STAUNTON — It’s about a two-mile hike from the house on Lambert Street to what was then Booker T. Washington High School on West Johnson. Claudia Strother Gaines remembers it seemed like a long walk as a teenager, especially in the winter with the cold, biting wind fighting her with every step. Every now and […]
STAUNTON — A local favorite, Staunton’s Peck’s BBQ, will be closing. The family announced the closure on their website this week. Opened in 2009 along Lee Jackson Highway in Staunton, the restaurant has a long history in the Shenandoah Valley, dating back to the 1980s. Following the death of its owner, and namesake, Samuel A. […]
Green Street redesignation to honor African American World War veterans STAUNTON — Green Street in Staunton was originally named for General Nathanael Greene, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He will no longer be the street’s only honoree. As explained by City Manager Leslie Beauregard during the Jan. 11 City Council meeting, Capt. William Washington […]