Mount Sidney News

Blood supplier to conduct drive: Virginia Blood Services will accept donations on a bloodmobile 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today at Avante at Waynesboro, 1221 Rosser Ave.

Church to celebrate children's Fall Harvest Party: Mount Sidney United Methodist Church, 2281 Lee Highway, is inviting children to a Fall Harvest Party 5-8 p.m. today.

Farmers and Augusta County officials remain split on a controversial program that pays a bounty to residents for killing coyotes.

David Moubray is a jack of all trades. He drives a 14-passenger van for Augusta County Parks and Recreation, transporting the 'Lunch Bunch,' a group of people over age 55 who dine out together, to restaurants in nearby cities.

GREENVILLE - Family and friends of the late Jess and Nannie Patterson Harvey will have a reunion at 1 p.m. Oct.

The Waybright/Simmons reunion will be today at the Mount Sidney shelter. Bring a covered dish for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Burke family GOSHEN - The annual Burke reunion will be Oct.

SATURDAY >>BETHEL-KEEZLETOWN CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, corner of Armentrout Path and Mountain Valley Road, Keezletown, will host its annual lawn festival.

Church to conduct baptism service: Estaline Valley Church of the Nazarene will conduct a community baptism service at 4 p.m. Sunday at the river near Sonny Thompson's farm on Estaline Valley Road.

VERONA - After briefly debating the county's coyote bounty policy, the Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday to keep the program and set a flat rate for each coyote killed.

Drivers on the road through Virginia are being put to the test for the first big travel weekend since the commonwealth closed rest stops to cut costs.

FORT DEFIANCE - The Fort Defiance Extreme Makeover project's Facebook page has 361 fans.

The Tyco Electronics plant in Mount Sidney will shut down by early next year, company officials said Wednesday.

The Tyco Electronics plant in Mount Sidney will shut down by early next year, company officials said Wednesday.

The Tyco Electronics plant in Mount Sidney will shut down by early next year, company officials said Wednesday.

STAUNTON - The fourth annual Dog Days 5K on Saturday in Gypsy Hill Park featured two different races - one dominated from the start by a superior athlete and another contested tightly until the final stages by three evenly matched ones.

The Tyco Electronics plant in Mount Sidney will shut down by early next year, company officials said Wednesday.

Stopping for a stretch of the legs or a trip to the restroom is a vanishing option along interstates here and across the country as states scramble to whittle strapped budgets.

Religion Calendar Posted 2009-07-31 SATURDAY >>BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN KEEZLETOWN, Va.

GROTTOES - Eugene William "Gene" Thornton, 56, of Grottoes passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009, at his home.

STAUNTON - The descendants of the late C.B. Arehart gathered for a reunion at the home of Carey and Brenda Arehart.