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Waynesboro during the Civil War will be the topic of a program at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville. The Battle of Waynesboro took place in a cold downpour on March 2, 1865. The Union’s 2500 men were led by Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan and Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Confederate…
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Velma Ryan doesn’t know exactly how they come across the copy of the Federalist Papers that was published in 1818. “It’s in need of some light repair,” said Ryan, delicately holding the copy of the book that is up for sale at the upcoming Friends of the Waynesboro Public Library BookBoo Sale. The estimated value…
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The building now home to the main branch of the Augusta County Library opened in the 1930s as the Fishersville Elementary School. It was last renovated in 1983. It’s perhaps not surprising that the work being done at the site of late has come up with some interesting finds. “We found out that it was…
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The project to give a new face to the Waynesboro Public Library has been scaled back significantly, but with some community libraries facing cuts to the hours of operation and other communities having to consider closing their community libraries altogether, Waynesboro is “fortunate” to be in the position that it is in, library director Zahir…
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Written by Chris Graham [email protected] “Chris Graham is the choice.” I don’t remember the exact wording. I do remember reading the headline that said this or something pretty close out loud and thinking, This is it! “What?” My wife, Crystal, was incredulous. She could sense it, too. Skimming through the endorsement editorial in the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro, for a regularly-scheduled business meeting.
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Report by Chris Graham [email protected] “The budget for each department would have a starting point of zero, and then you start with your essential needs, paper, electricity, water, labor, as an example.” That was Ward D candidate Mike Harris, as quoted in a NewsVirginian.com story reporting on Harris’ proposal on Wednesday to have the…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The following is a schedule of events at the Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro. Note: The library will be closed at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24 through Saturday, December 26.
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“Look around, and you can see where the money goes.” And then Velma Ryan takes me on a quick tour of the ground floor of the Waynesboro Public Library to show me the children’s resource room, the public meeting rooms, the large-print book collection. “We also supplement funding for library programs,” said Ryan, the president…
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Want to know how detailed the new Images of America: Waynesboro book is on the history of the River City? Coauthor Cortney Skinner wasn’t satisfied with just doing a sketch of the 18th century Tees Tavern that is looked at as the founding structure in what later became Waynesboro. No, Skinner came across an account…
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