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August 21, 2007
Kaine orders budget cuts by 2008
Citing shortfall, governor says state agencies need to trim spendingVick agrees to plead to dogfighting charges
More than football, Michael Vick's freedom is the question now.Early to rise
The ride to school is a long one for someDrunken-driving deaths rise nationwide
Virginia recorded one of the largest increases nationwide in drunken-driving deaths last year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation figures released MondayFarm rights program set for final vote
A decision about a purchase of development rights program for Augusta County farmland should come Wednesday night.Fourth seeks seat on Nelson board
A former Nelson County supervisor is seeking his old job, creating a four-way race for the board's South District seat.August 20, 2007
Beyond the pain
Waynesboro student battles back from dark dayIn good faith
Members of area church reach out to the communityMan arrested after standoff
Two stabbing victims sent to hospitalSchool projects almost finished
Draft, Fishersville work is on target for start of yearVick to plead guilty
Michael Vick's lawyer said Monday the NFL star will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.Vick judge to make statement
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson will make a statement from the bench at 3 p.m. today about the dogfighting conspiracy case involving NFL quarterback Michael Vick.Tech Report: Cho couldn’t be stopped
A report on the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy due this week will conclude that it was essentially unpreventable once the rampage had gotten underway April 16.August 19, 2007
Parents, students turning to home
Movement keeps up steady growthLosing their way of life-
From the back porch of his Fishersville-area home, Robert McCune could see the past - and the future.Housing needs driving sprawl
Tommy Shields' busy Waynesboro construction business focuses on commercial and residential development, and the hub of his work is in Augusta County.Tech students hospitalized
Five female Virginia Tech students are in the hospital in serious and critical condition after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in their apartment.At the Virginia Tech memorial
Thousands of members of the Virginia Tech community gathered on the campus Drillfield today to dedicate a memorial to the 32 students and teachers killed in an April 16, 2007 massacre.August 18, 2007
Man, 19, pleads to gang charge
James O'Brien, one of the victims in last year's Blood-Crips shooting, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of gang participation.Veteran music educator named to lead WHS Choral program
Jeff Ryman became a musician at the urging of two older sisters while growing up in Dayton.August 17, 2007
Mary Baldwin again climbs in U.S. News college rankings
Mary Baldwin College's position has climbed in a news magazine's annual national ranking of schools.Serenity Garden Project receives gift from inmate
Throughout the last month, the Serenity Garden Foundation has raised thousands of dollars toward a cancer-awareness garden in Waynesboro.Target demographics
People seeking jobs at the new Target store coming to Waynesboro made a steady beeline Thursday to the interview site at Ladd Elementary.August 16, 2007
Solemn salon
The Cutting Edge hair salon has long been more than just a place to manage coiffures.No Child a hot topic at forum
The federal No Child Left Behind law's escalating graduation and pass rates as well as testing requirements for immigrant students need changed, area educators said Wednesday.Nelson gets close to new biosolid law
Nelson County is close to finalizing a new law regulating the spread of biosolids, a controversial fertilizer made out of sewage.August 15, 2007
