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They found a poultry house fully engulfed in flames.

According to online records, Grayson Hall Smith entered an Alford Plea on a charge of malicious assault during a hearing Friday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

The announcement was made Thursday in a press release, stating the board will work with the United Way Worldwide and local United Way affiliates to determine the best path forward.

After a three-day trial, a Staunton Circuit Court jury convicted Alex Paxton of Shenandoah Friday morning on a charge of strangulation while acquitting him on the rape and abduction by force charges.

In a video promoting the Virginia Department of Transportation’s “Improve 81” initiative, Spokesman Ken Slack says that road crews plan to extend merging lanes around the rest areas in Mount Sidney, giving drivers more time to reach interstate speeds before entering or exiting I-81.

Lieutenant Douglas Ingold told host Jim Britt on WSVA’s Early Mornings Friday that there has been an increase over the past year in the number of success stories of those helped by the local Salvation Army Corps.

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson goes over arrest and jail numbers from the past couple of weeks. He also explains the department’s drug takeback program in response to a viewer’s question of the week.

The resolution recognizes the rights of school employees to organize, form, join or assist an employee association, as well as to engage in collective bargaining on issues related to wages, hours, benefits, safety, and other employment conditions.

According to a news release, the crash occurred Tuesday at 8:25 a.m. on the 7000 block of Orkney Grade Road.

The Public Works department will host an open house next Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall.