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The pond isn’t frozen – it isn’t even a pond, actually, just a basketball floor devoid of kids shooting jump shots and layups for an hour every Wednesday night. But YMCA fitness director Eric Wilson can close his eyes and think of his days as a youth in Alberta in western Canada playing hockey. “It’s…
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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…
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Johnny Turner 72, of Vedette Avenue in Waynesboro, has been reported missing. Turner, who has a history of dementia, walked away from his home in the 100 block of Vedette at approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday. He was last seen at the intersection of Northgate and Rosser at approximately 8:30 a.m. Turner is described as a…
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As part of its short film competition, the Waynesboro Cultural Commission is offering a screenwriting workshopon Thursday, Jan. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Wayne Theatre Alliance office at 533 W. Main St. in Downtown Waynesboro. Matthew Marshall will teach both informal sessions. The first session will introduce film writing techniques so participants can…
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The Waynesboro High School Swimming and Diving Team is hosting a 5K Run/Walk and a 1-Mile Cub Run/Walk on Saturday. The event will start in the Waynesboro High School parking lot. The 1-Mile Cub Run/Walk starts at 9 a.m. The 5K starts at 9:45 a.m. Entry fees are: 1 Mile Cub Run: $10 (adults running…
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Ken Slack was pushed to try something wild – trying his hand, or rather his feet, at running a marathon. The Waynesboro Y was a base of training operations for the veteran TV newsman on his quest. “Doing runs during the week, the Y was my home base. I’d squeeze in a morning run, hit…
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As our economy continues to struggle, families, children, adults and seniors are reaching out to your YMCA to provide programming that builds healthy mind, body and spirit. Last year alone, the YMCA provided more than $130,000 in scholarships to needy families that otherwise could not afford our services. Forty-two percent of the kids we serve…
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Officials at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro are exploring a proposal to open a new military junior college in Downtown Waynesboro. The proposal would have the junior college operating out of the old General Wayne Inn owned by the school and adjacent to its secondary school campus downtown. The college would be able to accommodate…
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Sixth District congressional candidate Stuart Bain will be in Waynesboro on Wednesday to meet with voters. Bain, a Libertarian, will be at Tailgate Grill in Waynesboro at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. Bain is one of two independent candidates challenging Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte in the Nov. 2 election. “No matter…
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Crews had just finished putting up the sign on the front of the theater. It was time for the big opening that Brett Hayes had been planning for months. “I just wanted to see a movie,” said Hayes, a day before the Oct. 8 opening at Zeus Digital Theaters, the eight-screen, $8 million, 1,100-seat, digital…
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