Sherwood Avenue bridge reopened

AFP

The bridge connecting Sherwood Avenue in Waynesboro to Rockfish Road in Augusta County will be reopening Wednesday afternoon, July 8. A call from a city public-works worker at the site at 3:15 p.m. today indicated that the bridge should be reopened to the public by 3:30 p.m. today.

Health director urges continued vigilance against swine flu

Chris Graham

Central Shenandoah Health District Director Dr. Doug Larsen said today that local residents need to continue to protect themselves against the H1N1 flu virus, with new cases being confirmed each week in the state. The Virginia Department of Health is closely monitoring the outbreak to keep Virginians informed of this rapidly evolving public health issue.

Under fire: A rough final year for Landes, NewBiz board

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham A lot went wrong with NewBiz Virginia, perhaps, as some of its former leaders have suggested, dating to the very start of the effort to try to get the publicly-funded business incubator off the ground, given the difficulty in getting such enterprises up and running toward success in the long term.

Young, younger, youngest

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Tim Williams is young for a city mayor at 43. But Williams, entering his second year as mayor of Waynesboro, has nine years of experience in city government under his belt dating back to his term on the Waynesboro School Board. That makes him the grizzled veteran of the young mayors…

No more big bangs?

Chris Graham

We may have seen the last community Fourth of July celebration in Staunton. At least that’s what I’m hearing. “Our committee is going to meet at the end of the month to make decisions about whether this festival goes on next year or not,” America’s Birthday Celebration organizer Terri Corey told me before Saturday’s big…