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The local paper, rightly, is now pushing Waynesboro city leaders to actively involve itself in the proposed project involving a coldwaters restoration facility, aquarium and possibly even a state-supported college or university at the Mill at South River downtown. The problem with the push is that the paper is sending out a mixed message relative…
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The last time before today that there was a significant rain event in Waynesboro, 200 gallons of diesel fuel ended up in the South River in the vicinity of the Invista plant on DuPont Boulevard. How the diesel fuel made its way into the river on July 29 is still a mystery. “At this time,…
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The Board of Directors at Frontier Community Bank has promoted Alan Sweet to the position of president and CEO. Sweet succeeds Wayne Turner, who has served the Virginia community banking industry successfully for more than 33 years. Sweet joined Frontier while it was organizing in 2007, and was instrumental in guiding Frontier through the variety…
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Former Bridgewater defensive back Chris Killian has signed a contract to play with the Western Michigan Thunderhawks of the Indoor Football League. Killian, a 2008 first team All-ODAC selection, will play defensive back for head coach Terry Foster’s Thunderhawks. “I can’t say enough about the Bridgewater football staff and how they helped me get to…
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Former Bridgewater defensive back Chris Killian has signed a contract to play with the Western Michigan Thunderhawks of the Indoor Football League. Killian, a 2008 first team All-ODAC selection, will play defensive back for head coach Terry Foster’s Thunderhawks. “I can’t say enough about the Bridgewater football staff and how they helped me get to…
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Virginia’s fourth Energy Star and WaterSense products sales tax holiday will begin Friday, October 8th and continue through Monday, October 11th. During the holiday, consumers can purchase a variety of “Green” products qualified for energy savings by the federal government and not pay the 5 percent state and local sales tax. The products must cost…
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For the third week in a row, Bridgewater Eagles football team used a special teams score to en route to victory, this time a 35-24 win over the Ferrum Panthers. Bridgewater’s offense fired on all cylinders while the Eagles defense was yet again up to the task, holding Ferrum to their lowest rushing output in…
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A new book that explores the history of U.S. 11 between the Potomac River at Williamsport, Md., and the James River at Buchanon, Va., has been published by the University of Virginia Press, and features the photography of Bridgewater College associate professor of art Scott Jost. The Great Valley Road of Virginia: Shenandoah Landscapes from…
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Students will gather across Virginia on Thursday to celebrate the six-month milestone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act being signed into law. The students will be focusing on the provision that the new law extends coverage for young adults. Starting Thursday, young adults can stay on a parent’s plan until they turn 26….
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The partisan split in politics is getting old and stale. Real people want real solutions to real issues, and one of the gravest is within our grasp to solve. For decades, we have been under a nuclear cloud, but world and U.S. leaders have risen to the occasion to provide safeguards. The United States and…
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