
Waynesboro High School Concert Choir performs on Dec. 15
The Waynesboro High School Concert Choir is an auditioned mixed choir of 60 students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades at Waynesboro High School.

The Waynesboro High School Concert Choir is an auditioned mixed choir of 60 students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades at Waynesboro High School.

The Waynesboro-Augusta County community responded quickly to the campaign launched last week by the Waynesboro Police Foundation to raise money to send the remains of Karen Tait to her native Philippines.

The Iranian opposition exiles residing in Camp Ashraf in the Diyala Province North of Baghdad were forcibly relocated to Camp Liberty near Baghdad International Airport in the course of 2012.

The Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Dr. Peter Wilson, opens its 2013-2014 season on Saturday, Oct 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13. Titled Birthdays, Bicentennials and Berlioz, this concert will include Verdi’s Triumphant March from “Aida,” Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.”

Hollins Playwright’s Lab grad students will kick off their second annual Red Eye 10s Coast to Coast Play Festival at WTA’s Gateway.

“You got who!” That was what Richard Adams said when he learned that Wayne Henderson was going to play at the Gateway. “Do you know who he is? He is big time!” he added. To support Richard’s declaration the Shenandoah Valley Electric Coop put him on the cover of its magazine.

The mandate for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) recently came up at the U.N. Security Council a few weeks ago. This is an opportune time to reflect on the past performances of its representative in Iraq, Martin Kobler.

The United Way of Greater Augusta has partnered with Q101 and Wal-Mart to present Stuff the Bus. Throughout the weekend, August 2-4, volunteers will be collecting donated school supplies and backpacks for students in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County schools.

You may not know who Shawn Michaels is, and we’re OK with that. What really matters is that wrestling fans will come to Waynesboro, Va., from all over the United States for the opportunity to meet him. And your business should have the opportunity to cash in on the fans that will be in Waynesboro for this exclusive event.

Waynesboro Public Library (WPL) is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to receive the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.
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