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Staunton defense shines Friday night: Scores & highlights from Week 6 of high school football
This story has been updated with new information. FISHERSVILLE — Maliq McCauley scored twice and Marc Geffrard sealed the deal with a fourth-quarter score to give Staunton a 21-0 win over Wilson Memorial on Friday night. It was technically Staunton's second win of the week. With Central Woodstock forfeiting its first four games...
Flash flood warning for Augusta, Rockingham counties: National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling has issued a flash flood warning for East Central Augusta County and South Central Rockingham County. At 5:59 p.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of...
David Branch died in 1999. 25 years later his life is still remembered in Stuarts Draft.
This story was originally published in December 2019. We are republishing it because Friday, Oct. 4 marks 25 years since the death of David Branch, a former Stuarts Draft High School student and athlete. The story is five years old, so some information in the original story has changed — for instance, Josh Podgorski now coaches at Wilson Memorial. But Branch is still remembered fondly in the Stuarts Draft area. Here is his story. ...
Youngkin shares update on Helene damage in Virginia, urges to not be “distracted” by climate change
Restoration efforts in Southwest Virginia continue after Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact, as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin asserted that blaming the intense storm and the future unpredictability of weather on climate change was a distraction. While giving an update on damage assessments from the storm that made landfall in Florida last week and dumped several inches […]
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