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Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. is cutting back hours for its paid staff to try to account for a cash-flow shortfall brought on by the continuing economic downturn. “This wasn’t an easy decision. But the reality is that the economy has negatively affected our events revenues and budget projections,” said Eileen O’Rourke, chair of the WDDI…
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Rebecca Carter of the Waynesboro Generals management team presents a check for $500 to Riverheads High School baseball coach Rodney Painter and RHS athletics director Matt Stevens. The Valley League team is giving back to the Greater Augusta community by partnering with high-school baseball programs across the region.
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– Health: World TB Day, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Road closure in Northeast Augusta, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Business: Seminar in Lexington for small-business owners, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Debate on videogame violence, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Civil War Institute to focus on Lincoln, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Event:…
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The Waynesboro-based DuPont Community Credit Union has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide title services for real-estate transactions. DCCU Title Services will provide insurance products for residential and commercial clients – including secure document exchanges with lenders and settlement agents and 24-hour access to the status of title-insurance orders.
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City Councilwoman Lorie Smith wants to see Waynesboro take a big step toward “getting the politics out” of street-closure requests related to Downtown Waynesboro events, and there was some movement in Smith’s direction at Monday night’s Council meeting. “If the EDA would be willing to take this on, and they made the decision, I would…
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Another Downtown Waynesboro event involving the proposed closure of Main Street is on the agenda for tonight’s Waynesboro City Council meeting, and City Manager Mike Hamp is thinking some clear policy direction from City Council would be helpful. “Given the concerns and objections voiced recently about the impact of street closures on downtown businesses, I…
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– Economy: Remarks by President Obama after economy daily briefing, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Civil Liberties: Sex Workers Art Show to go on, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Education: Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: Gas prices inching back up, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: AG’s office launches food drive, Monday,…
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The New Dominion Magazine won three awards for journalistic excellence in its first year of eligibility in the prestigious Virginia Press Association News Contest. The awards were announced Saturday at the Association’s annual conference in Norfolk. The competition was fierce in the top category for nondaily newspapers and magazines, whose 45 publications include Virginia Living, Virginia…
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– State News: Kaine announces results of proposed revisions to special education, Thursday, 5:05 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello applauds action on vets, health care, Thursday, 5:05 p.m. – Local News: Another church break-in in Waynesboro, Thursday, 2 p.m. – Health and Fitness: Yoga students take the Challenge, Thursday, 9:10 a.m. – On Campus: GAO…
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The April 26 Waynesboro Omnium bike race will go on as scheduled, but the resolution to the issues raised by Vice Mayor Frank Lucente regarding the downtown event did not come without more in the way of procedural drama. “I think all the problems have been resolved, and I’m prepared to vote for this bike…
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