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May 26, 2007
Compromise on tax rate not likely at Tuesday’s meeting
Attempts to broker a compromise in the divisive tax debate have failed, according to city councilors, leaving the suggested rate of 70 cents the apparent lock for ratification.At a Glance
Landes asks for two more Tech panel members; Con man sells someone else's swing; New Freshtones namedCare-A-Vanners lend a hand
That's two houses down, then off to the next one. Fried chicken and cake in Ridgeview Park were the sendoff fare Friday evening for the traveling RV Care-A-Vanners.May 24, 2007
Budget battle heats up
Questions of who said what about the Wayne Theatre during the last election continue to linger just days before City Council is set to give $300,000 to that controversial downtown project.Suicide ends standoff
STUARTS DRAFT - There wasn't a hint of anger in John A. Lee's voice when he ordered neighbor Judy Cosgrove to lie on his bed.Rolling Thunder rides
STAUNTON - You might have heard a little thunder rumbling up in the hills of Staunton last night.Augusta County churches to hold ecumenical service
Eight area churches are holding a community service Sunday to enhance cooperation and friendship across denominations and races.GOP supervisors nominee withdraws
VERONA - A surprising development regarding one board of supervisors candidate dominated Augusta County Republican mass meetings Thursday night.Wayne funding controversy causes political rancor
Personal attacks and broken friendships suffered over the course of the Wayne Theatre debate underscore the vehemence felt on both sides of the issue.Library expansion approved
VERONA - The Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved Nielsen Construction's bid of just over $911,000 Wednesday to conduct the first phase of a renovation of the Augusta County Public Library in Fishersville.Man holds police at bay into the night
STUARTS DRAFT - An abduction call from a Stuarts Draft neighborhood led authorities to a nearly five-hour standoff Wednesday night with an armed man.Goldsworthy is released
STAUNTON - Five years ago, authorities found a shirtless Joseph Allen Goldsworthy wandering the Blue Ridge Parkway and threatening suicide just hours after beating his grandmother to death.Local Briefs
Kane wins scholarship for financial-planning skills
Michael Kane of Waynesboro and two of his classmates from Virginia Tech, Patrick McGonigle and Christina Smith, were enlisted to help the Browns.May 23, 2007
Living palette
Brenda Papke waged a one-woman crusade to bring art education to elementary schools in Augusta County and Staunton. The resulting art is rented to businesses, funding the continuation of the Children's Art Network.Second GOP candidate declares for the Pastures seat on Board
A second candidate has said he will seek the Republican nomination for the Pastures District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors.Coyner Springs subdivision gains approval
Proposed multiple-dwelling project would not disturb nearby wetlands, developers sayMay 22, 2007
Pay-rate increase abnormal
Huge, one-time pay raises like those being suggested for a handful of Waynesboro employees are not usually seen, according to salary experts.Learning the limitations of lawmaking
Model General Assembly offers valuable lessons, legislative training to area high school students.Bound for Baghdad: Local soldiers up with morning sun
During rigorous training, soldiers are taught that they will fight danger not with guns or their hands, but with their smarts. SPECIAL REPORT: Bound For BaghdadValley helicopter rescuers launch food drive
Shenandoah Valley's AirCare 5 fights hunger in the Valley by holding a food drive for Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.Treasurer’s office denied additional help
Part-time position, requested to aid in processing tax payments, cut from budget.May 21, 2007
Bound for Baghdad: Hometown soldiers in training
A week-long look at how 149 soldiers from Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are preparing for deployment. SPECIAL REPORT: Bound For BaghdadMary Baldwin holds graduation
Commencement speaker praises school's work to prove 'that women could be great achievers.'Couple accused of stealing from city
A Waynesboro city employee accused of helping her boyfriend steal city construction equipment will appear in court today.At a Glance
Colony House robber soughtSurvivor of Va Tech shootings ‘still piecing it together’
WHS grad recounts escape from Norris Hall during gunman's attack on Virginia Tech campus.May 20, 2007
