
Johnson, von Schilling elected in Waynesboro races
Chris Johnson and Sabrina von Schilling won by nearly identical landslide margins in the races for sheriff and commissioner of the revenue in Waynesboro.

Chris Johnson and Sabrina von Schilling won by nearly identical landslide margins in the races for sheriff and commissioner of the revenue in Waynesboro.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Schools traditionally spend this time acknowledging that bullying has devastating effects on children and families such as school avoidance, loss of self-esteem, increased anxiety, and depression.

In the first nine weeks of the Waynesboro Schools’ 2021-2022 academic year, 147 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported. Since the second nine-week period began on Oct. 10, only 18 positive cases have been reported.

Waynesboro City Council has moved to delay consideration of a proposed animal ordinance until early 2022.

A job well done is recognized in many ways. A few kind words, a pat on the back, or the presentation of an award certificate.

Waynesboro has won approval for a $116,000 Business District Resurgence Grant for a downtown recovery project.

When Westwood Hills Elementary school started looking into ways to address the many issues the pandemic caused, they turned to their students for input.

The FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge’s Humpback Rocks chapter seeks volunteers on Saturday to help install a new natural playground at the Blue Ridge Children’s Museum in Waynesboro.

Waynesboro Players is gearing up for a return to the stage in November at the start of what the group hopes is a busy 2021-2022 season.

The Waynesboro Economic Development and Tourism department received a Silver Rank for its Key Industry Brochure series, a project in the category of Print Brochure of the International Economic Development Council.
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