Weyers Cave News

VERONA - Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, will host a town hall session today to answer questions and receive input from the community regarding the upcoming General Assembly session, which convenes next week.

For Wilma Baugher, her time spent at work doesn't' define her. It's her outside endeavors that fulfill her.

STAUNTON - City resident Lisa Caywood won $5,000 in downtown gift cards in last week's Staunton Downtown Development Association prize drawing.

STAUNTON - Although 2009 is over, many of the local political issues from the past year look to reemerge with the new.

A group that trains technicians, fleet managers, law enforcement and first responders on how to handle today's vehicles fueled by biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, propane and other renewables has added another college to its list of training sites.

WEYERS CAVE - Megan Samples and Mike Aronoff didn't know what to expect when they checked the solar oven they'd placed in a field near Blue Ridge Community College on a mid-December afternoon.

WEYERS CAVE - The Small Engines 4-H Club met Dec. 7 at Blue Ridge Community College.

STAUNTON - A winter storm that has battered the area since Friday afternoon is expected to wind down about 11 a.m., according Dave Samuhel, an Accuweather meteorologist.

Shenandoah Valley, VA - Governor Kaine has declared a state of emergency in Virginia.

STAUNTON - After being rescued from closure by lawmakers earlier this year, the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents once again faces the prospect of shutting down because of state budget cuts.

STAUNTON - A Stuarts Draft man accused in September of trying to set up a sexual liaison with a 13-year-old girl he met online will appear in Staunton Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court today for a preliminary hearing on four felony charges.

STAUNTON - A Christiansburg man arrested last summer during an online sting targeting child sexual predators was expected to enter guilty pleas Monday in Augusta County Circuit Court, but instead asked for a jury trial.

WEYERS CAVE - Jimmy Fortune will perform a benefit concert for Verona Community Food Pantry at 7:30 p.m. Dec.

RICHMOND - Gov. Tim Kaine announced progress in the Virginia Preschool Initiative and the Virginia Star Quality Initiative, two programs that increase access and quality of instruction for pre-K students in the Commonwealth.

WEYERS CAVE - Blue Ridge Community College will host China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WEYERS CAVE - Got any change? Several folks were willing to show what they had, as the Shenandoah Coin Club and the Lions Club conducted a coin and stamp show on Friday at the Weyers Cave Community Center.

W ith all the growth going on at Blue Ridge Community College, we are glad to see that a competitive athletic program is not on the drawing board.

FISHERSVILLE - The Small Business Development Center has moved its office from Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave to Fishersville.

Food shoppers invited to support local schools: Customers at Food Lion, Martin's and Kroger stores can support local schools by registering their discount cards.

WEYERS CAVE - Bruce and Angela Terry announce the birth of a son, Lucas Andrew Terry, born Nov.