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I’d love to see the folks who put on Sunday’s Waynesboro Grand Prix bike races come back in August as planned, but it would take some modifications to have me comfortably on board. I spent a good part of the day walking the course and talking with cyclists and the handful of city residents who…
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Riverfest brought environmental education for children of all ages to Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday, April 25. AFP editor Chris Graham was on hand to get a few snapshots from the programs and seminars on the agenda for the day.
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“I’ve heard more about the Waynesboro Generals the last couple of months than I’d heard about them the last 10 years,” a friend said to me, confirming to me that our scheming to that end is working. And we’ve got more in the works with our upcoming Wednesday, April 29, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,…
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VMI assistant baseball coach James Conrad has been named the head coach of the Covington (Va.) Lumberjacks of the Valley Baseball League for the upcoming season. Conrad is in his first season with the Keydets, where he coaches first base and works primarily with the outfielders. A 2007 graduate of Lafayette, Conrad was a three-time…
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Recently I read in the News Leader an attempt by Del. Steve Landes to explain away his rejection of the $125 million in federal stimulus money dedicated to unemployment insurance. Early on in his commentary Del. Landes states, “This would have been a permanent change to unemployment benefits.” As Steve Landes and everyone else in…
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Interesting development at Thursday night’s Waynesboro City Council work session – where Mayor Tim Williams broke ranks with the libertarians-disguised-as-conservatives on the Council on the tax rate. “That’s the conservative way to go,” Williams said, expressing support for maintaining a 70-cent property-tax rate for the 2009-2010 budget year, citing the bigger picture that has the…
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I remember the first few years of Riverfest, back on the schedule for Saturday, which got its start in Downtown Waynesboro on the South River in the late 1990s as what came across to me as the biggest tree-hugger event of all time in this part of Virginia.
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– Programming Note: New United Way-Imagination Library to be featured on WKDW Friday morning – AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion – The Leader, or the NV? – Local News: Bridgewater students to create NYC skyline in Staunton, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Business: Local florist celebrating 10 years, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Local News: Comp…
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An assortment of tasty and delightful desserts will top off the evening for The Wayne Theatre Alliance’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” dining event. Fine pastries and other treats donated by bakers from Albemarle and Augusta counties will temp diners already filled from gourmet meals served at 16 host homes during the Sunday, May 17,…
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– AFP on Twitter: Chris Graham on the NFL Draft – AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion Question – Is progressive different than liberal? – Programming Note: Listen to AFP editor Chris Graham on WKDW Tuesday morning, posted Tuesday, 7 a.m. – Event: Governor’s School to put on variety show to benefit Food Bank, posted Tuesday, 7 a.m….
