Trekking for a cause

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The next time we see John Robb, he’ll look … well, we can say a little different, and leave it at that. “I’ll need a belt. I know that much,” said Robb, who is leaving Waynesboro for Georgia this week to begin a seven-month, 2,179-mile journey up the Appalachian Trail….

Downtown merchants debate car show

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A survey conducted by Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. shows strong support among downtown business owners for the continuation of the annual Main Street Muscle car show, with one notable exception. Tim Spears Music City owner Tim Spears has suggested that he will consider taking legal action regarding the conduct of…

Staunton native brings Civil War heroes to life

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gregg Clemmer had an idea for a book on a forgotten Civil War general with a classic nom de guerre. Clemmer knew he had something special going when other historians told him not to waste him time trying to track down Old Alleghany. “I’m somewhat stubborn like an old bulldog….

Our sixth week

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Column by Steve Landes We have now passed the midway point of the 2008 General Assembly session, commonly referred to as “crossover.” The House passed 616 of the 1,576 bills filed by delegates and the Senate approved 433 of the 795 bills filed by senators. Now, the House will spend the bulk of its time…

The pen is mightier

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Award-winning writer Elizabeth Massie will present the first in a series of writers workshops being sponsored by the Waynesboro Cultural Commission this coming weekend. The workshop will be held at Stone Soup Books in Downtown Waynesboro from 10-11:30 a.m. Massie, a Waynesboro-based historical-fiction and horror author, will lead a discussion…

Take me out to the ballgame

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A 4,200-seat stadium, a $20 million estimated construction cost. A projected $27 million annual economic impact. And you wonder why they want to build a minor-league baseball stadium? They, in this case, being Charles County, Maryland, which on May 2 will open Regency Stadium as the home to the Southern…

River City Radio Hour set for Friday night

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Story by Faryal Zubair There’s nothing to do in this town. I wish we had some form of entertainment. Do these phrases sound familiar? Teen-agers and even adults who are residents of Waynesboro commonly use these sentences. Maybe it’s because they aren’t aware of some of the great events that take place in our small…

Read for Fun through the Big Read

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Story by Erin Gutzwiller Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County are among the 127 communities that are participating in the Big Read in the month of March. The idea of the Big Read is to commit children, adults and teen-agers to read for pleasure and gain interest in American culture and its literature. According to the…