Sink-hole repairs to close a block of New Street
Edited by Chris Graham
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The Staunton Department of Public Works will have New Street closed from Beverley Street to Frederick Street on Thursday, April 1, for repair to a sink hole.
The closure is expected to last most of the day. Emergency vehicles will not be able to get through.
Governor’s office announces PGI deal
Story by Chris Graham
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A local and state incentive package that included $1.5 million in state monies and $2 million in land, cash and tax breaks from the City of Waynesboro helped grease the skids for Polymer Group Inc., which chose Waynesboro over other locations including one near its corporate headquarters in the Charlotte, N.C., area for the installation of a new high-technology manufacturing line.
The $65 million project will add 41 jobs to the Waynesboro PGI plant.
“I appreciate the cooperative effort on the part of representatives of PGI, the Commonwealth and the City of Waynesboro to land this expansion. Our community is proud of its manufacturing heritage, and we believe that PGI will help us secure a healthy future in the manufacturing sector,” Mayor Tim Williams said today.
AugustaFreePress.com is working on a Special Report on the PGI news. The Special Report will be the top story in the AFPTheMagazine.com subscription edition on Monday, April 5.
#1 UVa. wins again
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored an 8-5 win over Towson Tuesday at Davenport Field. Kenny Swab (Jr., Kernersville, N.C.) went 3-for-3 and reached base safely in all five of his trips to the plate, while the Cavaliers’ bullpen buckled down to retire 14 of the final 15 Towson batters to seal the win. Read more
WaynesboroYMCA.com: Mad Hatter’s Easter Parade
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The Wayne Theatre Alliance and the Waynesboro YMCA once again welcome spring to the Valley with their annual Mad Hatter’s Easter Parade on Saturday, April 3.
WaynesboroYMCA.com has the story.
Dem petition drive nets 10K signatures
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More than 10,000 Virginians have signed a petition calling on Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to “stop wasting our tax dollars on his personal political agenda,” the Democratic Party of Virginia announced in a press release on Tuesday.
“Every minute you spend on this frivolous, politically motivated lawsuit is time spent away from battling the real legal issues we expect our Attorney General to work on,” wrote Diane Perkins of Burke, Virginia, in signing the petition. Read more
The Passion at the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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The Waynesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church will host The Passion, a live walk-through mini-drama, on Saturday, April 3, at 11 a.m.
The presentation includes full-costumed characters, music, live animals and much more. Some scenes outdoors- rain or shine.
Admission is free.
The church is located at 1700 Lyndhurst Road.
For more information, call 540.949.7291 or go online at www.waynesboro.netadvent.org.
Tom Perriello: Truth about health reform’s impact on vets
Posted March 30, 2010
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One of my greatest privileges in Congress is serving on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and its Health Subcommittee, where I am committed to ensuring quality health coverage for those who have served our country. With rumors and misunderstandings continuing to spread about health insurance reform, I want to clear up any confusion regarding how health reform will affect veterans and military personnel. Read more
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