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Officials said residents and businesses can fill sandbags at the Soccer Fields Parking Lot at Montgomery Hall Park and at the Public Works building on Craigmont Road.
Christina Sue Ritchie, 43, faces a felony count of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a home in the 8300 block of Brocks Gap Road on June 3.
Accuweather forecasts are calling for four to eight inches of rain in the Shenandoah Valley.
Departments in the Valley receiving grants include Augusta County Fire and Rescue as well as the Dooms, Stuarts Draft, Swoope, Verona and Weyers Cave Volunteer Fire Companies.
According to a social media post from the Waynesboro Police Department, authorities responded to the school around 12:15 p.m. and worked with school administrators to quickly identify and isolate the suspect.
A Flood Watch is in effect from Thursday evening through Friday evening.
Crews are still on scene extinguishing the fire.
The action extends H-C-P-S’s “off and away” policy for the city’s elementary and middle schools to the high schools as well.
Admission is $2 for those 13 and older and is free for those 12 and under.
The three men accused of defrauding Zachary Cruz – the brother of the Parkland high school shooter, Nikolas Cruz – had a status hearing Monday afternoon in Augusta County Circuit Court.