Sherando News

An Augusta County man convicted of selling five different illegal drugs is on his way to prison.

Two rescue crews riding in massive snow removal tractors and military-issue vehicles diligently slogged their way up a treacherous road Monday to rescue a stranded motorist and his dog Soda Pop near the Blue Ridge Parkway.

SHERANDO - Emergency crews are headed to a home on Howardsville Turnpike for a report of a family stranded there, according to a Waynesboro fire official.

SHERANDO - The annual Children's Christmas Party, sponsored by the Lyndhurst Sherando Children's Fund, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec.

VERONA - A man wanted in connection with gunshots that were fired in November at two Stuarts Draft homes turned himself in Friday, according to the Augusta County Sheriff's Office.

Boys and Girls Club selling raffle tickets for cash prize: The Boys and Girls Club, which serves children in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County, is selling 249 raffle tickets for a cash prize of $10,000. The club serves more than 450 children in the area.

STUARTS DRAFT - Karl Christian Baumann, 85, of Stuarts Draft passed away Sunday, Nov.

5 in the activities room of Memorial Baptist Church, 224 Taylor St. Participants are invited to bring a dish to share and celebrate the youths' accomplishments.

Dinner to benefit community fund: A Lyndhurst Community Dinner to benefit the Sherando Lyndhurst Community Benefit Fund is planned 5-7 p.m. Friday at Sherando Community Center on Mount Torrey Road.

Incumbent Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, will serve his fifth term in the House of Delegates.

The Sherando voting precinct is drawing voters concerned with a diverse range of issues.

7 at Staunton Union Stockyard. Record books will be available, or exhibitors can obtain them online at www.marketanimalshow .org. For more information, call the Verona Extension Office at 245-5750 or e-mail fgiles@vt.edu. Jacobson, Grande to speak during Club 60 meetings: Katharine Jacobson will talk about long-term health care insurance ...

SHERANDO - Barbara Ann Clemmons Shirley, 75, of Sherando went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct.

Augusta County investigators arrested a Stuarts Draft teen Wednesday in a string of vehicle break-ins, and continue to connect the dots in dozens of related cases.

An Augusta County man could face more than 100 years behind bars after pleading guilty to numerous drug charges in circuit court.

VFW post to offer prize bingo: Prize bingo games, sponsored by Sherando Lyndhurst VFW Post 8479, will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Sherando Community Center on Mount Torrey Road.

Schools set to begin, fee collection planned: Schools in Augusta County will begin collecting instructional materials fees and providing information for new students on Aug.

A few months ago, a new publication appeared on counters and newsstands in businesses from Lynchburg to Harrisonburg, and those interested in the local food scene took notice.

They're a lot like missionaries, working in their own neighborhoods in the Shenandoah Valley.

Bingo to raise funds for children: Bingo games to benefit the Sherando Community Children's Fund will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Sherando Community Center on Mount Torrey Road.