VERONA, Va. (WHSV) – The Augusta County Board of Supervisors met for a regular meeting Wednesday evening. On the agenda was a proposal to consolidate all fire and emergency services into one district. The board voted 5-2 to approve the change, which makes Greg Schact, chief of Augusta County Fire and Emergency Services, the sole […]
NELSON COUNTY – Three people were killed in separate crashes in Nelson County over the weekend, Virginia State Police said. On Saturday evening, two women were killed in an accident involving a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia on US 29 at the intersection with Irish Road in Nelson County, police said. According to police, the Freightliner was […]
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have allocated federal funding for several projects across the Commonwealth as part of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 funding bill. One project is in Augusta County, where officials are looking for a solution for Exit 213 on I-81 near Greenville, which has two southbound […]
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) – The Augusta County Comprehensive Plan will retain many of the region’s old themes and ideas – including maintaining the county’s focus on agriculture – and it will also incorporate new approaches to improving technology. Every 20 years, the state of Virginia requires communities to update their comprehensive plan – the roadmap […]
Tropical Storm Debby causes rain, flooding and power outages along the entire coast Tropical Storm Debby hits Virginia late Thursday afternoon as emergency crews prepare for power outages and flooded roads. STAUNTON – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Staunton, Waynesboro and parts of Augusta County. The warning is in […]
