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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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The AFP and the Waynesboro Generals are partnering this fall to bring you Waynesboro High School football live on the web! Join AFP editor Chris Graham and Generals owner Jerry Carter for the play-by-play at AugustaFreePress.com.
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Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds concludes his two-day swing through Staunton and Waynesboro with a walking tour of Downtown Waynesboro and a visit to the Waynesboro Democratic Party headquarters. Deeds talked to Democratic supporters in his headquarters visit about the work that needs to be done between today and Election Day on Nov. 3…
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“So, how’s it going?” Creigh Deeds and I were walking up Church Street from the Waynesboro Democratic Party headquarters in Willow Oak Plaza on our way to Main Street. It was my job to show Deeds around Downtown Waynesboro, a light, quick tour of what we have going on.
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Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds was in Staunton Thursday on day one of a two-day swing through Staunton and Waynesboro. Deeds addressed 60 local voters at an event at Elder Antique and Classic Automobiles in Downtown Staunton Thursday evening. AFP editor Chris Graham captured the event on video. Deeds will be in Waynesboro on…
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As veterans in our country’s military service, we each learned about leadership and how to get things done. But rarely, if ever, have we witnessed such a profound failure of leadership as that shown by the Shenandoah Valley’s current delegates at last week’s special session of the General Assembly.
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Waynesboro High School football coach Steve Isaacs joins today’s edition of “The Chris Graham Show” to preview Friday’s season opener at Western Albemarle. AugustaFreePress.com will webcast the game live beginning with a 7 p.m. pregame show and the 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Length: 6:37.
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