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          <title>Confection connection</title>
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                    It&#8217;s a sweet Saturday in Stuarts Draft
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          <title>Catholic school set to open</title>
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                    Staunton&#8217;s Ama Deus expects to have 30-40 students in September
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          <title>New prescription card can trim medication costs</title>
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                    Residents of Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro who lack prescription drug coverage can now get some assistance through the Augusta County Prescription Discount Card program.
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          <title>Ex&#45;inmate headed to Kennedy Center</title>
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                    Prisons Foundation will stage scenes from former prisoner&#8217;s work 
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          <title>New prescription card can get drug costs</title>
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                    Residents of Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro who lack prescription coverage can now get some assistance through the Augusta County Prescription Discount Card program.
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          <title>Staunton to use lights to save energy</title>
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                    The traffic lights at a dozen Staunton city intersections will be set to just flash for several hours each day as part of the city's ongoing efforts to save energy and lower energy costs.
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          <title>Wilson library seeks relief for collections</title>
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                    While Staunton&#8217;s Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library waits for final U.S. Senate action on legislation that would authorize support for its expansion, the library is closing in on the purchase of an adjacent building.
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          <title>Farmers&#8217; Market hitting goals</title>
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                    Waynesboro Farmers&#8217; Market Board Chairman Jim Nichols said the market&#8217;s inaugural year is coming close to needed projections, and said the market could continue next year.

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          <title>Rare virus strikes in area</title>
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                    The Central Shenandoah Health District Thursday reported the first confirmed human case of La Crosse encephalitis in the district this season.

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          <title>Cohousing development settles into area</title>
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                    In Elizabeth Hooper&#8217;s extended family in rural Mississippi, they often shared food, gardens and child care, not to mention conversation. 

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          <title>Waynesboro School Board changes meeting date</title>
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                    The Waynesboro School Board has rescheduled its August meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

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                    Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center launched its YouTube Channel last month.

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          <title>Supervisors, planners plan work session</title>
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                    The Augusta County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold an ordinance review work session Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the south board room at the Augusta County Government Center.
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          <title>Wilson library expansion is in the works</title>
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                    STAUNTON &#8212; The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library could soon be expanding to handle more than 1 million new Wilson papers. 
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          <title>Local artist shows &#8216;sweet side&#8217;</title>
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                    What does one get when they add some cakes and candies to watercolor paints? The result of that sticky, sweet and gooey combination is about to be officially revealed Saturday in Stuarts Draft. 

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          <title>Road plan for development approved</title>
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                    VERONA &#8212; The Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved a tax increment financing agreement Wednesday to refund a developer more than $3.6 million in costs for building a road to its Fishersville development, despite the protests of Supervisor Tracy Pyles.
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          <title>Goodlatte named &#8216;Hero of the Taxpayer&#8217;</title>
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                    A taxpayer advocacy organization, Americans for Tax Reform, has honored Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte with its annual "Hero of the Taxpayer" award.

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          <title>Area Democrats plan major August fundraiser</title>
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                    A local Democratic Party fundraiser set for Staunton's Frontier Culture Musem Aug. 16 will feature U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner as well as Sixth District Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul and gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds.
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          <title>Area economy experts seeing the silver lining</title>
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                    VERONA &#8212; A quartet of area economic experts offered less gloom and doom about the current economy and more optimism Tuesday night at a forum sponsored by the Augusta County and Staunton Republican committees.
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          <title>Sweet Dreams postmark to honor a tradition</title>
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                    A 33-year veteran employee of the postal service, Stuarts Draft Postmaster Kevin Blackford remembers a time when 75 percent of mail was first-class personal letters.

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          <title>Former MBC professor facing child porn charges</title>
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                    STAUNTON &#8212; A former Mary Baldwin College professor has been charged in a 26-count indictment of possessing child pornography.
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          <title>Panel recommends zoning amendment</title>
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                    The Waynesboro Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend an amendment to current zoning language that would allow for planned unit development within industrial zoning districts. 
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          <title>19&#45;year&#45;old critically hurt in crash</title>
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                    DOOMS &#8212; A 19-year-old Stuarts Draft woman was in critical condition Tuesday at the University of Virginia Medical Center, where she was airlifted after her car was T-boned by another vehicle at the intersection of Purple Cow Road and Eastside Highway.
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                    The Augusta County Sheriff's Office searched Tuesday afternoon for a man wanted for a shooting in the Sherando area.
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          <title>One critically hurt in Purple Cow&#45;Eastside accident</title>
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                    A 19-year-old Stuarts Draft woman was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center in critical condition Tuesday after police said she ran a stop sign and was T-boned by another vehicle at the interesection of Purple Cow Road and Eastside Highway.
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          <title>One badly injured in Augusta County accident</title>
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                    One person was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center Tuesday morning after a two-car collision at the intersection of Purple Cow Road and Eastside Highway outside Dooms.
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                    Construction crews relying more heavily on renovation work as effects of faltering economy continue to be felt
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                    Waynesboro company builds area&#8217;s first EarthCraft certified green home
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                    Rich and famous help Senate hopeful build cash lead 
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          <title>Virginia state lawmakers travel to Iraq more than presidential hopeful Obama</title>
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                    As Barack Obama met with top military commanders in Iraq Monday, Virginia lawmakers, who have made a combined 31 trips to the war torn country, were divided over the value of such visits. 
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          <title>Valley Politico: Some debate thoughts</title>
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                    Two lingering thoughts about Saturday&#8217;s debate between U.S. Senate candidates Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore. 


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          <title>Wilson Rehab Foundation elects new president</title>
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                    Hiawatha Nicely, Jr. of Daleville has been eleted president of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation.

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          <title>Pouring in</title>
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                    Despite summer heat, Daylily & Wine Festival attracts crowds
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          <title>Unlike Sen. McCain, many seniors depend on the Web</title>
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                    If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. 
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          <title>Va. researchers cultivate seeds for survival</title>
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                    Scientists using multi-pronged attack to save American chestnut
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          <title>Warner, Gilmore spar in first debate</title>
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                    U.S. Senate hopefuls trade jabs over trust, management
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          <title>Perennial favorite</title>
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                    Annual Daylily & Wine Festival returns to Andre Viette Farm
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                    A Roanoke man was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center with undisclosed injuries following a fiery, single-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Interstate 81 southbound near Weyers Cave, according to the Virginia State Police.
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                    The cost of providing food to needy families in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia is going up
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                    The nearly 1 million acres of the George Washington National Forest in Virginia are home to diverse wildlife and recreational areas.
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                    Think again if you believe you can only enjoy flowers or wine this weekend at the Viette farm on Route 608.
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                    The Rosser Avenue Starbucks in Waynesboro is still grinding out coffee despite a July 1 announcement from Starbucks Corp. alerting patrons that 600 stores will close in the next year.
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                    The Starbucks stores in the Augusta County region will be staying open.
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                    Mary Marcum, 81, quizzically surveyed her Stuarts Draft neighborhood Thursday after hearing strange noises from a nearby yard.

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                    They weren&#8217;t buying what Byron Fritz was trying to sell. 

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                    STAUNTON &#8212; U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner vowed Thursday to attack the fuel crisis by lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling, easing the permitting process to encourage oil companies to build more refineries and quadrupling spending on research into renewable energy.
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                    The Augusta County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is looking for help solving a May 21 burglary on North River Road in the Mount Solon area in which it says a substantial amount of cash and coins were taken from the residence, according to a press release. 
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                    STAUNTON &#8212; Fairfax Sen. Ken Cuccinelli is passionate about his conservatism and clear in his desire to enforce the Constitution and become Virginia&#8217;s top lawyer
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                    STAUNTON &#8212; Creigh Deeds remembers well that he missed becoming Virginia&#8217;s attorney general three years ago by less than 400 votes.
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                    No longer contagious, the eaglet that underwent surgery last weekend has been moved outside &#8211; albeit to an enclosed space. 
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                    As a teenager during the Great Depression, Harold Francis Lindsey worked long hours as a laborer on the construction of the Skyline Drive. 
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                    U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte holds an almost 5-1 advantage over Democratic challenger Sam Rasoul in Sixth District fundraising according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. 
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                    Congressman Bob Goodlatte outraised Democrat challenger Sam Rasoul by nearly five to one in the House of Representatives&#8217; 6th District race, according campaign finance reports filed by the candidates Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. 
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                    nTelos will be buying Micah&#8217;s Coffee customers in Waynesboro free drinks tomorrow from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
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                    The Waynesboro Farmers' Market will take place today from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Pavillion at Constitution Park. 
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                    Two men who twice allegedly broke into a residence at the Mountain View Apartments in Waynesboro early Tuesday morning have been taken into custody, according to Waynesboro police. 
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                    Convicted sex offender Jeffrey W. Small will soon leave the Sussex I Correctional Center after the state of Virginia halted efforts to keep him committed beyond his November 2007 release date. 
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                    The drowning deaths of two people in the Valley within a month should point to the need to take extra care when taking a dip to escape the summer heat, emergency officials say.

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                    Twice a week, David Lynch of Richmond uses the Ginter Park Library&#8217;s wireless Internet access to work on his laptop. 
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                    The nine acres of tall grassy land belonging to the Quillen family just outside Waynesboro has been transformed into a potential oasis for the endangered Bobwhite Quail.
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                    Two men who allegedly broke into the same Waynesboro apartment twice early Tuesday morning have been taken into custody, according to Waynesboro police.  
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                    Afton man admits part in Waynesboro shootings
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                    Transplant recipient maintains active lifestyle
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                    Residents divided over personal-safety issue 
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                    A humid Saturday and three separate rainstorms Sunday did nothing to dull the 29th Annual Summer Extravaganza in Waynesboro&#8217;s Ridgeview Park.

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                    Slade Allen Woodson pleaded guilty in Waynesboro Circuit Court today to six counts in connection to shootings that took place in Waynesboro in the early morning hours of March 27.
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                    Slade Allen Woodson is expected to be in Waynesboro Circuit Court today for a plea hearing in connection to six charges stemming from the Interstate 64 shootings in March. 
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                    The Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District will take a Tuesday bus tour of Augusta County flood control dams and farms where best management practices are being performed by farmers.
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                    Artist&#8217;s watercolors illustrate Waynesboro of decades ago
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                    19-year-old drowning victim identified as Texas man
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                    The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival.
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                    19-year-old was from Texas
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                    19-year-old was in town to attend conference
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                    Two Augusta County residents were named to Virginia boards and commissions on Thursday by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
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