
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band announces Richmond tour date
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is coming to the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center on Nov. 23 with special guest, Robert Randolph.

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is coming to the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center on Nov. 23 with special guest, Robert Randolph.

From Mondays to Thursdays at Wenonah and William Perry Elementary schools through June 24, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students attend academic instruction for about 90 minutes every morning, followed by afternoons of activities made possible through local partnerships.

At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Waynesboro School Board, discussion was focused on praising the perseverance of Waynesboro Schools staff, teachers and administrators during a pandemic.

Each year the Waynesboro Rotary Club honored the 10 local student winners of $1,000 scholarships for excellence in academics and community service at an event at the Wayne Theatre.

For her 80th birthday on May 6, Kathy Johnson raised $400 on her Facebook page for the Waynesboro YMCA.

Waynesboro Schools’ Summer Enrichment Academy will consist of two three-week sessions for elementary, middle and high school students, providing additional classroom instruction for students who struggled with virtual learning during the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Fall Foliage Art Show, the Wayne Theatre Alliance, South River Fly Fishing Expo, Virginia Street Arts Festival, Riverfest, Waynesboro at War, Lightwell Survey Wines, Best Western PLUS Waynesboro, and The Fishin’ Pig will receive funds from the Waynesboro BOOST grant program.

A Waynesboro Noon Rotary Club member has been chosen to lead District 7570 as District Governor for the 2020-2021 Rotary year.

Waynesboro City Council appears to be on board with $1 million in incentives to the Virginia Museum of Natural History. Beware, museum folks. This city doesn’t have the best track record here.

Tourism revenue for the City of Waynesboro reached $37,487,675, a 3.3 percent increase over 2017, according to data released on Tuesday by the United States Travel Association.