🌱 Staunton man faces multiple charges after Route 262 motorcycle pursuit

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In today's newsletter:

• Staunton man faces multiple charges after Route 262 motorcycle pursuit
• Why Staunton cut ties with controversial Flock license plate cameras

Also on today's calendar: Art in the Park 2026.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Staunton man in custody after motorcycle pursuit (rocktownnow.com) — A Staunton man was taken into custody after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop on Route 262, crashing on Shutterlee Mill Road, and running toward the City of Staunton. Deputies arrested him near Engleside Apartments, and he now faces multiple charges, including felony eluding, reckless driving, and possession of a stolen motorcycle and license plate.
   

• This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance. (reason.com) — Staunton residents should know the city has ended its contract with Flock Safety, the license plate camera company now facing national backlash over privacy and misuse concerns. A YouTuber's guerrilla surveillance at Flock's police convention highlights how easily similar tools can track people, fueling a wider movement urging cities to adopt more transparent, locally controlled alternatives.
   

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Tuesday August 25
• KC/CrossCountry
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• KCVBall/H/StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
• Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean →
  Baja Bean Co, 9 W Beverley St, Staunton
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Waynesboro Together Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting →
  City of Waynesboro - 230 S Wayne Ave Waynesboro VA 22980
  1:00 pm
• Oak Grove Folk Music Festival 2026 →
  The Oak Grove Theater, 845 Quick's Mill Rd, Staunton
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• KCVBall@Riverheads
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Gym/KCVBall
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  4:00 pm
• KC/CrossCountry/@StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• KCVBall/H/SDraft
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
• School Board Meeting at the Augusta County Government Center
  Augusta County Verona, VA 24482
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Aud/Williamson
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Up to the garden this morning, and put a coat of paint on the wooden cabinet.
  It had gotten fairly rough. door is bright red, sides and back a forest green... picture #2, new Deer Fence is going in. the … (Nextdoor Newtown/West End)
• Please don't jump all over me or be nasty.
  I am curious as to why there have been so many people asking for people on ND for not only help but buying items for them or providing them with… (Nextdoor Springhill apt)

• Best Buy Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Quality Assurance Administrator in Staunton. Apply here.
• Sheetz, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Team Member - Full Time - #302 in Staunton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Staunton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fishersville

• UVA Football: Free tickets for Charlottesville City Schools families, staff (augustafreepress.com)
• Beth Macy campaign hosting military veterans listening session in Harrisonburg (augustafreepress.com)
• Gas prices over $4 a gallon nationally as we approach Labor Day weekend (augustafreepress.com)

Stuarts Draft

• George the Bull leaves a generational impact in Stuarts Draft (whsv.com)
• NVD volleyball power rankings: Aug. 25 (nvdaily.com)
• Mary Elizabeth Hodges (theenterprise.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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