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Price tag for new animal shelter in Augusta County is double the initial estimate
The price tag for construction of the shared animal shelter at the former Verona Elementary School in Augusta County will not exceed $5.5 million, according to a contract with Harman Construction approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 26. The total cost of the project, however, is approximately $6.3...
Construction contract pending for Staunton Augusta Waynesboro Animal Shelter
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The $6.3 million construction contract for the new Staunton Augusta Waynesboro Animal Shelter is pending award to Harman Construction. The new shelter will offer an improved and updated facility in the former Verona Elementary School building. Upon moving to the Verona facility, a...
Augusta supervisors to sign $5.5 million animal shelter contract after fiery exchange
VERONA – A contract "not to exceed" $5.5 million for the Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro animal shelter will be signed once the fine print is finalized. The Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved County Administrator Timothy Fitzgerald to sign the contract once it's been finalized. The board took the vote before...
Campbell County man charged in murder of Augusta County woman
The Lynchburg Police Department has made an arrest in a case where a body was found on Garfield Avenue on May 26. The body was later identified as Tiffany Ann Fortuna, 43, of Augusta County. Daniel William Jackson, 32, of Campbell County, faces multiple charges in connection with this incident.
Around 2,000 fireworks are legal in Virginia. Light the wrong kind and it could cost you
With the Fourth of July coming up, many people are preparing to celebrate the holiday with a bang. But there are limits on what fireworks you can set off legally during your Independence Day bash. Fireworks that leave the ground aren't allowed in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, like most of Virginia.
Update on new animal shelter at old Verona Elementary School
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) - The construction contract for Augusta County’s new animal shelter is pending award to Harman Construction, which the county’s Board of Supervisors approved at its Wednesday meeting. The new animal shelter will find its home at the old Verona Elementary School at its Wednesday meeting.
Augusta County Schools purchase more weapons detectors at approximately $148,000
VERONA — The Augusta County School Board unanimously approved spending approximately $148,000 on eight additional weapons detectors for school buildings at its Thursday night meeting. The money is from a one-time school safety and security grant using both state and federal funds that totaled $149,707.35. The award is based on the total number of schools, composite index, number of buses, responses to state safety surveys, and student enrollment, according to Deputy Superintendent Doug Shifflett. ...
Thunderstorms down trees and power lines
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA – (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A cold front moving into the Shenandoah Valley was responsible for a line of thunderstorms, that downed trees and power lines in parts of Rockingham and Augusta County as well as the city of Harrisonburg. A lighting strike lead to a tree fire near the Coors plant in Elkton and split a tree in half in the town of Elkton. Trees were down across several roads, including Spaders Church Road and Dices Spring Road in Weyers Cave. Power lines were down in parts of Eastern Rockingham County, on main street in Harrisonburg and parts of Augusta County as well. The storm also brought some much needed rainfall to parts of the area with a quarter to three quarters of an inch reported by automated rain gauges.
Waynesboro: Food Lion Feeds donates $2,300 to The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army of Waynesboro received $2,300 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation just in time to help feed residents. The Feeding the Hungry grant supports community feeding partners by helping neighbors increase their access to nutritious food and providing nutrition education to eliminate health risks for those experiencing food insecurity.
Affidavit: Suspect fired gun into crowd at Churchville party
STAUNTON — An affidavit for a search warrant filed by the Augusta County Sheriff's Office has offered a few more details in a weekend shooting that saw two teenagers hit by gunfire at a party in Churchville. Both victims were seriously injured. Two cousins are under arrest. The sheriff's office said the shooting took...
Police break down what led them to arrest Campbell County man
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Police made a breakthrough in the investigation regarding an Augusta County woman, whose body was found along a Lynchburg road one month ago Wednesday. Authorities have now charged a Campbell County man with murder and hiding the body. Police said they found Tiffany Fortuna's body...
Body of missing Staunton man found in Weyers Cave
WEYERS CAVE — The Augusta County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a body found Friday night in Weyers Cave was that of a Staunton man who was reported missing a day earlier. Gregory "Drew" Merritt was 24 years old. The Staunton Police Department reported on June 20 that Merritt...
Remains found in Weyers Cave identified as missing Staunton Man
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A Staunton man who was reported missing found dead last week in the Weyers Cave area. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the remains of Gregory Andrew Merritt were discovered last Friday evening, June 21. His body was found by a K-9 team near the 700 block of Keezletown Rd. and sent to the medical examiner’s office.
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