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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announced on Thursday that it has received a $10,000 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read 2011 in Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County. This is the fourth year in a row that the Foundation has received this honor. The Community…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The City of Staunton and the City of Waynesboro will receive over $27,000 to fund gang prevention efforts in the area. The Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth in partnership with the City of Staunton Police Department and City of Waynesboro Police Department are eligible for Justice Assistance Grant…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The City of Waynesboro is making a draft of the work that has been done to revise the city zoning ordinance available for public review.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council candidate Lorie Smith will host an informal get-together at the Waynesboro Public Library on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Smith, the incumbent in Ward D, has held three roundtable-style discussions with citizens within the last two weeks. Light refreshments will be served, and children are welcome.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] On one recent walk to the Waynesboro Public Library from her home on Walnut Avenue, Heather Chandler counted 20 different piles of dog waste on sidewalks. “It has become difficult for those in wheelchairs and with strollers to enjoy a stroll or run errands,” said Chandler, a licensed veterinary…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith will hold a town-hall meeting with city residents on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A in the Waynesboro Public Library. The event, “A Conversation with the Citizens of Waynesboro,” is open to the public. Smith is running for re-election to City Council in…
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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…
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Citizens group hears from City Council candidate Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Ward D Waynesboro City Council candidate Mike Harris introduced himself to a friendly audience Tuesday night, speaking at a meeting of the Waynesboro Citizens for Responsible Spending at the Waynesboro Public Library. Harris, 62, is a Virginia State Police and military veteran who…
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A Waynesboro citizens group is hosting a forum for the four candidates for the city-treasurer position in Waynesboro this week. The Waynesboro Citizens for Responsible Spending forum is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S. Wayne Ave. Two of the four candidates are…
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Tuesday, July 21 – Legislative forum to tackle behaviorial health, disability services issues Monday, July 20 – House Democratic candidates to discuss health care in Waynesboro – Deeds releases economic plan
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