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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Freshman forward Luke Hancock hit a reverse putback layup with :50 remaining to put George Mason up for good, and junior guard Cam Long added a layup at the :09 mark to key a last-minute rally as George Mason defeated VMI, 89-86, Tuesday night at the Patriot Center. The…
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Snow-rain double-whammy caused massive ’96 flooding Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The first of the two 100-year floods of 1996 in Waynesboro was precipitated by a massive early-January snowstorm that dumped 30 inches-plus of snow followed by a heavy-rain event a week later that forced the South River out of its banks. With snow still…
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Music Guild Night set for Saturday night Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Staunton Music Guild has recently partnered with several local businesses and organizations to benefit community and cultural causes, and on Saturday, Dec. 26, from 7-10 p.m., will join with Mockingbird Roots Music Hall, 123 W. Beverley St., to hold “Staunton Music Guild…
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City Councilwoman updates snow-removal operations in Waynesboro Report by Lorie Smith www.loriesmith.com Here we are three days after the historic 24-inch snowfall that blanketed Waynesboro. Virginia and surrounding states were hit hard; our area particularly so. In an effort to keep the public informed, I’d like to provide you with some post-storm updates Current Road…
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Staff Website development: [email protected] AFPBusiness.com has launched the new web home for the Waynesboro-based Platinum Furniture Care. Platinum offers a full line of protection services for furniture, carpets and rugs and mattresses under the Guardian and Crypton product lines. For more information on Platinum Furniture Care, check out the new website at www.PlatinumFurnitureCare.com.
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Column by Lorie Smith www.loriesmith.com Two weeks ago, Waynesboro held a downtown planning session. The city engaged the Redevelopment and Housing Authority to assist in creating a Downtown Revitalization Plan. Over the coming months, this plan will be formally developed and submitted for approval to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Waynesboro could…
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Senator explains vote to move forward with legislation Statement from U.S. Sen. Jim Webb www.webb.senate.gov I have decided to vote in favor of moving forward on health care reform legislation. I do so despite my disappointment with some sections of the bill, which I will continue to address in the future. But the final package…
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Theatre developer on track for planned September 2010 opening Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Brett Hayes expected the attention. He didn’t expect the expectation that something bad was going to happen to kill his movie-theater project. “We’re moving forward,” said Hayes, who is developing a Lew Dewitt Boulevard property into an eight-screen digital movie theater…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov As this year winds to a close, I continue to focus on economic recovery and the fiscal discipline to bring our deficit under control. First, I have once again signed on as co-sponsor of a measure to block members of Congress from receiving automatic pay increases, this time for the…
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Barnes CD reflects personal journey in music Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The old saying about the difference between blues and jazz has it down. Blues is three chords for a thousand people, and jazz is a thousand chords for three people. “There’s some truth to that,” said Liz Barnes, who as a blues musician…
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