
Waynesboro Public Schools celebrates efforts of school nurses
Leigh Arbaugh is often the first one at the office and the last to leave as she manages the COVID-19 cases within Waynesboro Public Schools.

Leigh Arbaugh is often the first one at the office and the last to leave as she manages the COVID-19 cases within Waynesboro Public Schools.

Leah Cave’s Waynesboro home – she has two dogs, three cats, eight chickens, two roosters, two house pigs – would make for a fun field trip for a K-3 class.

The Virginia DMV is partnering with the City of Waynesboro to open a DMV Select office, located at 501 W. Main St., Room 105, on Sept. 7.

It’s been a week since Waynesboro City Council set the date for a September vote on a controversial proposed pet ordinance, and though it looks like City Council members aren’t on board with the limits on pet ownership in the city, those limits are still on the table at this writing.

Waynesboro City Manager Mike Hamp isn’t “suggesting or encouraging animal owners to evade the law.” Made that clear this past Monday as he presented to Waynesboro City Council the proposed ordinance that would put limits on the number of pets that city residents could own and house. Of course there’s a but coming.

It was a tough year for students and teachers, certainly, but even in a tough year, Waynesboro Public Schools underperformed.

Waynesboro City Manager Mike Hamp seemed to suggest that residents could just quietly ignore the restrictions on the number of pets they can own that he proposed as part of an update to the animal control ordinance that he presented to City Council this week.

The Fishburne Military School Corps of Cadets officially came together as a JROTC battalion this week, and young men from the Shenandoah Valley will be taking on major leadership roles at the school.

Waynesboro City Council is moving forward with a controversial ordinance that would limit the number of pets that city residents can own. #Team AFP’s Crystal Graham and Chris Graham discuss.

It’s unclear what the next step will be for Waynesboro City Council with respect to a proposed code change that could lead to jail time for some pet owners, and among other things, also require cats to be licensed, but there will be a next step.
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