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BRIEF: Roadside bomb damages truck, driver uninjured
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Multiple law enforcement agencies were investigating an explosion early Thursday morning that heavily damaged a 2004 Toyota pickup truck but did not injure the 61 year-old driver. The incident was reported in the Pastures community in western Augusta...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Emergency Incidents, Explosions, FBI
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Pot growing case going to Augusta County grand jury
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.The case against two men accused of growing marijuana on land belonging to the Frontier Culture Museum will go to an Augusta County grand jury in July. Attorneys for Matthew Meissinger and Harold Morris, III, waived a preliminary hearing in Augusta...Tags: Hunting, Drug Trafficking, Court Preliminary, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Valley News Briefs
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Waynesboro police arrest man wanted in three places A Lyndhurst man wanted in three jurisdictions was arrested by Waynesboro police on Monday. Jeremiah James Woodson, 38, was found about 11:45 a.m. on Monday in a residence in the 1100 block of New...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Amherst County, Crimes
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Colonial Virginia gentry embraced stranded North African
As the political epicenter of British America’s richest and most populous colony, the town of Williamsburg played host to a rich cross-spectrum of humanity during the 1700s. Planters, merchants and tradesmen of all shades and stripes came from...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Sociology, College of William and Mary, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Staunton (Staunton, Virginia)
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Virginia March unemployment the lowest since December 2008
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Virginia's unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in March, the lowest level since December 2008, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Friday. McDonnell reacted while on a trade mission to China. Shenandoah Valley economic leaders say they feel the impact...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Investments
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3 adults, 1 child dead in Augusta Co. fire
The Virginia State Police are investigating the fire deaths of three adults and a 9-year-old child in the Shenandoah Valley. Churchville Deputy Fire Chief Craig Williams said the four died late Friday when fire destroyed their trailer home. The...
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Mitt Romney to deliver speech at VMI on Monday
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a foreign policy speech Monday at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. According to a news release from the Romney campaign, the former Massachusetts governor will share his vision for a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Mitt Romney, Politics, Paul Ryan
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Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results
Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Patrick County, Woodrow Wilson, Botetourt County, Northampton County (Virginia), Alleghany County (Virginia)
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Fourth of July Events
Digital InternSunday, July 1 Bedford County: Moneta FireWORX Fest Where: Downtown Moneta (Rt. 122 and White House Road) When: Gate opens at 5:30 p.m.; music by The WORX Band starts at 6 p.m.; fireworks start at about 10 p.m. Cost: $5 a person; children 10 and under...Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Nelson County, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Botetourt County, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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Buena Vista mother and her three sons sentenced on meth charges
A Buena Vista mother and her three sons have been sentenced for their role in a methamphetamine ring. 50-year-old Camilla Ramirez, also known as "Momma" has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. Also, 30-...
Tags: Rockbridge County, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Methamphetamine (drug), Punishment
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Katherine B. Stonesifer, 91
Katherine B. (Auxt) Stonesifer, 91, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at her home in Verona, Va. Born March 6, 1920, in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of George and Harriet (Pugh) Auxt. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by sister,...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Woodrow Wilson, Religion and Belief, World War II (1939-1945), Staunton (Staunton, Virginia)
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Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation
Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: Orange County (Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), James City County, Patrick County
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