AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Augusta West Virginia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/augusta-wv 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/augusta-wv https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:43:59 -0600 The twelfth annual Christmas Festival of Lights will kick off with the Lighting Ceremony, which will be held on Saturday. at the amphitheater at https://www.americantowns.com/news/12th-annual-christmas-festival-of-lights-tree-lighting-ceremony-31707026-augusta-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/12th-annual-christmas-festival-of-lights-tree-lighting-ceremony-31707026-augusta-wv.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Sometime in the mid-to-late eighteenth century, the great Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote: “O, wad some Power the giftie gie us/To see https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-warning-ageism-is-bad-for-our-health-31498117-alexandria-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-warning-ageism-is-bad-for-our-health-31498117-alexandria-va.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Give the Gift of Hope This Year Help continue the fight against cancer with a year-end gift to support research, advocacy, and free services for https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-simple-ways-to-give-hope-at-the-holidays-31499882-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-simple-ways-to-give-hope-at-the-holidays-31499882-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 THANK YOU! Your generous support over the last year has created a path to a brighter, safer and healthier future. Thank you for caring about lung https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-december-2022-a-path-to-a-healthy-future-31506424-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-december-2022-a-path-to-a-healthy-future-31506424-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 All year long, gifts from our donor community have meant so much to so many – more reasons to celebrate, precious memories with loved ones, time https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-thank-you-for-a-year-of-progress-31510623-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-thank-you-for-a-year-of-progress-31510623-kennesaw-ga.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 End of Year Campaign 2022 “You have to get past the fear. - Rick “One of the big hurdles with getting screened for colon cancer is https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-so-no-one-walks-alone-31511600-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-so-no-one-walks-alone-31511600-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Thank You for Your Support James, we couldn’t have made such a big impact in 2022 without friends and supporters like you. From https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-4-things-youre-making-possible-in-2023-31514996-kennesaw-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-cancer-society-news-4-things-youre-making-possible-in-2023-31514996-kennesaw-ga.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 We Americans, and probably millions of folks across the continents, routinely and ritually begin a new year by declaring the intention to make some https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-i-wish-i-were-31514997-alexandria-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-i-wish-i-were-31514997-alexandria-va.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 What You Should Know About Radon January is National Radon Action Month, so we're raising awareness about radon, the 86th element in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-january-2023-the-secondleading-cause-of-lung-cancer-31521413-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-news-january-2023-the-secondleading-cause-of-lung-cancer-31521413-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – On Jan 19th, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced expanded efforts to reduce wildfire risk across the western U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidenharris-administration-launches-new-efforts-to-address-the-wildfire-crisis-31522069-washington-dc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidenharris-administration-launches-new-efforts-to-address-the-wildfire-crisis-31522069-washington-dc.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 30 university students who will attend USDA’s 2023 Agricultural Outlook https://www.americantowns.com/news/usda-names-2023-agricultural-outlook-forum-future-leaders-in-agriculture-program-winners-31522969-washington-dc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/usda-names-2023-agricultural-outlook-forum-future-leaders-in-agriculture-program-winners-31522969-washington-dc.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Black History Month February is a special time to celebrate the lasting legacies of Black community members across the country. The Red Cross would https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-red-cross-crossnotes-february-2023-31529064-washington-dc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-red-cross-crossnotes-february-2023-31529064-washington-dc.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Join us in person or virtually February 23–24, 2023 Geopolitics, China’s COVID-19 policy, climate change, as well as labor and energy https://www.americantowns.com/news/hear-the-latest-on-challenges-to-supply-chains-and-the-outlook-for-the-global-freight-market-at-usdas-2023-aof-31529070-arlington-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hear-the-latest-on-challenges-to-supply-chains-and-the-outlook-for-the-global-freight-market-at-usdas-2023-aof-31529070-arlington-va.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 LA’s Object of Affection have shared their new video / single “Con-Man” today which is about “being ripped off and how we deal https://www.americantowns.com/news/object-of-affection-mems-of-fury-death-bells-release-conman-single-video-announce-tour-with-glitterer-debut-album-on-profound-lore-out-on-march-3-2023-31531371-los-angeles-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/object-of-affection-mems-of-fury-death-bells-release-conman-single-video-announce-tour-with-glitterer-debut-album-on-profound-lore-out-on-march-3-2023-31531371-los-angeles-ca.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Sign the Valentine’s Day card for our amazing volunteers! GOAL: 50,000 SIGNATURES! Hundreds of thousands of families rely on the Red Cross, https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-red-cross-news-share-the-love-31531373-washington-dc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-red-cross-news-share-the-love-31531373-washington-dc.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600