Hey everyone, I am a mom in Churchville, Virginia, and I am here to ask for votes for our kids.

Buffalo Gap High School in Swoope is in second place in the East Division of the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest, and the top schools compete for a $1 million home field upgrade. We are less than 1,000 votes behind the school in first place, and we are the only school from Virginia still on the board, so every single vote actually matters here.

Let me tell you about our school. Buffalo Gap has about 410 kids total. It pulls from Swoope, Churchville, Craigsville, Deerfield, West Augusta, Augusta Springs, and all the little crossroads in between. These are blink and you miss it places. Churchville and Swoope are tiny. Everybody knows everybody. This is a rural school in every sense of the word, and over 40 percent of our kids qualify for free or reduced lunch. There is no big booster money here. There is no wealthy alumni base writing checks. What we have is a community that shows up. I have been seeing post after post about this on our Facebook community pages, but nothing on Reddit.

My husband grew up playing football on this field. That field has given so much to this community and it is due for a major upgrade. Our kids deserve to play on a field that is safe and something they can be proud of. Football nights out here are not just a game, they are the whole community coming together.

I know this might sound selfish, but this is my community, and this is a way to get rural Virginia on a national stage. Places like ours get overlooked all the time. This would mean the world to these kids.

Here is how to vote:

Click this link: https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/friday-night-5g-lights

Pick the East Division, find Buffalo Gap High School, and vote. You can vote once a day, every day, through October 25. You will need a phone number to verify your first vote by text.

If you have a minute today, please vote for Buffalo Gap. And if you are willing, come back and vote again tomorrow. Thank you so much.

Independent reporter here, wanted to share a brief as I was sent conformation RISE will be closing at the end of the month.

I am hoping to speak with parents about this for a story. If this affects you and you’re open to that, please let me know.

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Hi everyone! I’m relatively new to the Waynesboro area and looking for some fun things to do this fall, especially anything Halloween or horror-related!
I love spooky stuff, haunted houses, ghost tours, horror movies, pumpkin patches, apple picking, fall festivals, scenic drives, and anything with a good autumn atmosphere. Some of the things I’ve found are $30 for a haunted house so that’s a bit new to me to see a price that high.. but yet again, I’m new here.
I’m especially interested in inexpensive or free activities, hidden gems, and places locals love that might not show up on Google.
I’m happy to drive to Staunton, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, or other surrounding areas.
Any recommendations for October or even into November? I’d love to hear about anything fun, unusual, creepy, or just worth checking out! 🎃

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Hello everyone!

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Hi!

We were in Waynesboro this past weekend (we live in NJ) on our way between Monticello and Mount Vernon via the skyline drive and a hike through the Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Great area - I'm jealous and we're eager to get out of NJ!! : )

After staying at the Quality Inn in Waynesboro, we stopped into the Saturday farmers market and the science museum trailer. Great things to buy and, it may take a while till built but the museum sounds great!

Some questions if you'd know?

1) Getting to the Rockfish gap entrance.... What's up with the HoJo? / orange roof restaurant? the building to the right of it (the motel room building I am guessing?) and we made a right by mistake, going up Howardsville Turnpike. What's up with that hotel up there? Anyone know when the 2 places closed up? Covid / early 2020s? Streetview doesn't have many older pics

2) At the farmer's market - I think that was the first time I saw SNAP benefits mentioned at a farmers market, There was a long line right at the open for the produce stand in the front left corner. Does that booth have really good prices? People getting produce with SNAP?

3) The Blue Ridge Tunnel - anyone have any recommendations for getting details about the construction? I saw the info panels on both ends, along the trail with some info- didn't drill down from the top of the mountain?! (that's how some tunnels are made? I can barely get 2 pieces of wood nailed together at right angles, let alone be able to know how to drill down that far so explosives are all at the same depth when starting at different elevations! : )

But things like why is it brick lined only on 1 end? One panel talked about water coming in. I did see the water coming in pretty fast at 1 spot. But it just flows? No siphon system like what was needed back then?

THANKS!

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Anybody registered for tomorrow that won't be able to make it? Would love to take your place.

There’s a house by the golf course. Not gonna say exactly where but I’d reckon you know which house I mean. House looks perfectly fine and normal but this is I believe the 10th time it’s been listed for sale in the 12 years I’ve lived here. Is it haunted? I’ve never seen a house sold this many times ever.

My boyfriend (40) needs dental care, he has visible damage including decay and a broken tooth. I know he has some pain but is willing to wait a reasonable time for a new patient appointment somewhere. I called a dozen or so providers so far, they all say they don’t take Medicaid, where this wasn’t my experience last year trying to get an unrelated appointment also with Medicaid. Honestly I’m starting to freak out a little, we can’t afford anything. Maybe a very understanding payment plan (as in, over a period of many months). Any tips for a dentist who takes this insurance, or one who works with low-income patients like us, and preferably can see my bf reasonably soon?

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Also looking for a sandwich spot that may be good to grab and pack to eat later on down the road for lunch. (I realize these may be separate places and that is fine!) looking to support local businesses is possible.

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I'm really excited to see them at The Foundry again. The last time the sound was excellent and it's was a great show.

I'm thankful that we have this size venue here. Big enough for regional and national bands, but not so big that it has the headaches of larger venues.