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Edited by Chris Graham WaynesboroYMCA.com The Waynesboro YMCA and the American Red Cross are teaming up to offer classes in lifeguard training, first aid, professional CPR and AID training in May. WaynesboroYMCA.com has the story.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Outdoor Life lists one place in Virginia among the “Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen.” Yep, it’s Waynesboro, now known as The River City, where 10 years ago city and downtown-business leaders were striking out in their turns at bat in trying to figure out a way to turn the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Brian Wiedemann and Katie McCaskey weren’t looking for a handout, but a hand up. “We’re into our next growth phase,” said Wiedemann, who with McCaskey opened the George Bowers Grocery on West Beverley Street in the heart of Newtown in Staunton in November 2008, and after a harsh winter…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] A hundred sixty jobs paying an average wage of $50,000 a year. And they cost Danville and the state $590,000. The quick math on that – we’re talking less than $4,000 a job. Which puts the $110,000 a job that Waynesboro paid to get the PGI expansion that some…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Generals announced a slew of player signings today for the 2010 season. WaynesboroGenerals.com has the story.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro Generals alum Pete Vandenbout has signed a pro contract to play with the Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants in the American Association of Independent Baseball League. WaynesboroGenerals.com has the story.
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Column by Mark A. Santomieri Submit guest columns: [email protected] Let me introduce myself … I am a man of both wealth and taste. Okay, enough of Mick Lips and the rolling uglies … on to better thoughts. Let’s talk about the Shenandoah Valley and our epicenter, Waynesboro. I’ve got no reason to think that…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The first mandatory clinic for participants in the Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby Classic will be held at the Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro at 6 p.m. Wednesday. This clinic also represents the end of registration for the May 22, 2010 race on Main Street in Waynesboro.
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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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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Many folks are familiar with the Orwellian Fox News mantras that the cable-news giant uses for branding: “Fair and Balanced News” and “We Report, You Decide.” We’ve been using the former as a sort of guide to our approach to local news here at AugustaFreePress.com for the past couple…
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