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Slight differences in demographics translate to solid state and federal funding for senior services in Staunton and an uncomfortable funding deficit in the senior-service arena in Waynesboro. “We’re looking at being close to $75,000 to $80,000 in the hole this year,” said Jennifer Chestnut, the director of senior services for the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro region at the…
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Berkeley Glenn Elementary, Westwood Elementary, Wenonah Elementary, William Perry Elementary and Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Week Oct. 4-8. Approximately 1,800 students from Waynesboro Public Schools will be walking to school next week along with parents, teachers, and community leaders….
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Waynesboro Police are looking for two white men in connection with a 6:30 a.m. Tuesday robbery at the Sheetz on 2156 W. Main St. A 51-year-old woman was injured after being attacked by one of the men as she left the store. The suspect grabbed her purse strap from behind, pulling her to the ground…
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My two cents on the musing that we’re seeing done in Waynesboro on downtown: All due respect to our former mayor, but the Artisans Center of Virginia isn’t something that we can speak of in the past tense, as if it is no longer, and we have to reminisce. The city didn’t lift a finger…
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The recent New Yorker story on the Koch brothers has folks in Waynesboro musing aloud about the influence of the libertarian scions on the political scene in the River City, where the biggest employer, Invista, is a subsidiary of the privately-held Koch Industries. At first glance, it’s … interesting … to note a couple of…
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Coyner Springs Park in Waynesboro will be home to Kite Day on Saturday, Oct. 2. The 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event is sponsored by the Waynesboro Department of Parks and Recreation and 2 Guys Flying. The event features kite decorating, parachute races, stunt kite demos, basic kite repair, face painting, hay rides and assorted…
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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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