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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the Waynesboro Family YMCA is reminding parents about the importance of incorporating regular physical activity and healthier eating habits into their children’s lives. Childhood obesity rates have soared over the last few decades. Nationally, one in three children is obese. More alarming, obesity puts children at risk…
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Walmart and Augusta Health today announced Waynesboro’s newest location for basic health care services – “The Clinic at Walmart” operated by Augusta Health. This convenient care clinic will open Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. inside the Walmart located at 116 Lucy Lane in Waynesboro. The clinic will provide convenient, affordable access to basic health…
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The Waynesboro Senior Advocacy Commission is a group of volunteers appointed by City Council to advocate for the health, safety and overall well-being of older adults in our community. The WSAC is excited to host the 3rd Annual Waynesboro Senior Forum on Monday, Aug. 29th from 5-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church. We welcomed over…
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Waynesboro is in the running for a statewide tourism promotion that will bring a giant LOVE artwork to one town in Virginia. As part of the “Bring LOVE to Your Town” event, the Virginia Tourism Corporation will hold a Facebook vote on August 17 and 18 to determine which town will display the artwork. The…
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Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club swimmer Remedy Rule finished sixth in the 200-meter butterfly final in the USA Swimming Junior Nationals at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on Monday. Rule, 14, swimming for the Waynesboro YMCA team, finished with a time of 2:12.92, 1.40 seconds behind national champion Courtney Weaver of Flint, Mich. Rule’s time…
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The weekend of Aug. 12-14 will be the premiere of what should become an annual feature of the heritage music scene. Dulcimer players will be joined by guitar boom chuckers, standup bass slappers, old-time fiddlers and open-back banjo pluckers to create a festival of mountain music. A performance of Ivy Rowe, by Barbara Bates Smith,…
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If you are interested in learning more about trees in urban, suburban and community settings, the 16th annual Waynesboro Plant Health Care for Urban Trees workshop is a one-day program you won’t want to miss. The workshop will take place Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Best Western Conference Center and at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro….
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Solutions Place, a 340,000-square-foot office, manufacturing, and distribution business complex in Waynesboro, today welcomed high-tech electronics manufacturer PPI/Time Zero as its newest tenant in a grand opening event attended by top state and local officials. Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng hailed PPI/ Time Zero’s $1.15 million expansion to Virginia from New Jersey…
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The Tourism Association of Greater Waynesboro has announced plans for the first Greater Waynesboro Tourism Fair set for Oct. 3. The Fair is meant to connect local hotel, restaurant and other service-industry employees with each other and with the general public. The event is scheduled for the Best Western Plus Waynesboro Suites and Conference Center…
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The Waynesboro Police Department announced on Monday the promotions of Sgt. Kelly Walker and Sgt. Rebecca Meeks to the rank of captain. Both of these promotions are effective as of July 11, 2011. Capt. Walker has been with the Waynesboro Police Department for 26 years and will assume command of the Support Services Division. He…
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