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Another 335 employees at the Invista plant in Waynesboro are being laid off as part of a company plan to idle part of the local facility’s fibers plant in a move that would seem at first glance to be a sign of the times of the ongoing global economic downturn. But is it the global…
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The Target store in the Waynesboro Town Center teamed up with the United Way of Greater Augusta Tuesday night to spread the Christmas cheer to 26 needy children. The kids each received $50 gift cards and had a few minutes with Santa and left the store with wrapped presents to put under the tree. AFP…
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AFP editor Chris Graham will be a guest on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” this morning at 11 a.m. as he is every Tuesday to talk Virginia sports. Later today, we’ll be at the Target in Waynesboro for a Christmas shopping trip with 25 needy kids. And there might be a surprise or two to…
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Waynesboro City Council is moving forward with its consideration of proposed fee increases related to the provision of city water, sewer and refuse-collection services following a brief Monday-night public hearing in City Hall. AFP editor Chris Graham reporting. Length: 2:35.
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Here is an updated list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…
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In case you missed it, the news regarding the UVa. football coaching situation is now out there. Click here for the latest. We’re also getting ready for the JMU-Montana playoff game Friday night in Harrisonburg. The AFP will be there and will be spending some time this week getting you ready. On the news side,…
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The News Virginian is reporting this afternoon that a Houston-based industrial-services contractor is laying off 132 of its contract employees working at the Invista plant in Waynesboro, representing about 13 percent of the overall workforce at the former DuPont plant.
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Elections now almost precisely one month behind us can only mean that Virginians will go to the polls again in 11 months. Next year we get to elect a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the whole House of Delegates. So, if they must, let the games begin. Actually, they have already begun. Two legislators,…
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From-Here or Come-Here? Sometimes you don’t even have to ask. You can tell by the accent, or lack of one. But that isn’t to say that people don’t care which one you are. It can make all the difference in the world, honestly. We “don’t care,” my friend Jim Nichols famously wrote in a letter…
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Waynesboro Mayor Tim Williams has proposed a pay increase for members of Waynesboro City Council. What do you think? Should city-council members be paid more? Should they be paid at all? Sound off.
