
Waynesboro Police investigating home invasion
The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a home invasion armed robbery in which shots were fired.

The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a home invasion armed robbery in which shots were fired.

Swannanoa Palace: A Pictorial History-Its Past and People-100 Years, by Victoria Airisun Wonderli.

For just $25 (or free if you are a non-profit or community group), you can get your name in front of the more than 2,500 people that line the streets of Downtown Waynesboro to watch the decorated floats, marching bands, cloggers and Santa parade by during the annual Waynesboro Christmas Parade.

Larry Ransome has been a member of the Waynesboro Senior Center since 2004. “It gives me the chance to meet new people,” said Ransome, who is a member of the Local Council at the Senior Center, which provides guidance to staff on activities and programs.

Augusta Free Press is working with the Waynesboro Police Foundation on a project to raise money to help a family return the remains of their murdered daughter home.

The Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Dr. Peter Wilson, opens its 2013-2014 season on Saturday, Oct 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13. Titled Birthdays, Bicentennials and Berlioz, this concert will include Verdi’s Triumphant March from “Aida,” Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.”

Nationally recognized authority on the Sears and Roebuck mail-order, fabricated homes, Rosemary Thornton will present her inventory of Sears Homes in Waynesboro at the October History Lecture at WTA’s Gateway, 329 W. Main Street, on Thursday, Oct. 17.

If you have questions about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), Waynesboro Public Library will be hosting an information session on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m.

In an effort to attract new businesses to Waynesboro, the Economic Development office has partnered with the Staunton Creative Community Fund and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. to host Jumpstart Waynesboro: Ignite® Your Business Contest.

Google’s certified photographer has scheduled to swing through Waynesboro in mid-October, and local businesses are invited to sign up to participate in this new Google Maps expansion.
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