Following His Lead Boldly Launches Baldwin Writing Career
Gabriele Baldwin, who began writing seriously after retirement, published Following His Lead in October 2024. The Christian novel follows Cayden Dewitt as faith guides life changes, with signings at The Coffee Shop in Stanley and The Home Store in New Myrket, and a sequel underway as an audiobook option emerges.
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Liberty University
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Cayden Dewitt
Cayden
Stanley
J&B’s Country Store & Antiques
Broadway
New Market
J&b
Country Store & Antiques
Amazon
Food distribution push in Virginia amid rising costs
Sinclair urged political will to distribute food, noting Blue Ridge Area Food Bank moved over 31 million pounds in 2024, with 9.3 million pounds in the Northern Region serving Clarke to Warren counties. Since July Shenandoah County partners aided 17,000 guests at Compassion Cupboard and other pantries as inflation strains families.
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Blue Ridge Area
Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Warren Counties
Shenandoah County
Compassion Cupboard
Emmanuel’s
Table Food Pantry
Emmanuel
Wages Struggle with Inflation and Childcare Costs in Virginia
Sinclair notes wages lag inflation as families face higher childcare costs and transportation, with subsidy families spending 2 percent of income and full time care costing 5,200 to 22,880 dollars annually per child. He cites seniors living on fixed Social Security and food bank reliance amid rising living costs and food deserts especially in rural Shenandoah County.
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Sinclair
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah County
BRAFB Increases Food Purchasing Amid Expanded Pantry Reach
Sinclair notes BRAFB's easier food provisioning through diverse sources including donations and purchases. The organization spent 1.8 million yearly pre pandemic but over 5 million on food in the last fiscal year. Visit foodfinder.brafb.org to locate a local pantry. contact Ashley Miller at amiller@nvdaily.com.
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BRAFB
Food Bank
Foodfinder
Brafb.org
Ashley Miller
Amiller
Nvdaily
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