Share
Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty defeated Coastal Carolina for the 32nd consecutive time Monday evening at Kimbel Arena, but it wasn’t easy. The Lady Flames trailed by 10 points in the second half, but used a 24-2 game-closing run to pull out a 57-38 road win over the Chanticleers. The Lady Flames…
Share
Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announced today the recent creation of the Valley Program for Aging Services Endowment Fund. The estate of Leonard Penland, a Waynesboro resident who died in 2009, made the first contribution of $100,000. Mr. Penland wished to honor Lewis Coiner of Waynesboro…
Share
Video by Norm Shafer www.normshafer.com Norm Shafer of Norm Shafer Photography in Waynesboro reports on the rebirth of the Solid Rock Cafe, a Waynesboro-based organization that provides an important outreach to youths and teens in the Greater Augusta area. Solid Rock Cafe will be marking its formal grand reopening at its 1219 W. Broad St. location…
Share
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] See if you can guess who updated their Facebook status this way over the weekend. “A year later is has become abundantly clear that Obama and the dems are no better than bush and his republican sleaze. They are all corporate wh@#es, liars and thieves. The only difference is…
Share
But Waynesboro sidesteps flood disaster Story, photos and video by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro dodged potential disastrous flooding associated with heavy rain that overswept the Shenandoah Valley Sunday and into Monday morning. The river had been projected to crest at 1 p.m. Monday at 10.5 feet, a foot over the 9.5-foot flood stage, according to the Waynesboro…
Share
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The South River is above flood stage in Waynesboro after Sunday’s dousing of heavy rain, and is expected to crest at 1 p.m. Monday at 10.5 feet, about a foot above flood stage, according to a report from the Waynesboro Department of Emergency Management this morning. The river is…
Share
Waynesboro-based telecommunications company cuts costs, looks to future Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It might have seemed that the telecommunications industry was the one industry that was going to be immune to the recession. Mobile phones and the Internet are part and parcel to our daily lives and business lives, after all. The news in…
Share
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…
Share
Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty junior Avery Warley played one of her best games of the season, Saturday evening at Charleston Southern, pacing all players in both points (18) and rebounds (16). Her effort sparked the Lady Flames to a 65-52 Big South win at the CSU Field House. Four of Liberty’s…
Share
Staff Report News tips: [email protected] DuPont Community Credit Union reported growth in total loans outstanding for the fourth quarter in a row for 2009. The Waynesboro-based credit union, which operates nine branches in the Central Shenandoah Valley region, reported a 1.4 percent increase in total loans outstanding over the previous quarter and a 12…
Our content is free to read, but we do have bills to pay. Pitch in and help us keep the community informed.