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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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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Begin the Holiday season with a tour of some of Waynesboro’s oldest and newest homes. Wayne Theatre Alliance has organized a one-day tour of a variety of homes and inns decorated for Christmas. The tour begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, and continues to 4 p.m. The…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Michael Harris announced yesterday that he will be challenging incumbent Ward D Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith in the May 2010 city elections. Harris, 62, made the announcement in front of a group of supporters in the Waynesboro City Council chambers Wednesday morning.
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Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty was able to contain high-scoring James Madison point guard Dawn Evans, but the Flames’ own offensive woes were too much to overcome as the Dukes posted a 60-50 win in a battle of Commonwealth unbeatens Tuesday night. Waynesboro High School alum Devon Brown was also held in…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Stone Soup Books and Cafe will play host to a Holiday Book Fair featuring local authors on Saturday, Dec. 5. The event at Stone Soup, 908 W. Main St., Downtown Waynesboro, will take place from 2-5 p.m. Writers scheduled to appear include Donna Authers, Bruce Bytner, Lewis Coiner, Rick…
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