Community Mourning: Waynesboro loses local arts icon

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro arts community is in mourning today over the sudden passing of artist, dramatist, author and retired Waynesboro High School teacher Duane Hahn. “Duane … how can we imagine creative Waynesboro without you? I’m heartbroken,” wrote author and friend Elizabeth Massie on a Facebook post Thursday morning. Hahn was an icon to the local…

AWE superstars to show off skills at Waynesboro Y

Chris Graham

Superstars from Awesome Wrestling Entertainment will make an appearance at the Waynesboro YMCA for Friday Night Basketball Friday night at 9:30 p.m. Short Sleeve Sampson and Robotron will lead a pep rally at the Y with free tickets for the teens and some demonstrations of live wrestling along with some breakdancing from Robotron. Awesome Wrestling…

Forum on homelessness in Waynesboro

Chris Graham

An informal open forum meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Waynesboro to provide information and education on the homeless situation in Waynesboro. Community leaders from the Waynesboro Police Department, Valley Mission, Social Services, and Salvation Army will be speaking and participating. There will also…

Y partnering with Waynesboro Schools in wellness initiative

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro YMCA is partnering with the Waynesboro Public School system in a corporate-wellness initiative that gives school-system employees the opportunity to join the Y and work on their personal fitness. The three-month program is aimed at improving the health of employees in the school system with benefits to the schools that includes a reduction…

This week at the Waynesboro Senior Center

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Senior Center, sponsored by Valley Program for Aging Services, invites people 60 years of age and older to participate in a variety of programs to be offered in the coming week. The center, at 325 Pine Ave., in the Jackson-Wilson building, is open 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transportation is…

Waynesboro Police investigate smash-and-grabs

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a series of thefts from parked vehicles that have occurred over the last two weeks, including this past weekend. The thefts have been reported in various parts of the city, but most have involved forced entry by breaking side window glass and grabbing a visible item such as a…

Waynesboro Police honor Officer of the Year

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Police Department held its fourth-quarter awards presentation on Friday, Jan. 21. Chief Douglas L Davis presented four awards, including naming of the 2010 Officer of the Year. Sgt. Rebecca M. Moran was honored as the Officer of the Year. She is a 20-year veteran of the department who is assigned as the investigations…

Man arrested in 1991 Waynesboro murder

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A Greenwood man was charged Wednesday in the 1991 murder of a woman on North Bayard Avenue. Linwood Roosevelt Johnson, 53, was indicted by a grand jury on Monday in connection with the case, which was reopened in September after the Virginia Department of Forensic Science obtained a DNA hit during a routine review. The…