12+ min ago  (113+ words) Augusta Free Press Special Olympics Virginia headed to 2026 Special Olympics USA Games Special Olympics Virginia departed on Friday to begin its journey to Minneapolis for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. The Virginia delegation of 57 athletes competing in Athletics, Unified Athletics,…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago  (212+ words) Waynesboro Police arrested a couple who had been using a victim's bank account information to steal an undisclosed amount of money. Arlene Whitt, 32, and Michael Horton, 30, were arrested at a bank in the city on Wednesday as they attempted the…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (199+ words) Another local school teacher is facing a child sex charge, this time in Greene County. The superintendent of Greene County Public Schools, Dr. Andrea Whitmarsh, broke the news, in an email sent to parents on Friday. William Daisley, a former…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (525+ words) Ben Cline, our Sixth District congressman, wants you to know that he's against Medicare fraud, because that's a politically sexy thing to be " against Medicare fraud. I mean, who wants to be out here being for Medicare fraud, right? Like,…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (479+ words) It's pretty obvious, and has been for a while, that Augusta County Commonwealth's Attorney Tim Martin needs to recuse himself in the matter of the Dec. 17, 2025, officer-involved shooting of Dustin Griffin. At the least here, Martin is guilty of a…...

9+ hour ago  (198+ words) The two schools among the brainier ones playing in Power 4 " UVA and Vanderbilt " announced today that they've agreed to play a home-and-home. The first game of the series is scheduled for Sept. 16, 2028, at First Bank Stadium in Nashville. The date…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (235+ words) Albemarle County: Government names new community development director Augusta Free Press Albemarle County: Government names new community development director The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has appointed Bart Svoboda as the county's director of community development. Svoboda, who has more…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (323+ words) The Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship Program, funded by the Bedford Falls Foundation, will provide up to $5, 000 annually to junior- and senior-level nursing students at JMU. The first scholarships will be awarded this fall. The two-year investment will support…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (340+ words) Home-field advantage is the greatest in the sport of soccer, which, you know, it just so happens that the U. S. Men's National Team will be playing on home fields throughout the 2026 World Cup. Can the USMNT ride home field to a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (563+ words) U. S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. , who can come across as a Vichy Democrat, has been on a roll of giving hell to Trump nominees of late. It's easy to forget that Kaine could very well be president right now " hear me…...