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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is launching a new online campaign to raise issue with Republican Senate candidate George Allen’s calls to protect billions in tax breaks for big oil. The DSCC’s campaign will use geo-targeted Facebook and Google advertisements to rally opposition to Allen’s refusal to end tax subsidies to oil companies that clearly…
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Nineteen East Rock SC members and 11 guests took their annual trip to Massanutten on Oct. 26 to view the fall foliage and socializeTwenty-one from our group took the opportunity to enjoy a complimentary ride on the chairlift, courtesy of Steve Showalter, Massanutten ski manager. The view from atop the Massanutten as we exited the…
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School’s out for Russ Ingersoll. After over 30 years as a high school counselor, Ingersoll has opened a private counseling practice, Harbor Counseling Services in Downtown Waynesboro. The practice is focused on college, career, and personal development counseling. “Especially in today’s economy, college cannot be a time to extend adolescence without a serious purpose and…
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Augusta Free Press LLC President Chris Graham will be among the featured speakers at a business conference at Blue Ridge Community College on Friday, Nov. 4. “Make Your Art Your Business!” will offer artists and artisans detailed tips on how to generate business activity from their artwork. Betty Hoge, a business analyst at the Small…
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Augusta Free Press is offering a class on public relations and marketing through Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. The Nov. 1 class, PR & Marketing for Artisans, is being offered in conjunction with the Artisans Center of Virginia. Artists, artisans and small-business owners are encouraged to sign up for the class, which will be…
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Join residents of Commerce Avenue in Waynesboro as they celebrate positive choices and the revitalization of their community. The Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 22 from noon-3 p.m. at 280 N. Commerce Ave. in Waynesboro. Commerce Avenue residents are celebrating the opening of a new Resource Center on the property, sharing multicultural food,…
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It’s thisclose to being another great example of the Great American Success Story. The Downtown Waynesboro-based Awesome Wrestling Entertainment will make its debut on television on Saturday, Oct. 15, with a live pay-per-view wrestling event that will be broadcast by InDemand, DirecTV, AGTV and Bell TV in Canada to more than 122 million households in…
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Awesome Wrestling Entertainment, a new professional wrestling entertainment company based in Waynesboro, will debut its first pay-per-view TV event on Saturday, Oct. 15, live from Augusta Expo in Fishersville. AWE Night of the Legends will be broadcast into 120 million households in the United States and Canada via InDemand, Dish TV, DirecTV, AGTV and worldwide…
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Got a unique talent? WVPT, the PBS station serving the Shenandoah Valley and Central and Northern Virginia, announced today the launch of TALENT WAR$ @wvpt, a contest allowing viewers across the state to show off their abilities on the web and support public television at the same time. From Sept. 1 to Jan. 3, 2012,…
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The Wayne Theatre Alliance’s Gateway will host its first comedy night on Friday, Aug. 26. The performances are at 8 pm and 10 pm at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. The August performances will be followed in September by the Gateway’s Top Comic Competition. The Aug. 26 performances will be presented by the Charlottesville…
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