Patrick Hite

2 weeks ago | newsleader.com | Patrick Hite

The Metz family established the Metz-Tiderman Fund for Veterans at the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge to honor their family's extensive military service. The fund aims to support local veterans by providing resources to improve their quality of life and address challenges such as lack of camaraderie and purpose. Salute of Virginia, a community center offering resources and camaraderie for veterans, is one organization the fund intends to support.

2 weeks ago | newsleader.com | Patrick Hite

Fort Defiance junior Taylor Cubbage broke her personal record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.06 at the Shenandoah District track and field championships. Wilson Memorial won the girls' meet, while Waynesboro took first place in the boys' competition. Multiple athletes achieved triple wins, including Wilson Memorial's Desi Mensah-Agyekum and Fort Defiance's Camila Cruz. Stuarts Draft senior Landon Graber won three events, including the shot put, after switching to a spin throwing technique.

2 weeks ago | newsleader.com | Patrick Hite

Former distiller Lauren Wisherd opens Bonobos bakery in Waynesboro. Bonobos features cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, cookies, pies, and locally sourced ingredients. The bakery is open Thursday-Sunday and also sells goods at local farmers' markets. Lauren Wisherd has a background in fermentation and distillation, working as the master distiller at Silverback in Afton. She even has a master's degree in fermentation sciences, brewing, and distilling from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

2 weeks ago | newsleader.com | Patrick Hite

Patrick HiteThe Shenandoah District track and field championships were held May 22 at Wilson Memorial High School. Patrick Hite/The News LeaderThe Shenandoah District track and field championships were held May 22 at Wilson Memorial High School. Patrick Hite/The News LeaderThe Shenandoah District track and field championships were held May 22 at Wilson Memorial High School.

2 weeks ago | newsleader.com | Patrick Hite

Pat Trice, superintendent of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, is retiring June 1. Trice is the third area superintendent to retire this year, following Augusta County's Eric Bond and Staunton's Garett Smith. The VSDB Board of Visitors is searching for an interim superintendent and will conduct a national search for a permanent replacement. Pat Trice is the third area school superintendent to announce plans to retire this year.