Weyers Cave News

State officials are planning a summit at community colleges across Virginia to seek solutions from the public on ways to reduce poverty.

Some new information has been released concerning two Weyers Cave boys who were injured Monday when a fireplace fell on them.

WEYERS CAVE - Blue Ridge Community College didn't pick Margaret Marangione. Marangione picked it.

Two boys from Weyers Cave have been hurt in a fireplace accident near their home on Fadley Road.

Candace Farthing of Weyers Cave placed brush to canvas. Her eyes narrowing, she concentrated on getting the eyes just right.

WEYERS CAVE - Andrew Coyner's eyes widened with each statement as purposeful pauses punctuated his story about camping and the rest of the children sat in awe.

I believe Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, was right when he said that closing rest areas was more political than practical .

Blood drive rescheduled: A Virginia Blood Services blood drive, previously scheduled for Friday at Verona United Methodist Church, has been rescheduled for 2 to 6 p.m. June 25 at the church.

Two birds, for which we have very few records, appeared in Augusta County this spring.

WEYERS CAVE - Farmer Dave Rapp, 83, is learning that, with God's help, you truly reap what you sow.

At a touching ceremony led by McGaheysville Elementary School Principal Becky Roadcap, the school's gymnasium was dedicated last week to the honor and memory of former physical education teacher Jan Wampler.

WEYERS CAVE - Job searches are easier when the perfect person for the job already works for you.

One phrase in reporter Rebecca Martinez's front-page story Saturday on Dave Rapp's Weyers Cave garden says it all.

D on't let the "it's-just-a-primary" attitude keep you from the polling place today.

The newest member of the Grottoes Police Department needed only one look at the Shenandoah Valley to be persuaded to settle here.

Lillibridge Transportation has won the Continental Tire North America fuel savings contest after averaging 7.01 mpg while using Continental tires.

The idea of running for political office has long weighed on Jim Noel. But when the facility planner from Mount Sidney finally pulled the trigger on his plans in March and entered the race for the Democratic nomination to the 25th District House of Delegates seat, he said he was surprised by what he found.

It was good news, sorta, kinda, the notation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the unemployment rate in Virginia didn't go up yet again in April, and instead remained unchanged from March at 6.8 percent.

With a week to go until voters choose the Democratic nominee for the 25th District House of Delegates race, the two Democratic candidates aimed Tuesday evening to explain to voters why a change of representation is needed for the district.

Just days after accepting the GOP's nomination, gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell aimed to invigorate local Republicans with a stop Monday in Weyers Cave.