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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Public Library Foundation is commencing its campaign to assist the city in the $2 million expansion of the South Wayne Avenue public library this weekend. The foundation will operate a hot-dog stand at Kroger on Arch Avenue on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When times are tight, and really, when are they not tight, when you’re talking from a local-government perspective, you have to be creative. “The $2 million figure is based on a 2005 study that is now dated. Construction costs have gone up pretty significantly since that study was done. We…
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From Staff Reports Augusta Free Press and New Dominion Magazine editor Chris Graham was elected chair of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee Thursday. Graham was the only candidate running for the chair position. He was elected by a unanimous vote at a special committee meeting held at the Waynesboro Public Library. Graham replaces Marlana Lewis as…
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From Staff Reports The Waynesboro Democratic Committee has called a special meeting for Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. to elect a new committee chair. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham is the only announced candidate for the chairmanship. The special meeting will be held at the Waynesboro Public Library, Room A. City residents who…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Public Library will be celebrating its patrons on April 15. Patron Appreciation Day is being held as part of National Library Week, which runs from April 13-19. “During the National Library Week, communities across America celebrate and visit their local libraries. We thought that it is appropriate for us…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Yes or no – whatever Waynesboro residents end up saying about five bond issues in a nonbinding referendum on the ballot tomorrow will go a long way to determining what happens in next year’s city-council elections. “This is a good gauge for me, really, to see what the people want….
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Item by Chris Graham Jim Webb is bringing a Webb Site to Waynesboro next week. The senator will hold staff office hours at the Waynesboro Public Library on Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Constituents in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County can use the office hours to address questions related to Social Security and…
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Story by Chris Graham A fall referendum on several capital-improvements projects is close to being on the ballot in Waynesboro. As much rancor as there has been in the River City regarding government spending in recent months, city-council member Lorie Smith thinks the autumnal discussions could be quite beneficial.
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I was voter #153 in the Ward B precinct at the Waynesboro Public Library at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, casting my lot for Merritt Hale in his Republican primary challenge to Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline.
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The Waynesboro Public Library is joining in the announcement of a local author contest that will accept submissions of adult and young adult fiction, to be recognized as the top indie-published eBooks in Virginia.
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