
Virtex expansion in Waynesboro will add up to 50 jobs
VIRTEX announced Tuesday that it is adding a new product line to its Waynesboro location in Solutions Place, the former GE facility on Hopeman Parkway, that will create 40-50 new jobs.

VIRTEX announced Tuesday that it is adding a new product line to its Waynesboro location in Solutions Place, the former GE facility on Hopeman Parkway, that will create 40-50 new jobs.

Waynesboro City Council has introduced an ordinance to refund and reopen the Renaissance Fund application process. The Renaissance Fund grant program provides grants up to $25,000 for businesses that have suffered a loss due to business closures related to COVID-19.

In-person Waynesboro City Council meetings will resume in the Council’s regular meeting location at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building on Monday, Aug. 24.

A Waynesboro man has been charged with murder in connection with an April 10 death on Ivanhoe Avenue.

Stuff the Bus — the annual school-supplies drive led by United Way of Staunton, Augusta Country, and Waynesboro — is being expanded this year.

The Waynesboro Farmer’s Market joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week, which begins on Sunday.

The Waynesboro Rotary Club celebrated its annual $1,000 scholarship awards at its noon meeting on July 23.

Parents of children in Waynesboro Public Schools looking for more information about the reopening plan can submit their questions to a community survey that officially opened Wednesday.

Waynesboro and Nelson County have each received $10,000 grants from Virginia Tourism to go toward marketing efforts aimed at getting visitors to come back as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

Plans for the future of the gateway connecting Downtown Waynesboro and the South River are available for public review.
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