Augusta County: Rezoning request scheduled for BOS meeting The Augusta County Board of Supervisors has a public hearing on a rezoning request in Fishersville on its schedule for its April 22 meeting.

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors has a public hearing on a rezoning request in Fishersville on its schedule for its April 22 meeting.

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Could Augusta County be in the mix for a Minor League Baseball team? Augusta County leaders may have been approached by a group about interest in locating a Minor League Baseball team inside our borders.

A local blog is getting some tongues wagging with the idea that Augusta County leaders may have been approached by a group about interest in locating a Minor League Baseball team inside our borders.

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If you wanna hear the whole thing or at least most of it… was a damn good speech. We appreciate you stopping by.
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It’s OK for Trump to bully people: Fight back, you’re the bad guy The average Augusta County reader: not offended by POTUS posting videos of the Obamas as apes, Ben Cline calling a Dem leader a “clown,”

Our average Augusta County reader: not offended by the president posting videos of the Obamas as apes, Ben Cline calling a Senate Democratic leader a “clown."

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Augusta County leaders debate blocking early voting in referendum Michael Shull thinks Augusta County having three people in Congress instead of one is somehow a bad thing.

Michael Shull thinks Augusta County having three people in Congress instead of one is somehow a bad thing.
Seriously, Riverheads District folks, this is the best you can do?

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Updated primer on impact of redistricting on Augusta County I’m still trying, and struggling, to get a handle on our expanded congressional map here in Augusta County.

I’m still trying, and struggling, to get a handle on our expanded congressional map here in Augusta County.

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Augusta County reaffirms support for racism, sexual assault, guns The seven-MAGA-member Augusta County Board of Supervisors is against putting an ICE detention center in the county.

The seven-MAGA-member Augusta County Board of Supervisors is against putting an ICE detention center in the county, but the 70 percent Trump-lovin’ populace in the county needn’t worry.

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Augusta County: Another got a ticket erased due to badge issue At least one more person got out of a traffic ticket due to the issue with an Augusta County sheriff’s deputy.

At least one more person got out of a traffic ticket due to the issue with an Augusta County sheriff’s deputy “not properly displaying the badge of authority at the time the summonses were issued."

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Tracy Pyles: Fear and loathing in Augusta County In Augusta County, good people are more afraid of our supposed protectors than our supposed lawbreakers.

In Augusta County, good people are more afraid of our supposed protectors than our supposed lawbreakers. We have a MAGA Board of Supervisors turning back a MAGA initiative for fear of backlash.

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Nobody asked Chris Runion about the Augusta County ICE center Chris Runion represents a House of Delegates district that stretches from the Blue Ridge to the West Virginia state line.

Chris Runion represents a House of Delegates district that stretches from the Blue Ridge to the West Virginia state line.

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Youngkin tried to rush sale of Augusta Correctional Center Glenn Youngkin, on his final day as governor, tried to rush the sale of the former Augusta Correctional Center property to a New York City-registered LLC.

Glenn Youngkin, on his final full day as governor, appeared to try to rush the sale of the former Augusta Correctional Center property to a mysterious New York City-registered LLC.

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Trump looking at Augusta Correctional Center as ICE detention site The Trump regime is looking at the shuttered former Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville as a possible location for an ICE detention center.

The Trump regime is looking at the shuttered former Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville as a possible location for an ICE detention center.
I hate to say, this one is too easy to make happen for it not to end up happening.

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Augusta County assisted-living facility evacuated after license issue The Hidden Treasures Residential Living facility in Stuarts Draft closed on Jan. 16, following the administrator’s voluntary surrender of her license.

The Hidden Treasures Residential Living facility in Stuarts Draft closed on Jan. 16, following the administrator’s voluntary surrender of her license to operate by the Virginia Department of Social Services.

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Presume a civil suit in Augusta County officer-involved shooting Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tim Martin is acting more like a defense and civil attorney for the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tim Martin, in the matter of the Dec. 17 officer-involved shooting of Dustin Griffin, is acting like a defense and civil attorney for the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

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Dustin Griffin case: Video evidence lacking on the shot to the back of the head The fifth video in the Dustin Griffin shooting apparently doesn’t capture the moment a deputy shot Griffin in the back of the head.

The fifth video in the Dustin Griffin shooting apparently doesn’t capture the moment a deputy shot Griffin in the back of the head.

#augustacountyva #Virginia #police

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Augusta County sheriff releases bodycam video in Dec. 17 shooting: Case closed? Almost everything about what happened the night of Dec. 17 in the shooting death of Dustin Griffin, 42, has been answered.

Almost everything about what happened the night of Dec. 17 in the shooting death of Dustin Griffin, 42, has been answered, with a Friday night media dump by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

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Augusta County leaders vote, again, to protect the shield The good-‘ol boy network in Augusta County, predictably, is intent on protecting the shield, at all costs.

The good-‘ol boy network in Augusta County, predictably, is intent on protecting the shield, at all costs.

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Family of Dustin Griffin: 'We want answers,' not 'premature conclusions' Augusta Free Press provides breaking news and sports coverage for Waynesboro, Va., Virginia and across the United States and the world.

The family of an Augusta County man shot and killed by two sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 17 is “seeking transparency, accuracy, and basic human dignity” in the investigation into what happened that night.

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Augusta County: Prosecutor exonerates deputies in shooting The actions of two Augusta County sheriff’s deputies who killed Dustin Griffin on the night of Dec. 17 were “not only justified, but entirely necessary.”

The actions of two Augusta County sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed Dustin Griffin on the night of Dec. 17 were “not only justified, but entirely necessary.”

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'We need to take back our country': Protestors demonstrate against Trump, Cline in Staunton Community residents gathered at the Augusta County Courthouse Saturday to voice their displeasure with the Trump administration.

“Protesters cited frozen grants, job losses, & lack of town hall meetings [by their Republican congressman #BenCline, #VA-07] as reasons for their discontent.”

People in #StauntonVA #AugustaCountyVA speaking for everyone represented by #Republicans in Congress.

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