
Traffic Alert: Streets closed for Soap Box Derby in Waynesboro on Saturday
Several Waynesboro streets will be closed for the annual 2018 Blue Ridge Classic Soap Box Derby from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5.

Several Waynesboro streets will be closed for the annual 2018 Blue Ridge Classic Soap Box Derby from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5.

Sam Hostetter and Bobby Henderson were the big winners in the 2018 Waynesboro City Council elections on Tuesday. Leading to the question: does who won matter in the long run? Probably not.

Sam Hostetter swept to victory in Ward D, and Bobby Henderson won a contested three-way race to represent Ward C, in the two Waynesboro City Council races on the ballot in Tuesday’s city elections.

I’m passionate about politics and public policy, so much so that I put my pen and notebook down a decade ago to run for an open seat on the Waynesboro City Council.

Waynesboro is stuck in the 1970s, and the reason why is maddening. The City Council elections are held every other May. The next one is Tuesday. You probably didn’t know that. But you know who does: the small segment of our population who keeps sending do-nothings to the City Council.


Candidates for the Ward C and Ward D seats on Waynesboro City Council took part in a candidate forum sponsored by the Wayne Theatre and The News Virginian, and moderated by Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham, on Thursday.

The Waynesboro YMCA is marking Child Abuse Prevention Month with Five Days of Action, April 23-27. Leading up to Healthy Kids Day® – a national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids – Five Days of Action focuses on preventing child sexual abuse by sharing tips on how adults can step up and speak out to prevent child sexual abuse.

A Waynesboro man faces a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery. Terry Michael Pleskonko, 60, of Waynesboro, was arrested by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office on April 20 on a warrant obtained by the Staunton Police Department.

Waynesboro’s Riverfest, an organization dedicated to promoting environmental conservation and watershed stewardship, will host its annual Riverfest on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Constitution Park in Waynesboro. The event is free and open to the public.
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