimora will now have their case go before a grand jury.Beasley receives four-year sentence in street racing death
A jury sentenced Cory Beasley to four years in jail after it found him guilty of participating in a street race that caused the death of an Augusta County teenager last fall.August 26, 2008
Beasley found guilty in fatal street race trial
STAUNTON – Cory Beasley was found guilty by a 10-woman, two-man jury today of participating in a street race that caused the death of an Augusta County teenager last fall.FAA: software glitch delays many flights nationwide
An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. caused mass delays around the country. The Northeast was hardest hit.
FAA: software glitch delays many flights nationwide
An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. caused mass delays around the country. The Northeast was hardest hit.
August 25, 2008
Council making ‘significant progress’ on greenway
The Waynesboro City Council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing Mayor Tim Williams and Interim City Manager Mike Hamp to sign off on two deeds of easement, which would enable the start of the city’s Greenway Trail System.Warner to tell Virginia story, tout Obama
Mark Warner will not “slash and burn’’ Republicans tonight, but will offer his version of what he calls Virginia’s bipartisan successes and a ringing endorsement of Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy.
Supervisors mull drought resolution
Hampered by low rainfall, six of nine farms surveyed by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service fell at or below a 35-percent yield loss, officials said Monday.Baugher files for Chapter 11
Baugher Chevrolet-Buick of Waynesboro has filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection and is seeking to sell the dealership to Obaugh Buick of Staunton to satisfy millions of dollars in debt owed creditors.
Baugher seeks Chapter 11 protection; sale to Charlie Obaugh
Baugher Chevrolet-Buick of Waynesboro has filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection and is seeking to sell the dealership to Obaugh Chevrolet-Buick of Staunton to satisfy millions of dollars in debt owed to creditors.
August 24, 2008
Brewed egos
Growing number of craft breweries, beer pubs in the area organizing Virginia’s first beer trail
Saxman: Biden does not fit with Obama’s mantra of change
John McCain’s Virginia campaign co-chairman said Democratic nominee Barack Obama has nullified his calls for change in Washington by choosing a Beltway insider as his running mate — Sen. Joe Biden.Hawk watchers flock to Afton Mountain
Most days, behind the Inn at Afton on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a few binocular-toting hawk watchers wait patiently – their eyes glued to the sweeping panorama of mountains and sky.
