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Sheriff Chad Cubbage reported that deputies responded last Thursday, Aug. 8, to a report of a breaking and entering into a home in the 100 block of Donovan Drive in Stanley.

The DMV reports that as of July 31, Virginia has experienced over 1,200 motorcycle crashes, resulting in 63 deaths and among the jurisdictions with the highest number of fatalities is Augusta County.

Rockingham County Public Schools will limit which flags and decor can be displayed, and student cell phone and personal electronics use will be prohibited starting this school year.

Extremely dry conditions and low stream flows prompted the ban on June 27. However, recent rainfall has improved conditions resulting in lifting the fishing ban.

A Maryland man who used the drug dependency of at least three women to compel them to engage in commercial sex work, pleaded guilty to federal charges.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise $25,000 to help the Patel family, who owned the structure, as well as the eight tenants who lived in the apartment.

Monday night’s events include a concert featuring Dylan Scott and Tyler Farr. Other events include Go Kart Racing and the Cowgirl Circus.

Michael Wagoner was originally charged with D-W-I first offense after he was arrested on May 26. The class 1 misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.

This year’s speaker series promises to be riveting and includes topics ranging from our upcoming presidential election to the ethics of gene editing. The Lyceum series runs through fall into early spring.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct the following roadwork project starting next week, with come continuing over the coming weeks.