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The Staunton Performing Arts Center will present the fourth in its “Come to the Cabaret” series on Friday, Sept. 11, from 7:30–11 p.m. It will feature Charlottesville singer/songwriter Terry Allard, Waynesboro jazz duo Llyn Walker and Liz Barnes, and Staunton show tunes sensations Brian Holsopple, Diane Heavner, and Don Roe in Broadway and Beyond.
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks with Waynesboro High School football coach Steve Isaacs about the Little Giants’ home opener Friday night against Turner Ashby. Can WHS bounce back from that tough opening-night loss at Western Albemarle? Length: 4:46.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced more than $11 million in grants through the Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HPRP program is designed to provide assistance and support to prevent homelessness or to quickly re-house and stabilize those who are currently homelessness.
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I guess I really “struck a nerve,” as one reader commented on Tuesday’s column about Steve Landes’ anti-Obama tirade at an Augusta County Republican picnic. How I know is that I’ve become the target of the Republican attack machine. “I think quite a few people would like to know what kind of journalist you really…
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The calendar of events at Stone Soup Books and Cafe. 908 W. Main St., Downtown Waynesboro, for September 2009. Friday, Sept. 11 – MARK CAMPBELL. Waynesboro’s native son and acclaimed Old-time Virginia Master Fiddler. Mark is dedicated to preserving and passing down the old fiddle and banjo tunes of this Appalachian region. Music begins at…
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Wednesday, Sept. 9 – State News: Kaine proclaims Sept. 11 as Day of Service and Remembrance Tuesday, Sept. 8 – Local News: Church sponsors free oil change, safety checks for single moms – Local News: Accident damages Waynesboro gas station – Local News: Local VDOT road-work update Monday, Sept. 7 – State News: Virginia wins…
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“Look around, and you can see where the money goes.” And then Velma Ryan takes me on a quick tour of the ground floor of the Waynesboro Public Library to show me the children’s resource room, the public meeting rooms, the large-print book collection. “We also supplement funding for library programs,” said Ryan, the president…
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We’re not to presuppose that the Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce wants anything else than a seat at the table to discuss the stormwater utility fees adopted by Staunton City Council in July to get the Queen City moving on its backlog of more than $15 million in otherwise-unfunded stormwater projects.
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Good news on the local employment front – unemployment rates in the five localities in the Augusta and Rockingham areas were down in July. More good news at the state level – Virginia saw its unemployment rate dip from 7.3 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, according to data released by the Virginia…
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Friday, Sept. 4 – State News: Alzheimer’s Association working on license plate Thursday, Sept. 3 – Economy: Initial unemployment claims down slightly Wednesday, Sept. 2 – State News: ACLU submits comments opposing proposed anonymous-juror rule – Local News: Free gas cards at Seventh-day Adventist Church Tuesday, Sept. 1 – State News: Lane closures lifted for…
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