
Shoplifting, chase, DUI: Pursuit leads to Waynesboro arrest
Scott Daniel McCray was arrested Thursday on a Waynesboro General District Court Capias failure to appear warrant.

Scott Daniel McCray was arrested Thursday on a Waynesboro General District Court Capias failure to appear warrant.

Building Opportunities tO Support Tourism (BOOST – formerly the Micro-Tourism Local Leverage Grant program) serves to support tourism-related ventures of eligible businesses within the City of Waynesboro through the award of grant funding up to $3,000 per entry/event.

The River City Radio Hour begins the new season in an open-air performance in downtown Waynesboro. The traditional August opener will be on the 500 block of West Main Street. With the Wayne Theatre as a backdrop, the Friday, August 22 at 7:00pm Radio Hour will again bring music, comedy and drama to its audience.

Thad James McDaniel surrendered himself at the Waynesboro Police Department on Monday. McDaniel, 38, was wanted for his alleged role in illicit drug manufacturing operations that were functioning out of two houses on Mount Vernon Street.

Waynesboro Generals general manager Tyler Hoffman was a guest on Play Ball! with Mike Bocock and host Chris Graham, the editor of Augusta Free Press. Hoffman talked with Mike and Chris about the Generals’ run to the 2014 Valley League championship, the team’s second championship in two years.

Waynesboro Elks President Glenn Dean (left) presents a check for $1,000 to Pastor Paul (right) Pingel member of the Board of Directors of WARM (Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry).

The Waynesboro Police Department is requesting assistance in a grand larceny investigation that occurred at a local department store in late June.

The purpose of the Waynesboro Cultural Commission is to support the arts and culture in Waynesboro. One of the worst things a group can do is commit time and energy to something simply because “we’ve always done it.”

The Waynesboro Police Department has uncovered illicit drug manufacturing operations that were functioning out of two houses nestled deep in a residential part of the city. Initially believed to be two independent operations, the Police Department now believes the two neighboring men were collaborators in their drug making.

The Waynesboro Generals are repeat Valley League champions for the first time in the team’s 62-year history in the VBL, and Augusta Free Press was on hand to help bring the special night of action at Kate Collins Field to the world.
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