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Why are our local school systems going to a job fair when they’re cutting jobs? Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It seems counterintuitive at first glance – to have a job fair to recruit potential new employees when the economic reality that you’re facing has you considering deep and painful cuts to staff….
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro Locality Team for Smart Beginnings Coalition of the Shenandoah Valley will be introducing its mission and local plans at a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Augusta Health Community Care Building in Fishersville from 8:30-10 a.m. “We look forward to introducing…
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Staff Report Bridgewater College news: www.bridgewater.edu The Bridgewater College Board of Trustees announced today in a special on-campus meeting that it has unanimously selected George Cornelius as the eighth president of the College. A seasoned leader in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, Cornelius will assume the presidency on July 1, 2010. He currently…
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Augusta Health Foundation monies help agencies help those most in need Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Running a food pantry isn’t easy even when times are supposedly good. Try getting enough food in to help those who are in need when things aren’t so good. “These organizations didn’t see a commensurate increase in donations to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The only thing Kat Carr was missing – “a bullhorn.” “Otherwise, yeah, I’d say it was kind of like the TV show,” said Carr, one of 25 Waynesboro Home Depot store employees that spent most of their days on Tuesday volunteering their time on the Rebuilding Together project at…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Virginia Business magazine has named local legal aid attorney John Whitfield to its 2009 list of Virginia’s “Legal Elite.” Whitfield, a resident of Staunton, is the executive director of Blue Ridge Legal Services, the nonprofit legal aid society serving the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke Valley.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s 9:30. Make that 9:32, actually. The staff is already gathered round the small table in front of the whiteboard near the entrance to the newsroom. Ed Reams wants to know what the WHSV-TV3 news team has, and the answer is – plenty. It’s the morning of the United…
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The United Way of Greater Augusta announced today that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library is the recipient of two new grants. Target’s Literacy Foundation and UPS have donated funds to help continue the early-childhood literacy program in the Augusta County community. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library assures that children 0-5 years old in the Augusta…
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Salvation Army staff and volunteers are preparing once again to share the joy of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons with those in the greatest need, and this year, more than ever, they are calling on the public to help. Cpt. Mike Good, corps officer for The Salvation Army’s Staunton Corps, said The Army will be…
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Today marks the end of the 2009 Waynesboro Generals season. No playoffs this year after three straight postseason appearances, including the 2007 league championship. You can listen to Generals co-owner John Leonard and me calling the season-ending doubleheader that begins at 2:30 p.m. with a makeup of last night’s rained-out game with the Covington Lumberjacks…
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