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Augusta Solar returns to supervisors: THE AGENDA
Augusta supervisors take up Augusta Solar once again VERONA – The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the Augusta Solar energy system on Wednesday. Augusta Solar's project is an over 1,600-acre solar energy system, landscaping buffers included, split up into five sites. The project is operated by AES,...
Augusta Solar, landowners were rejected in 2019. The lawsuit lasted nearly four years.
VERONA – In May, the Augusta County Planning Commission declined to recommend Augusta Solar, a proposed large scale solar energy system in Stuarts Draft. It was not the first time the project was turned away. In 2019, the Augusta County Board of Supervisors rejected Augusta Solar in a 4-3 vote. At that time, the project was 2,700-acres with visual buffers included. Now, the project has been reduced to 1,600 acres with visual buffers. ...
Plea hearing set for man accused of hijacking tractor trailer on I-81
According to online records, an Augusta County Circuit Court judge selected August 29 as the date for the plea hearing for Jacob Falso, 31 of Freeville, New York. Falso was indicted by a grand jury earlier this year on seven counts, including felony drug possession and eluding police. The incident,...
NAACP Staunton hosts 78th annual Freedom Fund Banquet
STAUNTON – The Staunton branch of the NAACP announced in a press release its annual Freedom Fund Banquet is set to take place on Aug. 3 at Hotel 24 South in Staunton. This year’s event, themed “Working Together Defines Our Future,” will honor the achievements and contributions of individuals committed to advancing...
'Away for the Day': Staunton school system rolls out cell phone-free classroom policy
STAUNTON – When students return to school on Aug. 7, they will be required to power off and put away their cell phones, according to Staunton City Schools "Away for the Day" cell phone policy for the 2024-2025 school year. The new policy follows Gov. Glenn Youngkin's Executive Order 33, which aims to reduce or...
Jacks’ stun Braves with 9-inning rally
STAUNTON – Covington down to their final three outs and trailing 9-6, rallied for four runs in the top of the 9th inning as the Lumberjacks stunned the home crowd at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton 10-9 this past Tuesday in a Valley Baseball League game. The comeback in the 9th inning all started with […] The post Jacks’ stun Braves with 9-inning rally appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Cloudy with a chance of showers
The AccuWeather forecast for Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley. Today: more clouds than sun with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 85. Winds. east becoming south-southeast 3-6 mph. Tonight: a thunderstorm in parts of the area this evening; otherwise, cloudy and humid. Low 68. Winds. southwest...
Substance abuse counselor pressures former clients, coworkers for drugs
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health Professionals. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. STAUNTON – An anonymous former client of the Mid-Atlantic Recovery Center (MARC) received a...
Youngkin Announces Continued Job Growth With 15,000 New Jobs Added in June
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that according to BLS’ Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES” or “establishment survey”), Virginia reported non-farm payroll employment gains of 15,000 in the month of June, totaling 258,000 more jobs since January 2022. According to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained […]
Hopkinson-Wood Headlines VaSID Women's Golf Selections
LEXINGTON, Va. - The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2023-24 College Division All-State women's golf teams, with Washington and Lee earning five honors, including first-year head coach Jane Hopkinson-Wood being named VaSID Coach of the Year. Hopkinson-Wood led the Generals to their sixth consecutive conference championship and secured...
Wanted Virginia man apprehended in McDowell County
WELCH, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man wanted out of Tazewell County, Virginia, is apprehended in McDowell County. On July 22, 2024, at approximately 8:51 PM, Brandon Burnett, a fugitive from justice out of Tazewell County, Virginia, fled on foot from an officer with the Welch City Police Department. Deputies from the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office […]
Va. plans to create cell phone-free education guidelines. Developing them will be complex.
As concerns mount over student performance, echoed in an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia is developing policies and guidelines to restrict students’ use of cell phones during school hours. Some educators and advocates question the effort and believe that cell phone-free policies could be hard to enforce and may harm certain students. Research shows […] The post Va. plans to create cell phone-free education guidelines. Developing them will be complex. appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
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