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Read / Add Comments Authorities are asking the public for information on the disappearance of a Westchester County man who went missing after going out for a jog at a Virginia resort.  According to the Sheriffs Office in Patrick County, Virginia, first responders and volunteers have been searching for 61-year-old Bruce Rubin since he went missing on Friday, July 2. Rubin went jogging on the property of the Primland Resort at 11 a.m. and hasnt been seen since.  The Sheriffs Offi...

Independence Day holiday weekend traffic accidents claim 10 lives Published Wednesday, Jul. 7, 2021, 8:21 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© monticellllo – stock.adobe.com) Virginia is experiencing a disturbing trend on its roadways – increased traffic crash fatalities – with the state on pace to have another unfortunate inc...

Read / Add Comments Authorities are asking the public for information on the disappearance of a Westchester County man who went missing after going out for a jog at a Virginia resort.  According to the Sheriffs Office in Patrick County, Virginia, first responders and volunteers have been searching for 61-year-old Bruce Rubin since he went missing on Friday, July 2. Rubin went jogging on the property of the Primland Resort at 11 a.m. and hasnt been seen since.  The Sheriffs Offi...

July 4th holiday traffic crashes claim ten lives in Virginia Photo: WINA July 7, 2021, News Release RICHMOND – Virginia is experiencing a disturbing trend on its roadways – increased traffic crash fatalities – with the state on pace to have another unfortunate increase in 2021. Preliminary reports indicate 10 individuals died in traffic crashes on Virginia highways during the July 4 holiday statistical counting period that began at 12:01 a.m. July 2, 2021 and concluded at midnight July ...

Hardwood flooring manufacturer to create 58 new jobs in Patrick County Published Monday, Jul. 5, 2021, 8:18 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© vepar5 – stock.adobe.com) Canadian-based Prolam LLC will invest $12.8 million in Patrick County to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in the former Ten Oaks satellite facili...

Lynchburg City Council appoints 3 school board members in closed session In a 5-2 vote, the council decided to determine appointments in closed session Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Lynchburg City Council appoints people to each school district LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg City Council determined appointments for three-year terms of office to each school district in a closed session on Tuesday evening. At about 5:30 p.m., council members came back for an open session to name appointees; howe...

Summer school programs spike by hundreds     MARTINSVILLE, Virginia (Martinsville Bulletin) — School is not out for summer in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties. In fact, after a year of virtual classes because of the pandemic, collectively the three school districts may have one of the most well-attended summer programs on record. “We are offering summer school for elementary, middle and high school Monday through Thursday in June and in July,” Henry County Schools Director of...

A new report by the Virginia Department of Education reveals 1,040 of the state’s 2,005 school buildings are 50 or more years old. That includes 55% of all Virginia elementary

Five more historical figures have been hauled into the court of public opinion, found guilty of being either slaveholders, Confederates or segregationists, and sentenced to unnaming. All five have their names affixed to Virginia community colleges, although not for much longer. Three schools are already in the process of changing their names — Lord Fairfax that operates four locations in the northern Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont, John Tyler in Chesterfield County, and Thomas Nelson in Ha...

  Article Contributed by Mountain Home … | Published on Sunday, June 13, 2021 Bluegrass songs about bluegrass seem to be turning up everywhere these days, but while there are plenty of single songs name-checking the music’s pioneers and all-star collaborative albums honoring generational legacies, a full-length tribute by one working band honoring another working band from days gone by is still a rarity. That makes Singing Up There: A Tribute to the Easter Brothers, the new album from ...