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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Junior guard Jamel Jackson nailed 12 three-point shots and finished with 40 points to lead Seton Hall to a 134-107 victory over Virginia Military Institute Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 6,012 spectators at Prudential Center. The Pirates of the Big East Conference ran their record to 8-0 while…
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Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Southern Virginia overcame strong performances by former Waynesboro High School star Todd Phillips and former R.E. Lee star Eli Crawford to post a 92-79 win over Eastern Mennonite on Saturday. The loss for the Royals was their first of the season after an 8-0 start.
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Police considering charges Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A woman who reported to police that she had been the victim of a sexual assault in her Southeast Waynesboro home on Monday is now admitting that she made the story up. The woman, whose name has not been released by Waynesboro Police, could face charges for…
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Video Essay by Chris Graham [email protected] The idea to reconfigure elementary education in Waynesboro isn’t a bad one on its face, but … What’s the big rush? Shouldn’t we take our time and make sure that we’re doing the right thing? The push has some people wondering aloud about what the real motivation might…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com Juniors Jeff Allen and Dorenzo Hudson scored 24 points apiece to lead Virginia Tech to a 98-73 victory Wednesday evening in non-conference action at Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies improved to 7-1 on the season while out-rebounding the Keydets, 59-36. VMI (4-4) stayed in the game…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] It took 18 months and will end up costing city taxpayers more than $150,000, but finally something is being done about the damage associated with the removal of the city-owned brick wall that had been attached for more than 30 years to a Downtown Waynesboro building. The city and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] At least the floats will be on display, thanks to Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc., which is organizing an exhibit of floats that were to have been in the canceled Dec. 5 Waynesboro Christmas Parade. The exhibit will be part of the two-day Christmas in the River City event scheduled…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] A downtown visioning session sponsored by the City of Waynesboro, the Waynesboro Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. is set for Thursday, Dec. 10, in the City Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St. All city residents and downtown stakeholders…
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Video Essay by Chris Graham [email protected] Not that you’d be able to tell by watching the Grinches in City Hall. That’s maybe a bit harsh, but so is the policy that is being cited as the excuse for not rescheduling the Waynesboro Christmas Parade that got snowed out last weekend. AFP editor Chris Graham…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The only thing Kat Carr was missing – “a bullhorn.” “Otherwise, yeah, I’d say it was kind of like the TV show,” said Carr, one of 25 Waynesboro Home Depot store employees that spent most of their days on Tuesday volunteering their time on the Rebuilding Together project at…
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