Weather-related cancellations

Chris Graham

  Edited by Chris Graham Send cancellations to [email protected] The snow isn’t here yet, but people aren’t waiting for the first flakes to fall before changing plans for what was set to be another busy winter weekend in the Shenandoah Valley. Among the cancellations sent to AugustaFreePress.com: – A performance of Dr. Levine and the…

Shame on all y’all

Chris Graham

   Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council is holding off on installing signal-light technology that would make it easier for fire and rescue vehicles to get through crowded intersections in times of emergency. The stated reason: Well, the economy is still in the dumper, and city finances are tight, and … The real…

Focus | Movie theater: ‘We’re moving forward’

Chris Graham

Theatre developer on track for planned September 2010 opening Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Brett Hayes expected the attention. He didn’t expect the expectation that something bad was going to happen to kill his movie-theater project. “We’re moving forward,” said Hayes, who is developing a Lew Dewitt Boulevard property into an eight-screen digital movie theater…

Winter Storm News Blog

Chris Graham

The latest on how the winter storm is impacting the Valley Staff Report Submit weather-related news and cancellations: [email protected] The Latest News – Tonight’s UVa.-UNCW game postponed (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) – Road information on 511Virginia.org (Saturday, 9:15 a.m.) – JMU-Radford basketball game postponed (Friday, 10:10 p.m.) – Coachmen concert scheduled for tonight postponed (Friday, 5:40…

Special Christmas in River City ‘Children’s Hour’

Chris Graham

   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The December “Children’s Hour” will expand to a two-day program as part of Christmas in River City Celebration on Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19, in Downtown Waynesboro. The Friday program features Sophia Cliffe in a series of tales about hope, peace and goodwill. Ian Henry will present…

Special Christmas in the River City ‘Radio Hour’

Chris Graham

   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The December “River City Radio Hour” will be a hilarious evening of music and comedy. The two performances on Friday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship will depart from the usual “Radio Hour format.” The Waynesboro’s Got Pride Society has arranged…

You can go home again

Chris Graham

Wayne Theatre Alliance presents special performance of Hamner’s Homecoming Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Wayne Theatre Alliance has engaged the Hamner Theater to present a reader’s theatre version of Earl Hamner’s beloved family Christmas story The Homecoming on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. as part of Waynesboro’s Christmas in River City celebration. The…

Focus | Moving downtown forward

Chris Graham

WDDI discusses work plan for 2010 Story by Chris Graham [email protected] With AFP Audio The downtown-revitalization effort in Waynesboro has been teetering for the past couple of years with the clear shift in focus of economic activity in Waynesboro to the West End on the economic side and questions about ongoing commitment from City Hall…