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Waynesboro has waited 11 years for its next night at the movies. It’s going to have to wait an additional week. “We could’ve pushed for an Oct. 1 opening. We didn’t want to open and then maybe be in a position to get some things done off the punch list after the opening,” said Brett…
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A fixed-route service connecting Waynesboro and Charlottesville began operations on Monday. The Shenandoah Express, a service of Virginia Regional Transit, will run three days a week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Express users will be able to travel from Waynesboro to Charlottesville for 50 cents each way. The Express will connect with existing…
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Mathers Construction Co. has been around as long as Waynesboro has been an independent city. “Mathers has always been a Waynesboro company. We have to be here. This is home,” said Dave Gauldin, who purchased Mathers in October 2009, and recently announced plans to consolidate operations of Mathers and subsidiaries Augusta Erectors Inc., Bottom Alley…
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I’m told that the city library is now returning fines assessed on patrons for lost books to the city with the reasoning being that the money belongs to the city government’s general fund. So what if the book in question might not have been purchased by city funds in an era when a community group…
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On the horizon in Waynesboro – a fifth city voting ward and November city elections. Both could be among suggestions early next year from voter registrar Lisa Wooten. The talk about creating a fifth voting ward is being pushed by population growth in the city’s West End, especially in the area currently constituting Ward D….
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Velma Ryan doesn’t know exactly how they come across the copy of the Federalist Papers that was published in 1818. “It’s in need of some light repair,” said Ryan, delicately holding the copy of the book that is up for sale at the upcoming Friends of the Waynesboro Public Library BookBoo Sale. The estimated value…
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The $4.55 million package of local and state incentives seems a pretty price to pay, but in the current economic environment, the 41 jobs that will come with the expansion of the PGI facility in Waynesboro might just have extra value. “Manufacturing has taken a big hit nationally. People think of jobs going offshore. But…
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DASCOM Americas has chosen Downtown Waynesboro for its American headquarters. “We knew that Waynesboro offered a skilled and dedicated workforce. Combine that with Virginia’s business-friendly economic climate, an attractive cost of doing business, close proximity to major distribution arteries and Waynesboro was a solid choice for us,” said Ron Acorn, president of DASCOM Americas, a…
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The Waynesboro Senior Advocacy Commission is hosting its second annual Waynesboro Senior Forum on Monday, Sept. 13, from 5-7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 301 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro. The forum will feature an information fair with 16 local service providers and information sessions on diabetes, arthritis and asthma, vaccinations and Medicaid…
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The project to give a new face to the Waynesboro Public Library has been scaled back significantly, but with some community libraries facing cuts to the hours of operation and other communities having to consider closing their community libraries altogether, Waynesboro is “fortunate” to be in the position that it is in, library director Zahir…
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