Waynesboro: City Council races too close to call, Lipscomb winner in School Board race
The two contested races for seats on Waynesboro City Council are too close to call.
The two contested races for seats on Waynesboro City Council are too close to call.
Early voting is already well under way in Waynesboro, so if you’re one of the 981 people that has already cast your lot in the 2022 city elections as of this writing, here’s to hoping you got it right.

Patrick Blevins of State Farm Insurance donated the purchase of two new scoreboards for Waynesboro High School.

Fishburne Military School announced this week that Waynesboro resident and business leader Linda Hershey has joined the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation Inc., the governing body for Fishburne Military School.

Associates from the Kroger store located at 245 Arch Avenue in Waynesboro were presented with a commendation certificate from the Virginia School Boards Association in recognition of their involvement in the Waynesboro community.
Westwood Hills Elementary School will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 17, “for students ready to return,” according to an update from Waynesboro Public Schools that went out on Friday.
Before you get too upset about how little Waynesboro is set to get from the 2026-27 School Security Equipment Grant program, keep in mind, the applications would have been filed weeks ago.
Westwood Hills Elementary School is closed again on Thursday, and it’s not hard to figure that Waynesboro Public Schools should just look at getting things open there again next week, after the Sept. 2 shooting.
At last count, 20 current teachers have reached out to us in recent weeks to share specific concerns about the status quo inside Waynesboro Public Schools.
Westwood Hills Elementary School will be closed on Friday, and then next Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday, according to a release from Waynesboro Public Schools issued Thursday evening.
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