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Nelson County approves $8.9M purchase of property: A data center in the offing?
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors has approved the purchase of 683 acres of undeveloped land on the Route 29 corridor south of Lovington, less than a mile from Nelson County High School, for $8.9 million.
Staunton: Business owners share concerns about proposed downtown project
The City of Staunton has launched a month-long demonstration project in Downtown Staunton to give residents and business owners a look and feel for an idea percolating in City Hall to expand pedestrian space in the central business district.
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New HUD report shows us that homeless population locally, statewide, growing
The 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released last week tells us that 745,652 people were homeless on the night of the Point-In-Time Count in the final week of January 2025.
Augusta County: Residents raise issue with dangerous stormwater channel
Two residents of the Ridgeview subdivision in Stuarts Draft are raising concerns about a stormwater channel that they say has become a serious threat to public safety.
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AEW world champ MJF suffered knee injury during title defense in Richmond
AEW world champ MJF hyperextended his knee during his successful title defense in Richmond on Wednesday’s “Dynamite,” and according to Bryan Alvarez at F4WOnline, company officials are reduced, at the moment, to “hoping it’s not serious.”
Bridgewater College Hall of Famer Laura Mapp has impressive coaching tree
When Laura Mapp arrived at Bridgewater College in 1961, she coached field hockey in the fall, basketball in the winter and tennis in the spring.
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Baltimore Orioles quietly playing themselves back into playoff contention
Baltimore has won nine of its last 13 games, and in the process, the Orioles are quietly getting themselves back into contention.
UVA Softball: Coach Joanna Hardin signs three-year contract extension
UVA Softball coach Joanna Hardin has signed a three-year contract extension, it was announced today, by UVA Athletics.
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