
Waynesboro could do right by its renters: Putting teeth in inspections
Updating our reporting on Waynesboro and rental inspections, yeah, what the city is doing isn’t near enough.

Updating our reporting on Waynesboro and rental inspections, yeah, what the city is doing isn’t near enough.

Waynesboro has come under fire for not having a rental inspection program, but in fact, it does.

The Waynesboro Republican Committee has nominated a candidate to run for Waynesboro City Council who in 2020 wanted to turn the city into a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Staunton has been awarded $317,340 in federal funding for affordable housing, and Waynesboro stands to get $187,537 in affordable housing funds from monies coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A tradition continues this year with Waynesboro High School’s Graduation Parade through downtown at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The Waynesboro Democratic Committee is hosting a Family Fun Meet & Greet on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro.

Seventy-one Waynesboro city government employees, 30 of them full-time employees, are paid less than $15 per hour, according to data provided by the city to Augusta Free Press.

Waynesboro City Council issued a proclamation Monday joining the Commonwealth of Virginia in recognizing May as Business Appreciation Month and identified May 9-13 as Economic Development Week.

Waynesboro Public Works will begin annual milling and paving work on Monday, May 16. Steps will be taken to notify residents and businesses prior to work beginning in their area.

Jennifer Sturm has been appointed director of elementary instruction for Waynesboro Public Schools.
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