Sizemore among VBL honorees

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro second baseman Brandon Sizemore had another solid week as the Generals completed their run at the Valley League Southern Division crown. Sizemore, named one of the league’s players of the week for the final week of the regular season, hit .444 with two homers and 10 RBI. The College…

Downtown, city leaders learn more about the food economy

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Representatives of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. participated in a statewide training workshop presented by Virginia Main Street in Culpeper last week. The training focused on how restaurants and farmers’ markets are playing an increasingly important role in downtown-revitalization efforts in Virginia.

Council takes step in direction of helmet ordinance

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A proposed ordinance that would require moped riders in Waynesboro to wear helmets passed an important hurdle tonight. “This will probably save lives in the future, and anything that saves lives must be a good law,” said city resident Harold Petit, one of two speakers to address the proposed ordinance…

Visit from China could be held up by quake, Games

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] An effort under way to welcome a delegation from Wanzhou, China, to Waynesboro later this year could be in jeopardy. “They’re considering it, but there’s a point where they’re asking all the provinces to conserve as much as they can in the event that they can divert the money to…

Gas prices: Bad news for consumers, good news for U.S. manufacturing?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Five years ago, OK, as recently as a couple of months ago, we were all convinced that American manufacturing was a thing of the past. We can’t compete with Mexico, with China, where labor costs are lower, where goods can be shipped out at much lower unit prices…

Moped safety: To helmet or not to helmet?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gas prices are up, up and away, and moped sales, and ridership, are right there with them, exposing a gray area in Virginia law that allows moped riders to do their thing without needing to adhere to the requirements regarding helmet use that are mandated on motorcycle riders….