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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Photographers worldwide will donate their time, skills and equipment on Saturday, Dec.12, to give back to their community through the debut Help-Portrait event. Help-Portrait was formed by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart as he contemplated using his skills and expertise to give back to those who may not have the…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Staunton is one of four communities earning new enterprise-zone designations from the state today, Gov. Tim Kaine’s office has announced. The designations give Staunton the ability to use a package of local and state incentives to promote private investment and create new jobs and economic opportunities. “We have benefitted…
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Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty bounced back from its setback to James Madison in fine style in an 86-45 rout of Division II Glenville State. 2008 Waynesboro High School alum Devon Brown led Liberty (6-1) with 20 points and nine rebounds. The Flames shot 75 percent in the second half to break…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com VMI coach Duggar Baucom earned his 100th career win Saturday afternoon as the VMI Keydets topped the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 103-91 in a Big South basketball contest played at Cameron Hall. With the win, the Keydets move to 4-3 on the season and even their conference record at 1-1….
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Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu The Eastern Mennonite University men’s basketball team dominated throughout in a 97-44 win at Penn State-Brandywine Saturday. EMU shot 58 percent from the field, hitting 37 of 64 shots. The Royals were also 9-of-18 from three-point range. Of the men’s 37 field goals, 24 were assisted. D.J. Hinson (Newport…
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Send Snow Day in the Valley photos and weather-related cancellations to [email protected]. Update: 3 p.m. The Waynesboro Christmas Parade scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight has been canceled. No makeup date has been announced. A city official cited the worsening weather conditions and safety concerns as key to the decision.
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Note to Readers: AFP.com editor Chris Graham serves on the board of directors of the United Way of Greater Augusta. The United Way of Greater Augusta’s decision to release $50,000 in reserves to local nonprofits in the form of mini-grants couldn’t have come at a better time for employees…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Freshman guards Danny Nieman and Kierre Greenwood combined for 42 points and redshirt senior Joseph Harris added 20 points and 10 rebounds as Coastal Carolina opened Big South play with a 111-97 win over VMI on Thursday evening at Cameron Hall. The Chanticleers (6-2, 1-0 Big South) scored 82…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The angel came to Mary Martin not in a vision, but on the phone. “We’re putting an addition on the back of your house, and you can’t say no,” the angel told Mary, mother of Joseph, in our modern-day retelling of the Christmas story an active Waynesboro 12-year-old who…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The three-plus years that Kathe Maneval has spent on the Waynesboro School Board have been “very rewarding.” “I really feel that we’re making a difference in the lives of children, and that’s what we’re here for,” said Maneval, who held a joint press conference with Jeremy Taylor as the…
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