Olivia Whitehouse
Reporter
Olivia is from Hampton, Virginia. She graduated from George Mason University in 2022 with a major in Communications with a double concentration in Journalism and Media Production & Criticism.
While at George Mason, Olivia worked for their on-campus television station, Mason Cable Network at MCN. Olivia reported about on-campus events and served the station as General Manager her senior year.
Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, Neurologist with Sentara RMH, said to avoid areas with white flashing or flickering lights. If seizures are controlled, it may be easier to visit an area with stable lights that are not changing or flashing.
“The first outage occurred at 5:22am when a saddle failed which carried wire transmitting power to local customers, at the highest point we had about 607 customers affected with that outage,” said Carper.
The water for Christmas Tress can have fertilizer and bacteria that can be harmful for pets, said Sears.
The shelter runs from the week of Thanksgiving to early April. Brian Edwards, Acting Executive Director and Board Chair for WARM said the first week the shelter had an average of about 12 individuals.
Staunton Christmas parade goes through Downtown Staunton.
Whether you are looking to find seasonal work, or making a donation for #GivingTuesday, there are opportunities for you to fall victim to a scam.
If you are looking for maybe the hot sneakers of the holiday season and they retail for three hundred dollars and you see them on sale for 100 dollars that is definitely a red flag,” said Nofziger.
Jesse Martin, Deputy Director of Technology for Harrisonburg-Rockingham ECC, said clerical work does not accurately classify the work emergency communications professionals do.
The Bowman House, Cider House, and Heritage Hill Bed & Breakfast collaborated on the application for the grant, said Jan Smith, co-owner of The Bowman House. She added
Vicki Moore, owner of It’s a Country Thing in Waynesboro said it is important to support small businesses not just on Small Business Saturday, but every day.
Heather Lawrence, Caregiver Support Coordinator for Valley Program-Aging Services recommends updated family members on how the loved one is doing before the festivities and when that loved one is not around.
Do not only check the forecast for where you will be traveling to, but also the areas you will be driving through along the way, said Dean.
“It is about 20 acres in size, it is the estimated size right, they have been digging fire line, it is a steep area of the park but they are continuing to progress on suppressing the fire,” said Allysah Fox Public Information Officer for Shenandoah National Park.
" We have students, we have alum here, we have everyone here to support our team."
"It definitely picks things up, it adds a little electricity to the air, and everybody gets a little more excited. It is like a second homecoming to us,” said Fowler
Laura Lee Wight, population health manager for the Central Shenandoah Health District said in 2022, 91.8% of kindergarteners in public schools, the Central Shenandoah Health District were considered adequately vaccinated.
“We are kind of in the height of flu season, so if you have not already done it, November is a good time to get it done,” said Dr. Formato.
While being in poor air quality can impact anyone’s health, Dr. Hom said, those at higher risk are childfren, the elderly population, and individuals with chronic health conditions.
"The Uniontown Neighborhood Action Plan is a clear vision and path forward for the community.”
Kevin Warner, Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Strategic Initiatives said this is ESPN’s top college football show and they are excited to welcome them on JMU’s campus.
Elaine Rose, President of Building Bridges for the Gretter Good said the topic of the forum was meeting the immediate needs of homeless individuals.
Due to the drought conditions and increased risk for wildfire, different localities have issued burn bans
Violent road rage incidents are not uncommon and get be very dangerous. AAA recommends drivers to be polite on the road, and if you see an aggressive driver, you are advised to move over a lane or get off of the road.
Principal of Spotswood Elementary School Brendon Derstine said the tour was an opportunity to show them around, answer questions, and advocate for things they are seeing at the school, the division, and nationwide.
“This is the beginning of the season where we ring the bells at the storefronts and collect donations to help our organization do everything that we do throughout the year,” said Corps Officer, Douglas Ingold.
“The new board member will be attending A number of orientations to familiar herself with the Augusta County school system, with all the different departments,” said Wells.
John Ward is in the lead over Rebekah Page Hearn in the Riverheads District for Augusta County School Board.
Timothy Swortzel is currently leading in the Wayne District for Augusta County School Board.
The voting location for Ward 4 was at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on North Coalter Street
Sharon Griffin leads over Nicholas Collins in North River District Race
Adam Campbell has won City Council Race against Wilson Fauber.
In the Riverheads District, Rebekah Page Hearn is challenging incumbent, John Ward.
Steve Landes Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk said his office has heard concerns form citizens regarding title fraud and this service is there to provide peace of mind and help them access information quicker.
Cory Swift, Public Information Officer with the Virginia Department of Forestry for the Quaker Run Fire said the fire has burned around 2800 acres of land. This includes private, state, and federal land.
Incumbent Nicholas Collins is being challenged by Sharon Griffin
Devon Thompson, Transit Planner with the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission said it has offered free bus rides on election day for the last few years.
This is typically caused by a prolonged exposure to the stress and trauma of others. This paired with a high workload or a stressful environment, according to Brooklyn Sites M.A-LMHP-R EAP onsite Clinician with Sentara RMH.
Holmes said that he has been on city council for 9 years and served this last term on a interim basis. He said he is not seeking re-election because he wanted to see new people get involved in local government.
Andy Wells, Director of Parks and Recreation for Augusta County said it was easier to have public access at Crimora Park because there was already an existing county-owned park .
The Central Shenandoah Health District is a state entity, it had to work with the Virginia Department of General Services to follow state guidelines when looking for a new location.
“Look at how you were contacted, if you are contacted on social media or on an email that was completely unsolicited that is a pretty good sign,” said Wheeler.
”Its a basic human right to be warm when it is freezing cold outside and I think as neighbors we all have a jacket we can give to those in need,” said Fillion.
“The availability of vacancy does not come around too often so that is why we make it important to take the time to find the right folks or the right family to come in and that they know what our program entails,” said Edwards.
" We have been operating as if we were tax exempt and now we have been declared tax exempt by city council, it allows us to keep operating as we have,” said Siegel.
Sandy Myers, Communications Manager for VDOT Staunton District said the lane closure will begin around 7pm. She added that VDOT will not know how long it will take to repair the sinkhole and it will depend on how deep the sinkhole is.
There are some warning signs you can look for, if you ware worried someone may be experiencing domestic violence. Ferrell said changing character can be a sign.
Sergeant Butch Shifflett, Public Information Officer with the Staunton Police Department said if you are going to be in a large crowd, know the area you are going to be in, where the exits are located and how to access them.
“When we were planning the housing summit, we coming up with the topics we wanted to cover and we were not able to fit them all in a day. We had a lot of topics that we really wanted to talk about but we felt like we could not fit them in a one and a half day housing summit,” said Raines.
Allysah Fox, Public Information Officer for Shenandoah National Park said you need to go the speed limit when driving on Skyline Drive. In most part of Skyline Drive, the speed limit is 35mph.
