Stuarts Draft News

No onea s buying cars or new homes, but families everywhere are investing in jars, lids and giant pots to preserve the fruits of Virginiaa s harvest and save a few dollars in the process.

RADFORD - Stuarts Draft's Chad Harris and his BBD Motorsports Late Model stock car team had everything go right Saturday night at the Motor Mile Speedway.

Address: 639 Horseshoe Circle, Stuarts Draft Facility type: Family day home Inspection type: Unannounced monitoring Inspection date: June 24 Violations: 0 Comments: During this inspection children were observed during open play, learning/art activity, outdoor play, bathroom break and clean-up. Seven children were in care along with seven ...

NEW MARKET - Stuarts Draft defeated the New Market Shockers 11-4 on Tuesday night in a Rockingham County Baseball League contest.

STAUNTON - Ruby Leola Boyd Wolfe, 89, formerly of 133 S. Waverley St., passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009, in the Augusta Health and Rehabilitation in Fishersville.

You can feel the warmth when you walk into Bessie Weller Elementary School. That feeling can be attributed in large part to Principal Randy Simmons.

T he community of Greenville has every right to its own volunteer fire station, and we hope its residents join in the conversation.

A Stuarts Draft man asked an undercover police agent to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend for $700, then talked the price down to $400 before being arrested, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing Thursday.

A meeting tonight should help county officials better understand any public interest in possibly locating a volunteer fire and rescue station in the Riverheads District.

STUARTS DRAFT - Stuarts Draft's Drew Dobbins pitched seven strong innings Sunday night as the red-hot Diamondbacks dropped the Broadway Bruins 4-1 in Rockingham County Baseball League play at the Diamond Club.

STUARTS DRAFT - First-place Stuarts Draft got strong pitching from a trio of hurlers Thursday night as the Diamondbacks escaped the last-place Shenandoah Indians 4-2 in Rockingham County Baseball League play.

Carol Ingoglia has lived in her Greenville home for three and a half years. While she loves the area, she says there are drawbacks to living in this part of Augusta County.

They're not fancy, nor are they rocket science. According to some of the thriftiest residents in the region, the tricks to saving thousands of dollars this summer don't require a lot of time or effort.

ELKTON - Stuarts Draft's Drew Dobbins broke a 3-all deadlock with a solo homer in the eighth inning Sunday night as the Diamondbacks overcame the Elkton Blue Sox in Rockingham County Baseball League action.

T he natural temptation when money is tight is to stop spending money. It's usually the best option.

BROADWAY - Stuarts Draft's Drew Dobbins and Tim Burst combined on a two-hit shutout Tuesday night as the first-place Diamondbacks blanked the Broadway Bruins 2-0 in Rockingham County Baseball League play.

A man convicted for several armed robberies in the region will face even more prison time for an attempted robbery in Stuarts Draft.

RADFORD - Stuarts Draft's Jessica Miller wanted to know how she measured up. The answer is very well indeed.

"Everybody has something to overcome," said John Thomas Nickerson Miller, a graduate of Stuarts Draft High School.

STUARTS DRAFT - Seniors at Stuarts Draft High School replaced letters on a sign in front of the school Thursday, posted "for sale" signs and banners and paid for an ad on newsleader.com. The advertisement, part of a senior prank, read, 'FOR SALE STUARTS DRAFT HIGH SCHOOL, ONLY $2,009. GOTCHA HA HA FROM CLASS OF 2009.' 'Our principal challenged ...