The Valley back roads on a spring afternoon

By Lynn R. Mitchell

The clouds in the sky over the Shenandoah Valley were especially interesting on Saturday and so I pulled out my camera and began to take pictures throughout the warm spring day. This was the view of the Appalachians from my neighborhood with clouds above the ridges.

Augusta County welcomes Blue Ridge Machine Works to Mill Place Commerce Park

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Another business was announced by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors as they welcomed Blue Ridge Machine Works to the county’s Mill Place Commerce Park. President and CEO Mike Shelton plans to invest $1,350,000 to build a new facility in Mill Place Commerce Park, creating 10 new jobs for the area. Construction will begin in the fall with plans to be open and operational by spring 2015.